Arusha National Park Day Trip

Your guide collects you in Arusha, Moshi or at KIA and drives you to the park gate, 25 km east of Arusha. Enter the park for a morning game drive across the Mini Serengeti, known locally as Serengeti Ndogo. On this open grassland, elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, warthogs, waterbucks and several primate species come to graze. Continue to Ngurdoto Crater and the Mikindu viewpoint, one of six lookouts over the crater. It is a man-made clearing in the Ngurdoto rainforest on the south-western rim and one of the most visited, as it is safe and easy to reach. Stop at Uwanja wa Mbogo and the Ngurdoto Museum along the way.

Head north-east to the Momella Lakes, shallow alkaline lakes whose colours change with their algae and which attract many wading birds. Nearby Lake Longil is different, holding fresh water rather than alkaline. Lunch is at the Kilimanjaro viewpoint, a beautiful picnic site on the slopes of Mount Meru with views of Kilimanjaro on clear days.

In the afternoon, choose how to explore further: a guided walk to the Fig Tree Arch, the Cave Waterfall or Tululusia Waterfall, canoeing, or horse riding. Then enjoy a last game drive on your way out of the park before returning to your pick-up point.