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This small but spectacular national park is located very close to Moshi and Arusha regions, and features some of Tanzania ‘s most varied and beautiful scenarios. Highlights include Mt. Meru, Ngurdoto crater and the Momela lakes. See Mountain Trekking for information about trekking on Mt. Meru. The park ranges in altitude from 1500 m to 4566 m (the

Meru is a great preparation hike for climbing Kilimanjaro, or a spectacular trek for those not compelled to do Kilimanjaro. You will hike past wildlife, the landscape is spectacular, and sunrise on the summit has Kilimanjaro as the backdrop. While typically done in only 4 days, it is not an easy peak to summit. To

Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa and one of the highest free-standing mountains in the world. Thissnow-capped mountain is one of the most perfectly formed and certainly the most spectacular. Its fame has spread far and wide while it attracts mountain climbers and nature lovers alike with its magnetism. Kilimanjaro National Park covers the

The Serengeti National Park is arguably the best known wildlife sanctuary in the world. ‘Serengeti’ means ‘endless plains’ in the masai language, and within its boundaries are more than tree million large mammals. About 35 species of plains animals can be seen here including the so called ‘big five’ elephant, rhino, lion (some 1,500 of

The Ngorongoro Crater, at 2,286m above the sea level is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 metres from the crater floor, this natural amphitheatre covers an area of about 260 sq km tha’s 100 sq miles and is home to up to 30000 animals, almost half of

Two famous spectacles in lake Manyara National Park are the tree climbing lions, which spend most of the day spread out along the branches of Acacia trees six to seven meters above the ground, and tree climbing pythons. Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment the park is noted for its incredible