Situated on the slopes of Mt. Meru, this park is only an hour drive from Arusha. Besides all the wildlife you can spot here other places to visit are the Ngurdoto Crater and the Momela Lakes. The crater has a cross-cut of 3 kilometers. You will have a spectacular view over the crater and if you are lucky you will see the animals walking inside the crater. You are not allowed to go down into the crater, because it is protected.
The Momela Lakes are a great place to spot birds. These seven freshwater lakes are situated in the north-east of the park. In October there is a great chance of seeing European birds who are escaping the cold winter. It is difficult to predict when the big group of flamingo’s land at the lakes every year, but when they do they come with thousands.
This park is also known to be one of the few places in northern Tanzania where you can spot the black- and-white Colobus monkey. Other animals in this park are; giraffes, zebras, baboons, warthogs, elephants and waterbucks. Also leopards, hyena’s and hippos have been spotted here.
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