Just 32 km’s away from the town of Arusha is the Arusha National Park which is consists of three spectacular features The Momela Lakes, Mount Meru and the Ngurdoto Crater. On clear days magnificent views of mount Kilimanjaro can be seen from almost any park of the park.
The vegetation and the wildlife varies with the topography, which ranges from forest to swamp.
The park is famous for its 400 species of bird life, both migrant and resident, and black and white colobus monkeys.