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User Reviews of Arusha National Park (97 Reviews)

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4.3402 / 5 4.3 /5
4.0652 / 5 4.6044 / 5 4.1205 / 5 4.1875 / 5

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Male avatar icon Jonas Nimmersjö Sweden flag SE       Visited: July 2017 Reviewed: Aug 22, 2017

Email Jonas Nimmersjö  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

The review below is the personal opinion of Jonas Nimmersjö and not that of SafariBookings.

Arusha National Park is a green paradise

3 / 5 3 /5
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I have been in Arusha National Park several times, and the park never disappoints me. Of course it depends on what you are looking for. Arusha National Park is not comparable to Serengeti, Tarangire and other parks in Tanzania. But the park is great in its own way. There are, they say no big cats in the park ... but I have actually seen a leopard once crossing the road upp the mountain. The park sits on the eastern slopes of Mt Meru and you can drive upp quite high upp almost beyond the tree limit. Also the park features walking safari and canoeing. The later I have not tested but I can recommend the walking safari. Both in the lowlands walking to a water fall. And upp in the mountain ... (you need a guide with a gun on the walking safari). The park have both rainforests and small grass plains. You will I can almost promise you see buffalo, zebra, giraffe, waterbuck, flamingo, and two different kinds of monkey (not counting baboon) - the blue monkey and the colobus monkey. I do not know
Read more about accommodations today. But there are a lot of hotels close to the park. Arusha national Park was one of our usual day trip from where we used to live when I lived in Tanzania. So I really love the park. This time it was also a day trip and it was the first time for me with a safari company - Mlimani Safaris Africa. And I can recommend them to. So my conclusion is. If you are visiting Arusha for other purposes than Safari (business / conferences) and do not have time for a long safari. Arusha National Park is the place to go. If you have been in the other bigger parks and are tired of big plains and dusty roads, but still wants some wildlife and nature experience. This is the place to go. Or if you like the shade of a jungle. Don't miss Arusha National Park.
Male avatar icon Sunil United States flag US       Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jul 23, 2018

Email Sunil  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5

the park was not big. only saw giraffe, few monkeys, flamingos, and some zebras.

Male avatar icon Dave United States flag US       Visited: July 2018 Reviewed: Aug 5, 2018

Email Dave  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 / 5

Park is underwhelming

Female avatar icon Lise Pedersen Denmark flag DK       Visited: January 2019 Reviewed: Feb 13, 2019

Email Lise Pedersen  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5

More people than animals!

Male avatar icon Gilbert Meon France flag FR       Visited: March 2019 Reviewed: Mar 27, 2019

Email Gilbert Meon  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
3 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 2 / 5

The main interests of Arusha NP is game walking and the flamingoes at Big Momela lake

Male avatar icon Stephen Clemenson United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: March 2020 Reviewed: Apr 6, 2020

Email Stephen Clemenson  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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3 / 5 3 /5
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After the Serengeti and Ngorogoro Crater, nothing could compare.