The review below is the personal opinion of Jonas Nimmersjö and not that of SafariBookings.
Arusha National Park is a green paradise
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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
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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.
Sunil
US
Visited:
June 2018
Reviewed: Jul 23, 2018
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| 50-65 years of age
| Experience level: first safari
The review below is the personal opinion of Sunil and not that of SafariBookings.
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the park was not big. only saw giraffe, few monkeys, flamingos, and some zebras.
Dave
US
Visited:
July 2018
Reviewed: Aug 5, 2018
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| 65+ years of age
| Experience level: first safari
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Park is underwhelming
Lise Pedersen
DK
Visited:
January 2019
Reviewed: Feb 13, 2019