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User Reviews of Arusha National Park (97 Reviews)

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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

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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.
Avatar icon markusbc United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: August 2017 Reviewed: Aug 31, 2017

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For a day trip, Arusha National Park is pretty special.

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I only had one day to spend on seeing wildlife after a week of work in Arusha. Arusha National Park proved to be a very accessible location. It is easy to get to and has an abundance of wildlife if you're prepared to spend some time to look around. It may not have all the animals, but if you go with the proper expectations you will not be disappointed.

Male avatar icon Joel United States flag US       Visited: September 2017 Reviewed: Oct 25, 2017

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

Less Crowded but Plenty to See

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Arusha National Park was our first destination on our two week Safari in Tanzania and Kenya. What we really liked about the park is it is smaller and less crowded than the other parks, but still had a good variety of wildlife. We were excited to see our first baboon, but then saw large groups that were fascinating to watch. We encountered our first elephants with 10 feet of the Land Cruiser. We say Colobus monkeys jumping from tree to tree and some very cute blue monkeys. We also saw a few giraffes. Didn't see any cats, but saw plenty at other locations. Arusha was fairly close to our lodge, so we got back in time to relax. We did not run into any bugs. We highly recommend Arusha.

Avatar icon greg bond United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: February 2017 Reviewed: Dec 18, 2017

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An excellent start

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A good start to our tour of Tanzania with nice accommodation, excellent birding and some lovely scenery

Female avatar icon Soman Chan Hong Kong flag HK       Visited: December 2017 Reviewed: Jan 9, 2018

Email Soman Chan  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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Could walk with giraffe

Female avatar icon Chris United States flag US       Visited: January 2018 Reviewed: Jan 15, 2018

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

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Walking safari awesome

Female avatar icon Cloe Australia flag AU       Visited: October 2017 Reviewed: Apr 5, 2018

Email Cloe  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

5 / 5 5 /5

one of the greatest adventure

Female avatar icon Beth United States flag US       Visited: April 2018 Reviewed: May 29, 2018

Email Beth  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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Arusha walking Safari was one of the highlights for me. We were able to get quite close to a giraffe and it was incredible to see how big they really are when you are standing on the ground next to them.

Female avatar icon Sydney Cerqueira United States flag US       Visited: June 2018 Reviewed: Jun 25, 2018

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

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The bush vibe was excellent in Lake Eyesi where we visited the bushmen.

Male avatar icon Francois United States flag US       Visited: May 2018 Reviewed: Jul 7, 2018

Email Francois  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Perfect and even more scenic than Serengeti.