Reviews of Arusha NP (87 User Reviews)

bruges00 –

BE

Visited: August 2008 Reviewed: May 3, 2011

Email bruges00 | 35-50 years of age

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4/5

Quite different from other parks. Sligthly less frequent to see the big animals which can be more frequently seen in the other parks of northerm tanzania, but great vegetation, lush and green. Nice experience that of canoeing on one odf the many lakes in the park. Not many options for accomodation. Easily reachable from Arusha. I'd consider to include a short (e.g. 2 days) visit to this park when staying for a safari of at least 10 days.

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Roxanne –

CA

Visited: July 2010 Reviewed: Aug 18, 2011

Email Roxanne | 35-50 years of age

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4/5

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I only sat and had lunch in a lodge here so never really safaried here.

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Ron van de Leijgraaf –

NL

Visited: June 2011 Reviewed: Oct 2, 2011

Email Ron van de Leijgraaf | 35-50 years of age

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4/5

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Arusha is a little gem that most people forget when they drive off to the more wellknown parks. But this relatively small park is very nice indeed and you can see lots and lots of giraffes here.

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~lustedtowander~ –

US

Visited: September 2011 Reviewed: Feb 22, 2012

Email ~lustedtowander~ | 35-50 years of age

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4/5

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Arusha is a special little park, easily explored in a day. In that wondrously diverse day, one can glimpse black and white colobus monkeys in trees on crater's edge. Cape buffalo graze the swampy crater floor, and flamingos pink the lake shores. The adventurous can walk the dramatic ridges of Mt. Meru.

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ShamaJaffer –

TZ

Visited: August 2009 Reviewed: Mar 29, 2012

20-35 years of age

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4/5

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I have been twice.

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Tamela –

US

Visited: June 2012 Reviewed: Jul 10, 2013

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

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4/5

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Too many other cars to enjoy the wildlife

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Antony J. –

UK

Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: Aug 10, 2014

Email Antony J. | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris

A little gem!

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4/5

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I was in TZ to do the Northern Circuit but read somewhere that Arusha NP was worth a visit, so I arrived a couple of days early and was given a private full day tour here. It was well worth it. If you are not desperate to tick those five boxes or you've already done it, then come here. It is small so a day is enough. One thing that surprised me which I haven't seen mentioned elsewhere was the butterflies, lots of them, large and vividly coloured. And, you have most environments in a small area, mountain, crater, forest, plains and lakes. Also, you can get quite close to the flamingos, which you can't in places like Ngorongoro. Lots of giraffe, buck, etc, and of course those gorgeous, b+w Collobus monkeys. Not dramatic or awe inspiring just totally charming.

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Amy Haselow Visited: December 2014 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

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4/5

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Arusha was the first park we went to. It was definitely one of the most beautiful, but we only saw herbivores.

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Lisa Haselow Visited: November 2014 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

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4/5

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Thus park is smaller and heavily forested so it was fun to see in comparison to the parks with more grasses. The trees do make it a bit more difficult to spot wildlife.

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Cindy B. –

CA

Visited: January 2015 Reviewed: Apr 23, 2015

Email Cindy B. | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari

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4/5

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Beautiful and lush, loved this park! Lower number of game to see, but we were never disappointed - still saw lots of wildlife.