Arusha, the nearest town to Arusha National Park is a vast, sprawling city that provides a welcome respite from the hardships of life on the African road; it has excellent lodging and dining options, is lush green, and has a mild climate all year.It is home to Tanzania’s smallest national park, yet it is also the most picturesque and topographically diverse northern circuit park. Mount Meru, a nearly perfect cone with a beautiful crater, and Ngurdoto Crater, with its swamp-filled floor, dominate Arusha National Park. The wildlife is present, but it is more a sideshow to the scenery. Arusha National Park contains wildlife drives and a tiny piece of open grassland where zebras and other plains animals are always present.
