Arusha and surrounding area

Arusha, the gateway to the world famous Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara is one of the oldest cities in Tanzania. Arusha has become the tourist capital of Tanzania, with a population of about 400,000 people. Located at 1.540 meters above sea-level, Arusha has a very pleasant climate throughout the whole year.

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Kilimanjaro National Park

Kilimanjaro National Park was founded in 1973. In 1987 the park is declared as a “World Heritage Site” by UNESCO. The park covers the entire mountain, above the tree line, including six corridors through the forest, from about 2.000 m. high.
It lies at Mount Kilimanjaro and covers an area of 753 km². The wildlife has adapted itself to the environment. It ranges from elephants, monkeys and various bird species down to a single spider and a butterfly swept by the wind on the crater rim.

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Serengeti National Park

“Endless plains” is the literal translation of the Maasai (Siringet). Endless plains of savannah and forest landscapes. An area of about 30.000km² in the north of Tanzania and south of Kenya, 80% is located in Tanzania. The region is famous for the migration of approximately 1.5 million herbivores and the followers, thousands of predators, are moving because of the drought, from the northern hills to the southern plains.

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Ngorongoro Crater

With a diameter of about 20 km., an area of 260 km², and a 600-meter high crater wall the Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact crater in the world. The Ngorongoro, which is caused by the landslides that also formed the Rift Valley, once was as high as Mount Kilimanjaro. About 30.000 large mammals are living in the Ngorongoro Crater. In the center of the Crater is a salt lake, making it one of the most densely populated wildlife areas in the world.

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Lake Manyara National Park

This Park is well known for its stunning panoramic views, beautiful waterfalls, babbling brooks with clear water and hot springs. Lake Manyara National Park is located between the cliffs of the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara, is approximately 390km² and comprises two thirds of water. The rest is a large strip of land that is sandwiched between the lake and the rocks. The beauty of this park is partly due to a large diversity of wildlife, grasslands, forests and the water.

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Tarangire National Park

Tarangire National Park is the sixth largest National Park in Tanzania, after Ruaha, Serengeti, Mikumi, Katavi, and Mkomazi. The Tarangire National Park is situated 115 km. south of Arusha. Its a long and narrow park that covers 2850km² and runs mainly along the Tarangire River. The name of the park comes from the Tarangire River that runs through the park, the only source of water for wildlife during the dry season.

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Mkomazi National Park

The 3700km² Mkomazi National Park is located east of the Pare Mountains in Eastern Tanzania, just south of the border with Kenya and Tsavo National Park and within sight of Mount Kilimanjaro. The Mkomazi National Park is a spectacular wilderness and adjacent to the Tsavo National Park which allows for the emigration of deer, elephants, oryx and zebra during the rainy season. The large mammals seek their way, according to the seasons, in both parks.

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Ruaha National Park

Ruaha National Park, perhaps one of the most beautiful safari parks in the world, the third largest park in Tanzania is over 10,000km². The park has its name from the Great Ruaha River which flows through the park and which is very important for the wildlife in the park. Hippos, elephants, kudu, zebra, giraffes, jackals, lions, leopards, birds of prey, impala, antelope, can all be spotted along the river, not to forget the cheetah and wild dogs.

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Mikumi National Park & Udzungwa Mountains National Park

Mikumi National Park is located in East Central Tanzania on the Central African plateau, about 300 km away from Dar es Salaam. The entire park is slightly larger than Luxembourg, with the southern boundary, which coincides with the Tanzam Railway separating Mikumi from the Selous Game Reserve. Many people come specifically to Mikumi for the flood plains, but there are many reasons to visit this special area.
Southwest of Mikumi we find the Udzungwa Mountains with the highest peak Luhomero at a powerful 2600 meters high. The green and mountainous Udzungwa National Park is one of the most recently formed Tanzanian parks. It is a unique area with mountains, a tropical rainforest, and waterfalls. The park offers beautiful scenery and special, smaller native animals and plants.

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Selous Game Reserve

This is the largest park in Africa 54,600km², two times larger than the Serengeti. Comparing it to The Netherlands which is 33,883km². The park is divided into 47 sections and only four of these sections have been opened to tourism. In the 43 other parts hunting is permitted. The park has been named after Frederick Courteney Selous, a British scientist, explorer and conservationist, who is buried in Northern Selous.
Due to its great ecological value, the reserve is declared as a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

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