1 day on safari in Arusha National Park

  • An excellent nature experience with amazing views on Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru. Enjoy a beautiful nature walk and spectacular game drive.
  • Professional and experienced guide, fluent in English
  • Private tour
  • Transport in 4Γ—4 safari car with a roof hatch
  • Depart from Arusha at 08.00 am, back in Arusha before dark
  • Transfer time: 1-hour drive (50 km) to and back from Arusha National Park

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Program 1 day Arusha National Park from Arusha

We start with a beautiful nature walk in Arusha National Park with an armed ranger (because of the animals). You can enjoy the impressive flora and fauna of this area, with waterfalls and huge fig trees. Depending on your condition and wishes the walk takes about 2-4 hours. Walking safaris can be as short or as long as desired.

Furthermore, we go for a game drive, spotting wildlife while enjoying the spectacular views of Mount Meru and the Kilimanjaro, waterfalls, lakes, swamps and steep cliffs. Driving around the Momella Lakes in the South Eastern part of the Park, surrounded by beautiful woodlands. The park is home to many varieties of smaller game as well as giraffe, elephant, Black and White Colobus monkey, water buffalo, bushbuck, and over 400 species of birdlife. Afterwards, we drive back to the lodge in Arusha.

As an alternative, we also offer an Excursion to Meru’s summit or a canoe safari at additional costs. Please contact us for more information and price.

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Price

$200 Transport + guide per car*

$59 Entry fee per person

$25 Nature walk per person**

$15 Lunchbox per person

*Maximum 4 persons per car, please contact us for the price for more persons.

** Instead of the nature walk, you can also choose to do an extra game drive in another part of the park (no extra charges).

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2 days to Arusha National Park from Arusha

If you like to visit the Arusha National Park for 2 days, please contact us and let us know what kind of accommodation you prefer (nature camping, budget/midrange or luxury accommodation). We can also offer you 2-3 day trips in combination with other parks.

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Ik deelde met 5 Nederlanders een eerste safari in de Noordelijke parken. Onze gids Herry deed prachtig werk! Door zijn uitstekende ervaring zagen we de big five! Hij zorgde steeds voor mooie plaatsen op de eerste rij om de wilde dieren te bewonderen!
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We had the great pleasure of spending a few days with Warren of I Dream of Africa. He retrieved us at the airport and took us to our lodge (Mamdunia) and on a tour of Ngorongoro crater the following day. He also took us to Kilimanjaro airport on our
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A magical wildlife experience.
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Chris was very attentive and was a good spotter of animals. As a result I managed to see the Big 5. My wife had an incident with her luggage and Chris assisted after hours. Highly recommended!!
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