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Arusha National Park

Arusha National Park

Area: 137 km²
This little gem of a national park near Arusha, northern Tanzania's safari capital is a perfect way to begin or end an African safari. It contains species that the visitor will not see elsewhere in northern Tanzania, its environment is unique and it is on your doorstep.

 
Kilimanjaro National Park

kilimanjaro Area: 753 km²
Snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania just south of the Equator is the highest point of Africa and one of the highest free-standing mountains in the world, rising to 5,895 metres above sea level.

 
Lake Manyara National Park

Area: 325 km²

Looking down from the western Rift wall along the road to Ngorongoro and Serengeti, it is easy to see why Lake Manyara National Park was once described as "The Emerald of Africa".

The lake shimmers below in the heat haze, home to flamingoes, pelicans and innumerable water birds. Between the lake and the Rift, the park, with one main road and several loops, stands out in luscious greens that contrast with the arid, brown and windswept countryside.

 
Serengeti National Park

Serengeti Mara Migration Area: 14,763 km²
Like an unbroken thread, the annual migration of the wildebeest and zebra bind's the Serengeti's eco-system much as it has done for the past two million years. Upon this migration, triggered by the rains, almost all things depend. This annual pilgrimage involves some 1.5 million animals that must search for the grass and water they need to survive. During this spectacle the migration will cover some 3200 Km (2,000 miles) and devour 4,000 tonnes of grass a day. A quarter of a million animals will be born.

 
Tarangire National Park

Tarangire Area: 2,850 km²
For many people who have spent years in the African bush, Tarangire is their favourite national park on Tanzania's richly endowed northern circuit.
Looking down from the high ridge, it is not difficult to see why; the Tarangire river winds away into the distance, through open, undulating country.

 
Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area

Ngorongoro Crater Area: 8,288 km²
From the viewing point hundreds of meters above Ngorongoro Crater, the panorama spreads out in a vast arena. The hills rise smoothly from the Crater floor through evergreen forest, and rain clouds cascade over the eastern rim.