Mount Meru is the fifth highest in Africa at 4566 m and the second summit in Tanzania after the Mount Kilimanjaro at 5895 m.

Mount Meru is a sleeping volcano. The last eruption was in 1910 therefore it can be classified as an active volcano.

The common animals that you can see are: Masaai Giraffes, few Elephants, Hippotamuses, Buffalos, White-and-black Colobus Monkeys, Baboons, Blue or Green Vervet Monkeys and around 40 different kinds of birds. There is no Lion, nor Rhinoceros or Wildebeest.

The best moment to go this park is from December to February.

 

Source : http://www.tanzaniaparks.com/arusha.html