The Arusha National Park is the closest park to Arusha Town, the Tanzanian safari capital.
It’s a very small park in comparison with the others in Tanzania and there are fewer animals.
Lake Eyasi
The Lake Eyasi is a seasonal shallow salt lake on the floor of the Great Rift Valley.
The Hadzabe bushmen live in this region, as do the Datoga and Mbulu tribes.
Gombe Stream National Park
Gombe Stream National Park is the smallest Tanzanian National Park.
It consists of a small forest strip wedged between the shores of Lake Tanganyika and a mountain range bordering the lake.
Katavi National Park
Katavi National Park is an isolated wilderness. It’s the Tanzania’s third largest National Park and lies in an arm of the Great Rift Valley.
Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
It’s the roof of Africa, at 5895 m.
The name Kilimanjaro might mean Mountain of Light, Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans.
Kitulo National Park
The Kitulo National Park is called by Tanzanians “Bustani ya Mungu”, the Garden of God.
The botanists call it the Serengeti of Flowers. It’s one of the great floral sights of the World.
Lake Manyara
“Stretching for 50km along the base of the rusty-gold 600-metre high Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I have seen in Africa”.
Mount Meru National Park
Mount Meru is the fifth highest in Africa at 4566 m and the second summit in Tanzania after the Mount Kilimanjaro at 5895 m.
Mikumi National Park
Mikumi National Park abuts the Northern border of the Selous Game Reserve, the biggest reserve of Africa.
Mkomazi National Park
Mkomazi National Park is the vital refuge of the Black Rhino and the African Wild Dog, two highly endangered species reintroduced in the 1990s.