Tanzania - Friday September 12, 2003, Arusha National Park

The Arusha National Park is north east of Arusha and includes Mount Meru. Mount Meru is an old volcano, at 4566 m is one of the highest points of Africa. The park is much less dry than the Ngorongoro, partly for being east and partly thanks to Mt Meru which induces local rain. These rains also give life to the Arusha region.

Like with the Ngorongoro park, visitors are not allowed to get off their vehicles except in the picnic areas. It is a bit restrictive, but a good idea to preserve the habitat of the wild animals. The animals have become so used to these Land Rovers going around (and not harming them) that seldom move away.

Map of the eastern part of Arusha National Park	07:33 - We entered the park from the south entrance	07:34 - The Arusha park was crowded with Giraffes
07:35	07:41	07:41 - From very close, they are really ugly
07:58	08:04	08:22
08:23	08:43 - A very small antelope, the Kirk's Dik-Dik (the female is also called the same)	08:44 - A beautiful Waterbuck
08:55 - Small Momela lake, crowded with pink flamingos	08:55	08:59
09:10 - This is the Big Momela lake. All the lakes here are closed basins and are very salty.	09:10 - The flamingos fly with their legs extended back, as opposed to most other birds who retract their landing gear	09:16
09:54 - On the way to the Ngurdoto crater we found these Eastern Black-and-White Colubus (monkeys)	09:55	09:57
09:59	09:59	10:12 - View of the Ngurdoto crater from the Mikindu point
10:12	10:12	10:13 - Another Black-and-White Colubus
10:16 - The Ngurdoto from the Rhino crest viewpoint (it is not possible to descend to the crater here)	10:17	10:17
10:18	10:22 - Strangler Fig tree	10:24
10:24	10:59 - View of the Serengeti Ndogo

Last updated on Sat May 1 05:54:15 EDT 2004 by GhG.