Arusha National Park, with an area of about 137 sq. km is located only 45 kilometers from Arusha town. It has a wide range of habitats, from alkaline crater lakes and swamps to montane forests, alpine desert and the summit of Mt Meru, (the fourth highest mountain in Africa).
Mammals include buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, hippopotamuses, zebras, leopards, waterbucks, hyenas, duikers, baboon monkeys and almost 400species of birds.