Kitirua Plains Lodge
Amboseli
Savanna biome
Price on request
71 km away
Where to stay near Arusha National Park
Mount Meru and colobus monkeys
Tanzania
About Arusha National Park
Arusha National Park is the small park on the doorstep of Tanzania's safari capital, an hour from the airport, built around Mount Meru, the Momella lakes and the Ngurdoto crater. It is a walking park: guided walks among giraffe and buffalo, canoeing on the lakes with flamingos and hippo, and the four-day climb of Meru, which many use to acclimatise for Kilimanjaro. Black-and-white colobus monkeys are the signature animal; there are no lions. It is green year-round, at altitude, and works as the first or last day of a northern-circuit safari.
Things to do: Hiking · Canoeing
Where you can stay: Mountain lodges
Stay in & near Arusha National Park
Inside-park stays and nearby lodges, sorted by distance.
No stays are linked to Arusha National Park yet. These are the closest ones we have, by straight-line distance from the park, so check the drive before you book.
Elerai Camp
Amboseli National Park, Amboseli
Savanna biome · Umbrella thorn
Can support Big Life Foundation
77 km away
Kuro Tarangire
Manyara
Savanna biome · African elephant · Cape buffalo
Price on request
126 km away
&Beyond Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
Arusha Region
Forest biome · African elephant · Lion
Can support Big Life Foundation
Price on request
134 km away
Ngorongoro Crater Camp
Arusha Region
Savanna biome
Price on request
136 km away
Swala Camp
Manyara
Savanna biome
Price on request
141 km away
Getting there
3.2628° S, 36.8839° E2,000 km from Cape TownOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
Why book here
Your stay helps keep Arusha National Park wild
Wild places survive when the communities around them earn more from protecting wildlife than from anything that would replace it. Every stay you book through Spekboom carries a conservation contribution built into the price, never added on top, so choosing where you sleep becomes a way to fund the people and projects keeping this landscape intact.
- Built into every booking
- A conservation share
- Where it goes
- Local causes & communities
Arusha National Park: your questions
Where is Arusha National Park?
Arusha National Park is in Tanzania.
How do park fees work at Arusha National Park?
Tanzania National Parks charges a conservation fee per person per 24 hours, with different rates for East African citizens, expatriate residents and non-residents, plus vehicle fees and VAT. Fees are paid electronically through the TANAPA payment system, not in cash at the gate. Safari operators normally handle this within the trip price.
When is the best time to visit Arusha National Park?
The best time to visit Arusha National Park is Year-round.
What is there to do at Arusha National Park?
Popular activities at Arusha National Park include hiking and canoeing.
Parks near Arusha National Park
The closest parks and reserves. Distances run centre to centre, as the crow flies.
Lake Manyara National Park
Arusha Region, Tanzania
Lake Manyara National ParkNational Park · 127 km
Tree-climbing lions and flamingo populations
Tarangire National Park
Tanzania
Tarangire National ParkNational Park · 131 km
Largest concentration of wildlife outside Serengeti
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania
Ngorongoro Conservation AreaNational Park · 164 km
World's largest intact volcanic caldera
World Heritage · Big Five
Part of
Other parks and reserves that share something with Arusha National Park.
National parks in Southern and East AfricaNational parks and reserves in TanzaniaAll protected areas
