Arusha Day Safaris

Arusha is Safari Central for the great national parks of Tanzania. From this busy, lush city, you can easily journey to the many nearby parks with their vast displays of colorful wildlife for which the country is so well known. We’ve selected four exciting parks that are close enough to Arusha for a full day of safari action. Each offers dynamic landscapes and exciting varieties of animal life. From the giraffes of Arusha National Park to the elephants of Tarangire to the lions, leopards, and flamingoes of the Ngorongoro Crater, all of these one-day safaris promise an immersive experience of unfolding nature and wildlife right before your eyes.

Arusha National Park – Mountains, Savannahs, and Lakes

Just 90 minutes from the city of Arusha, this park is known for its diversity of landscapes – lakes, mountains, moorlands, rainforest, savannahs – and variety of wildlife. It also holds an enormous population of giraffes! In what other park can you climb an active volcano (Mt. Meru) and go on a canoe safari across several blue/green algae lakes? You’ll be looking for waterbuck, buffalo, warthog, dik-dik, and much more.

Ngorongoro Crater – World’s Largest Intact Caldera

The great blue/green bowl of this immense volcanic crater is filled with wildlife – over 25,000 animals. Lions, leopards, elephants, and even pink flamingoes thrive in this other world, apart from the rest of the continent. In your 4 x 4 Jeep, you’ll descend the steep crater walls to discover forests, lakes, springs, and grasslands in a place that time forgot but thrives in its own ecosystem. You’ll find thousands of wildebeests, zebra, gazelle, buffalo, and the big cats prowling here.

Lake Manyara National Park – A Colorful Surprise

Tree-climbing lions? Blue monkeys? Pink flamingoes? If you’re looking for a colorful wildlife escape, Lake Manyara is your park. The blue alkaline lake attracts thousands of fuchsia flamingoes feeding along its shore. And yes, there are unique tree-climbing lions overhead, resting in the acacia trees. Keeping those unique predators company are great troops of baboons, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, impala, and warthogs.

Tarangire National Park – Few Tourists, Lots of Elephants

If you’re really looking to get away to a place with few humans but lots of wildlife – the second-highest concentration of animals in Tanzania – take our day trip to Tarangire Park. Where else will you find 3,000 elephants and over 700 lions? But the landscapes here are equally enchanting – you’ll see large, dramatic stands of ancient baobab trees, some rising 30 m (98 feet) into the African sky. And large, startling termite mounds emerge from the park’s vast plains, a testament to the vibrant life all about in this unique reserve.

Please click on the tours below to learn more about each of these unique and adventurous one-day safaris. All include lunch and your own private 4 x 4 Land Cruiser Jeep, operated by Adventure In The Wild Safaris.