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C o n
t a c t s:
Plot 29-A
Karanga Drive
P.O. Box 855
Moshi-Kilimanjaro
t/f:
+255 27 27 50248
e:
info@ahsantetours.com
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www.ahsantetours.com
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ahsante_tours@hotmail.com
skype:
ahsantetours
 
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Location |
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Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Gazetted |
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1960 - Gazetted and was called The Ngurdoto Crater National Park
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1967 - Renamed Arusha National Park.
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Circuit |
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Northern |
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Area |
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137 sq km
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Topography |
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Varied. Ngurdoto
is surrounded by forest while the actual crater is a swamp. West of
the crater is an open grassland area called Serengeti Ndogo. Mt.
meru is a mixture of lush forest and bare rock.
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Main
Features |
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Ngurdoto Crater; a drive to
view point for gorgeous views of the park
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7 Momela Lakes
> Little Serengeti natural glades area surrounded by the forest
where
grazers can be found
> Walking safari as well as canoeing safari can be done
> Visitors Information Center
> Ngurdoto Museum
> Elephant migration shares ecosystem with Amboseli National Park
in
Kenya
> And finally; Hiking Mt. Meru Tanzania’s second highest peak and
Africa’s fifth highest peak.
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Animal
life |
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Abundant. You can be certain to
see zebras, giraffes, waterbucks, reedbucks, klipspringers, hippos,
buffaloes, elephants, hyaenas, mongooses, dik-diks, warthogs,
baboons, and vervet and colobus monkeys. You may even get to see a
leopard. Burchell's zebras can also be found in the park.
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Birdlife |
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Varies. The Momela Lakes attract a
wide variety of wader birds particularly flamingoes. Over 400
migrant and resident birds have been recorded. |
Best time
to visit |
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July-October |
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