Arusha National Park
The most conveniently located park on the northern circuit, Arusha National Park is less than an hour from both Arusha and Moshi. Despite this, it remains pleasantly uncrowded. The park features lovely and varied landscapes, and is home to Tanzania’s second highest mountain, Mt Meru — a spectacular 4-day trek in its own right. Wildlife […]
Mkomazi National Park
Mkomazi sits in the opposite direction from most northern circuit parks — southeast of Moshi near the town of Same (pronounced “SAH-may”). This makes it difficult to combine with other destinations, but it rewards those who seek it out. As one of Tanzania’s newer national parks, Mkomazi is still developing its infrastructure, but it has […]
Lake Natron & Ol Doinyo Lengai
North of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, near the Kenyan border, lies one of Tanzania’s most remote and otherworldly destinations. Lake Natron is a shallow soda lake with a pH close to that of ammonia — almost nothing can survive in its waters except an algae that sustains large flocks of flamingos. The surrounding landscape is […]