This is a little known, yet interesting and beautiful national park at the foothills of Mount Meru.  The park encompasses the serene Momella Lakes (take a canoeing safari on Momella Lakes, walk with armed ranger, offering a different perspective of animal, bird and plantlife). Visitors can also visit the Ngurdoto Crater, a smaller crater compared to the massive Ngorongoro Crater, but nonetheless offers a spectacular view of resident game such as buffalo, zebra, ostrich, elephant and antelope. It is also one of the few places where one can appreciate the tranquility and wonder of this montane landscape. This is the home of the famous Black-and-White Colobus Monkey - one can spend hours watching their antics amongst the forest canopy. The drive to this park from Arusha takes only about an hour.  One can even take a short walking safari passing herds of buffalo, giraffe and antelope on the way to the lovely waterfalls and fig tree arch (a hollow in an ancient fig tree that elephant and vehicles can pass through). For the ultimate thrill, take a canoeing safari on the Great Momella Lakes to get a different perspective of game viewing in hippo-infested waters! Three-day treks up the 4,565m (15,064 ft) dormant Mount Meru (or as the Maasai call it "Oldo Inyo Orok" - The Black Mountain) can be arranged from this park in advance, beginning at Momella Gate (see mountain climbing section in this website for further details).

There are a number of beautiful lodges where one can spend a night or two whilst exploring this beautiful park.

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