Immediately after breakfast, head out for the game drive enroute to Arusha town. The closest national
park to Arusha town, it is a multi-faceted jewel, often overlooked by safari goers, despite offering the
opportunity to explore a beguiling diversity of habitats within a few hours. The entrance gate leads into
shadowy montane forest inhabited by inquisitive blue monkeys and colourful turacos and trogons – the
only place on the northern safari circuit where the acrobatic black-and- white colobus monkeys are easily
seen. In the midst of the forest stands the spectacular Ngurdoto Crater, whose steep, rocky cliffs enclose
a wide marshy floor dotted with herds of buffalo and warthog. Giraffes glide across the grassy hills,
between grazing zebra herds, while pairs of wide-eyed dik-dik dart into scrubby bush like overgrown
hares on spindly legs. After your game drive, head for Arusha town
