The lovely Arusha National Park includes the Momela Lakes, Mount Meru, and the Ngurdoto Crater. The park has a rich variety of wildlife, but visitors shouldn’t expect the same game-viewing experience they find in other national parks of Tanzania’s northern circuit. Commonly found animals here include giraffes, buffalos, zebras, warthogs, black-and-white colobus monkeys, blue monkeys, flamingos, and others. African elephants and leopards are present, but rarely seen. There are no lions in the park. Birdlife in the forest is prolific, with many forest species more easily seen here than elsewhere on the tourist route. This park has the option of walking safaris (accompanied by an armed park ranger), traditional safari vehicle safaris, and canoe safaris. This park is only one hour from Moshi and 45 minutes from Arusha. There are no accommodations inside of the park, but very many options just outside of the park. Being so close to Moshi town and Arusha city, many people choose this as a day trip only.