Establishment: 1960
Area: 552 sq km
Location: Situated between Latitude 3015’S and Longitude 36045’S at its centre.
Principal features:
the rugged mount Meru, Lakes, craters, forest and water falls.
Altitude:
Ranges from 1524 m above sea level at Momella to nearly 4565m at the summit of Meru. Major attractions: The Momella lakes, Ngurdoto crater, Meru crater and cone, black and while colobus monkeys, giraffes, forest and waterfalls.
Common animals:
Over 40 species of mammals have been recoded including elephant, buffalo, giraffe, zebra, warthog, black and white colobus monkeys, duikers, leopards etc.
Distance and time:
About 40 km from Arusha; 130 km from Kilimanjaro National Park: 45 minutes to one hour from Arusha, and 1 – 2 hours from Kilimanjaro National Park.
Best time to visit:
October to February.
Facilities:
Miriakamba and saddle huts up the Mountain, public and special camp sites inside the park, Ngurdoto mountain lodge, Big rest house, Momella lodge, Tanzanite Hotel, Ngaresero lodge, Dikdik and hostels