Except the Lion and Rhino, Arusha National park contains all the wildlife one can expect to see. Zebra graze on red grasslands, wild-eyed dik dik dart into scrubby bush like overgrown hares on spindly legs. Leopards lurk in shadowy forests draped with waterfalls. Reedbuck pick through marshy poolsFully-tailed black and white Colobus monkeys riot in the damp forest mist. Giraffes glide across the grassy hills. . There are more than 400 species of birds.
Mt. Kilimanjaro stands in the distance, breath-taking, blushing in the sunrise. But it is her unassuming cousin, Mount Meru, that dominates the immediate vicinity, offering unparallelled views of the famous neighbor