Tanzania 27 - Arusha National Park and Beyond

27 December 2014

To the west, Mt Meru. By mid-morning the summit is covered in clouds.

To the east, Mt Kilimanjaro. This was the first opportunity we had to see the mountain. It, too, is usually shrouded in clouds by mid-day.

Arusha National Park, a strangler fig. Fig vines start around an existing tree, eventually kill the first tree and become a tree in their own right.

Arusha National Park, Ngurdoto Crater. After Ngorongoro, it's something of an anticlimax, but it's still an interesting sight.

Even through binoculars, we did not see much wildlife on the crater floor.

Arusha National Park, panoramic view of Momella Lakes. The mountain to the right contains the crater.

The area around Arusha grows a lot of vegetables -- especially for the Europe. These women are picking tomatoes.

Carrying buckets of tomatoes to a truck for transport.

As a fitting end to our trip, we had a great view of Kilimanjaro from the plane as we left the airport.

Clouds have built up on the southern flank of the mountain.

The top of Kilimanjaro was nicely visible.

As we ascended, the craters on the top of the mountain became obvious.

A final look back at the top of Kilimanjaro.