Mount Meru is the second highest peak in Tanzania; it rises up to 4566m (14990”). Mount Meru sits in the Arusha National Park, a small park (137 sq km or 53 sq miles) located in northern Tanzania. It is a very beautiful mountain known for its landscape and biodiversity of plants and wild animals. Mount Meru is not as well known as its neighbor Mount Kilimanjaro.

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While the African people have known and used Mt. Kilimanjaro for hundreds of generations, the first recorded reference to the mountain were made by foreigners. Oddly enough, even though Kilimanjaro is a very large mountain and close enough to the trading caravan routes to be a key landmark for outsiders, there seems to be very few historical records.

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In the 19^th century, Bagamoyo was a major port of the ivory trade and the terminus for the slave caravans, and briefly served as the capital of German East Africa. Fine Arabic and German colonial buildings are preserved in a lovely coastal setting.

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In December 2009, Safari Arts Expeditions collaborated with residents of Bloomington, Indiana to make a dream come true for 35 teenaged orphans and 7 staff to go for a day tour of Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania, East Africa. They had a wonderful time and saw lots of elephants, giraffes, hippos, and many different antelope species.

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We have just launched our blog here at Safari Arts. Our goal of course is to provide information about what is happening at Safari Arts but also we hope to provide value added information about preparing, packing, traveling, safaris and Tanzania.

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