Arusha is a city in East Africa’s Tanzania, located at the base of volcanic Mt. Meru. It’s a gateway to Tanzania safari destinations and to Africa’s highest peak, 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro, lying some 100 kilometers northeast. To the west lies Serengeti National Park, home to wildlife including lions, rhinoceros, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs and leopards. The annual migrations feature huge herds of great wildebeests crossing its plains through the Mara River towards the Masai Mara – Kenya.
Arusha being the northern circuit tourism hub of Tanzania offers a lot of excursions that can be an add-ons of your Tanzania game package either after or before you take your flight back home. Arusha rewards highly to travelers interested in cultural aspects of experience and you can visit to some of the local places that tends to offer it all and you will leave the city with interesting memories of Tanzania culture.
Top Attractions and Sights in Arusha
While in Arusha you can visit the museums like the Tanzanite, the cultural heritage center, Ngurdoto Crater that can be experienced while on your game drive safari in the Arusha National Park and it acts as a conservation sanctuary and you will spot here variety of wildlife like elephants, buffaloes and colobus monkey among others. The school of St.Jude, Meserani snake park, Momella Lakes, Old Boma Museum, Mount Meru Waterfalls, Engare Sero waterfall, Mount Kilimanjaro, Kikuletwa Hot springs and Materuni Waterfalls that is combined with the coffee tours in Moshi.
Top Activities and Experiences in Arusha
While planning to go on Arusha tours and excursions experience the Materuni waterfalls & coffee tours experience and here the tourist will learn how coffee is grown up, picked, processed and then til it is tasted in the cup and this offers an opportunity to interact with the locals and this experience takes you into the local communities and you will have a chance to view Mount Kilimanjaro as the experience takes places along the foot slopes of the area.
Tanzania Coffee Tour Experience
Best Arusha Eco-friendly Hotels and Lodges
Hamerkop House by Lemala
Arusha Coffee Lodge by Elewana
Gran Melia Arusha
Four Points by Sheraton
Mount Meru Hotel
Serena Hotel
Tulia Boutique Hotel
Palace Hotel Arusha
Arusha Planet Hotel
Thereafter, still from Arusha it is much easier to arrange your Mount Kilimanjaro trek and the visit to Arusha National Park for the interesting walking safaris along side the giraffes and visit to the waterfalls. The walking safari is so informative and it gives a closer experience with nature and the park rangers will deeply involve you into the love of this parks’ nature. Thereafter, you can combine the ecotours in Arusha with the northern circuit experience in Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti. More so visiting any of them don’t miss the Masai Boma, Mto wa Mbu and the Olduvai Gorge.
In the northern circuit don’t miss the various migration safaris that can best fits into travel time of the year. With our experienced reservation team we can offer you the detailed package and the safari price quote based on the number of travelers and the class of accommodation of your choice.