Where to eat in Arusha
25 businesses · The gateway city to the northern safari circuit, and a national park in its own right.
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Things to do in Arusha
Places and experiences rather than companies. Each one carries the thing you would otherwise find out by turning up.
Maasai Market
CultureThe craft market in the centre of town.
Prices open at three to four times what things sell for. That is expected, not an insult — haggling is the transaction, and walking away is part of it.
2 hoursFree
Walking safari in Arusha National Park
WildlifeGiraffe, colobus and buffalo on foot, with Mount Meru above.
No lion or elephant, which is exactly why walking is allowed. The best first day of a trip: it is forty minutes from town and it acclimatises you to the altitude.
5 hoursPaid
Coffee estate tour
CulturePicking, pulping, drying and roasting on the slopes south of town.
Harvest runs July to December; outside it you see the process explained rather than happening.
3 hoursPaid
Before you plan Arusha
Right now — October
Dry season — good roads, thinner bush, animals gathering at water.
Full Arusha guide — costs, month by month, and what to expect
Arusha
2 days Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Park
3 daysERICK SAFARIS
Visits
- Arusha
- Serengeti National Park
- Ngorongoro Crater
From $350per person