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Tour guides in Arusha

3 businesses · The gateway city to the northern safari circuit, and a national park in its own right.

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

    Culture

    The 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

    Wildlife

    Giraffe, 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

    Culture

    Picking, 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

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