Arusha
Arusha is the safari capital of Northern Tanzania. The most remarkable thing about it these days is probably the amount of traffic that manages to jam its streets daily. However, it is set in the perfect position for accessing all the major parks in Northern Tanzania, whether by road or by scheduled flight from Arusha Airport. By contrast with the town, Arusha National Park on the eastern side of Mt Meru is a gem and well worth visiting. Read more?
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The town's built right underneath the 15,000 ft extinct volcano Mt Meru which has a habit of hiding in the stratus cloud that's a regular feature of this part of Tanzania in July and August. However when the cloud clears, which it generally does by early afternoon, the views of the mountain are really impressive. Like many towns in Tanzania, there's not a great deal to be said about Arusha, and, beyond a short visit if you happen to be passing with time to spare, our advice would be that time is better spent in the bush.
If you are staying in Arusha, then secreted amongst the scattered villages on the outskirts lie quite a number of small hotels that we recommend as places to spend a night or so catching up after the joy of your international flight, and before you head off on safari. While we wouldn't go so far as saying that this area is somewhere to visit in its own right (having lived here for quite a number of years) it's very well placed for accessing both the two airports that service this part of the country (Kilimanjaro and Arusha) and the major parks in Northern Tanzania.
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