Arusha
Discover The World’s Safari Capital Arusha is the safari capital ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŻÄš Ä?ƾƚ Ĺ?Ćš Ĺ?Ć? Ĺ˝ĹŒÄžĹś ƾŜĨĂĹ?ĆŒĹŻÇ‡ Ĺ˝Ç€ÄžĆŒĹŻĹ˝Ĺ˝ĹŹÄžÄš Ĺ?Ĺś Ä¨Ä‚Ç€Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒ ŽĨ Ĺ?ĆšĆ? ĹľĹ˝ĆŒÄž Ĺ?ĹŻÄ‚ĹľĹ˝ĆŒĹ˝ĆľĆ?Í• Ä?ÄžĆŠÄžĆŒ ĹŹĹśĹ˝Ç Ĺś ŜĞĹ?Ĺ?ĹšÄ?Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒĆ? Í´ ^ÄžĆŒÄžĹśĹ?ÄžĆ&#x;Í• >Ä‚ĹŹÄž DÄ‚ĹśÇ‡Ä‚ĆŒÄ‚ ĂŜĚ EĹ?Ĺ˝ĆŒĹ˝ĹśĹ?Ĺ˝ĆŒĹ˝ Crater. But Arusha has a wealth ŽĨ ÄžÇ†Ć‰ÄžĆŒĹ?ĞŜÄ?ÄžĆ? ƚŽ Ĺ˝ÄŤÄžĆŒ ĆšĹ˝ĆľĆŒĹ?Ć?ĆšĆ? Ä¨ĆŒĹ˝Ĺľ Ć?Ä‚Ä¨Ä‚ĆŒĹ?Ć? Ĺ?Ĺś ĆŒĆľĆ?ŚĂ EÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜĂů WÄ‚ĆŒĹŹÍ• ƚŽ Ä?ĆŒÄžÄ‚ĆšĹšĆšÄ‚ĹŹĹ?ĹśĹ? ĹšĹ?ĹŹĹ?ĹśĹ? ŽŜ DŽƾŜƚ DÄžĆŒĆľÍ• Ä?ĆľĹŻĆšĆľĆŒÄ‚ĹŻ ĆšĹ˝ĆľĆŒĆ?Í• dÄ‚ĹśÇŒÄ‚ĹśĹ?ƚĞ ĂŜĚ ĹľĹ˝ĆŒÄžÍ˜Í&#x;
trees, volcanic cones lead the way up towards Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro stands proud and majestic on the horizon.
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Centre in town boasts an array of superb Makonde carvings, Tingatinga paintings, gifts and souvenirs. If you’re looking for a more exclusive gift, Arusha is the best place to buy Tanzanite, a brilliant blue gemstone found in the hills surrounding Arusha and Moshi. The gemstone is used by the Maasai to celebrate birth and gained international prominence after a Tanzanite was featured in the movie Titanic as the centre jewel to the Heart of the Ocean necklace.
The Kilimanjaro airport provides local and international transport links, making Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar and remote safari camps only a plane ride away.
There’s a relaxed atmosphere to Arusha in the evenings, with a good choice of restaurants offering Swahili, Indian and international cuisine. There’s live music in the evenings, with everything from jazz and salsa, to local hip-hop, traditional music and full moon parties in the bush.
If you need to do souvenir shopping, Arusha is a noted crafts centre. The Cultural Heritage
So, if you’re heading out on safari, or returning from days of game driving, Arusha is well worth a visit.
