Arusha is the connecting point to those interested in visiting Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro crater, Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park. With our well conditioned 4×4 rooftop tent car, you will be able to reach any national park of your choice starting from Arusha in Tanzania.
Once you have made up your mind to take a rooftop tent jeep, you will receive it from Kilimanjaro international Airport and start your safari with a visit to Arusha town. Visit the national museum in Arusha show casing the history of the man evolution as well as the other wildlife history.
Take a visit to Materuni Waterfalls found outside the town of Moshi. They are surrounded by beautiful valleys, hills, coffee/banana plantations and rainforest. Day tours are arranged to discover this hidden attraction to discover the waterfalls or get amazing views of the Mount Kilimanjaro and Moshi Town. This waterfall is amazing with a cool breeze. On the way to the Falls and back, you will interact with the locals as well as supporting them through buying the crafts and souvenirs they make displayed on the road sides to the falls.
After the hike to the Materuni water Falls, we go for lunch as well as coffee tour experience which involves tasting the coffee made locally by you. After tasting the local lunch with soup made of yams and beef or yams and beans, you join the locals in the preparation of the coffee until you taste it.
You can also spend a day in Arusha visiting craft centres, museum in Arusha town as well as local markets. The best way to learn about the culture of people in a new place is by visiting their central shopping centre. The Arusha central Market (Kilombero Market) rewards tourists by bringing them closer to real people of the city. You can get your self good souvenirs from the craft shops as well as clothes and craft shoes.
The museum showcases wall photos of the different species of animals, plants and insects found in the country. It also shows some of the oldest human fossils discovered from Laetoli site and the famous Olduvai Gorge. The Museum has a small botanical garden, a mini zoo and serpentarium.
Visit Arusha national park with its clear view of Mount Meru taking only two hours to reach it from the city centre. Wel established and having incredible views as well as a good spot for baboons, buffalo, bushbucks, elephants, giraffe, hippos and leopards among other creatures. You are at liberty to take on mountain hiking, game drives, horse riding, biking, canoeing and nature walks. Canoeing is mostly done at the Momella lakes.
Go for Lake Manyara National Park famous for hosting the rare tree climbing lions. The East African rift valley is a prominent feature and the vegetation can range from savanna grasslands, marshes and thick forests. During your visit, expect to spot buffaloes, Elephants, warthogs, waterbucks, giraffes, hippos, hyenas, Leopards, wildebeest and zebras. You will spend a full day on a game drive which will give you the opportunity to see all the wild life and birds in this park.
After you will continue to Serengeti national park for yet another wildlife experience. You will start with the central Serengeti and then to the northern then back to the central. The wildebeest and Zebra migration in the northern Serengeti provides you with one of the greatest wildlife spectacles in the world. You will also have the opportunity to also spot lions, hyenas, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, buffaloes, elephants, giraffe, ostriches and so much more. The park is vast and offers an amazing wildlife experience.
You will drive back to the Ngorongoro conservation area where you will camp for a night then visit the crater early morning for yet another game drive. It is one of the great wonders of the world where you expect to spot black rhinoceros, Zebras, Waterbucks, wildebeest, lions, leopards, hippos, cheetahs, jackals and Eland among many other mammals. Apart from one of the world’s largest concentrations of wildlife, expect to have encounters with local tribesmen who call the area home.
You should not leave Arusha without buying a Tanzanite product. You can purchase a loose stone or ask the designers to create for you a special piece. There are several jewellery shops and museums in Arusha dedicated to showcasing this rare stone.
Visit the Cultural Heritage Centre which showcases the culture of the different tribes in Tanzania through artifacts and art. It has some of the best art galleries, ornaments antiques, sculptures, artifacts, paintings, jewellery, African fabrics and souvenir shops. Artists from Tanzania and all across Africa have found the city home because of the ready market from tourist visiting the national parks in the area. Expect to find a great collection of tanzanite, diamonds, emeralds, rubies, opals and sapphires.
Visit Tarangire National Park also a great attraction in the northern part of Tanzania. It is good for a normal safari and well known for its elephant migration which becomes more intense during certain months of the year. Tarangire is only 3 hours’ drive away from Arusha city. Expect to spot 4 of the famous big five mammals and over 500 species of birds in the months of July to October.
Take a coffee tour that will take you to one of the farms in the mountainous village of Nkoaranga. Once you reach the plantation, the farmers will show you around the plantation as you learn about the different stages of growing coffee from the young trees until a time when they are picked. After this part of the tour, you will have lunch at the farm home.
After the meal, you will go for the last part of the tour to see how coffee is roasted, grinded and stored before taking it to the market. You will have to taste the coffee itself and then interact with the local people and experience their everyday life. Supporting through buying the finished coffee will be an added advantage to the community. Your 4×4 rooftop tent jeep will reward you the opportunity to reach all corners of Arusha.
