Tanzania Experiences
You visit: Lake Eyasi
7 Days Cultural Tour – Longido Maasai, Lake Eyasi & Hadzabe
- Days
- 7
- From
- $1,955pp
- Style
- Budget
A guided day tour of Arusha town, taking in its museums, markets, cultural centres and nearby natural sights.
Arusha is the gateway to Tanzania’s northern safari circuit, and this day tour explores the town itself – its history, culture and everyday life – with a guide leading you between the main landmarks at a relaxed pace.
Depending on your interests, the tour can take in the Arusha Declaration Museum and the Natural History Museum, the town’s Clock Tower, the Tanzanite Experience, the Maasai Market and Cultural Heritage Centre, and the Central Food Market. There is also the option to visit Lake Duluti, a nearby crater lake, and the Meserani Snake Park.
A guided tour of Arusha’s landmarks, museums and markets – which may include the Arusha Declaration and Natural History Museums, the Clock Tower, the Tanzanite Experience, the Maasai Market, the Cultural Heritage Centre and the Central Food Market, with optional stops at Lake Duluti and the Meserani Snake Park.
Every day of this itinerary is tailor-made and can be shaped around your dates, pace and budget. When you are ready, our team handles every detail - you simply arrive and enjoy.
Yes. Cultural experiences and day trips work well before or after a safari.
Yes. The sample itinerary is planned as a private guided experience.
Yes. Timing, activity level, and stops can be tailored around your travel style.
You visit: Lake Eyasi
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Arusha is our home town and the starting point for almost every trip we plan. It sits at around 1,400 metres on the lower slopes of Mount Meru, which keeps the air fresher than you might expect this close to the equator. It is a busy, working East African town rather than a resort: matatu minibuses, coffee and banana farms on the edges, markets full of produce, and the headquarters of the East African Community. Most safaris on the Northern Circuit begin here, and so does the drive to the Kilimanjaro gates.
Arusha is pleasant all year. June to August is the coolest stretch, with chilly mornings and evenings. The long rains usually arrive around March to May and the short rains around November, but town life carries on as normal. Our Tanzania weather guide covers the parks and the mountain too.
Most international visitors land at Kilimanjaro International Airport, roughly an hour’s drive east of Arusha depending on traffic. Arusha also has its own smaller airport on the west side of town for domestic and light-aircraft flights to the parks and the coast. By road, Arusha is about five to six hours from Nairobi, with a border crossing at Namanga.
You can stay in town, close to restaurants and shops, or just outside on coffee estates and garden properties with views of Meru and, on clear mornings, Kilimanjaro. Before a climb or a safari, most travellers spend one or two nights here to rest after the flight.
Arusha is the hinge of every itinerary. We meet you at the airport, brief you the evening before you set off, and check your gear before a Kilimanjaro climb. From here it is a few hours to Tarangire, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro on a private safari, and a short flight to Zanzibar when you are ready for the beach. If you arrive with a spare day, we will suggest something worth doing with it.
