Tanzania
Arusha
The safari capital of northern Tanzania and the starting point for the northern circuit.
About Arusha
Where the journey begins
Northern Tanzania, at the foot of Mount Meru
Set beneath the forested slopes of Mount Meru, Arusha is the bustling gateway to Tanzania's northern parks. Most safaris begin and end here, a short drive from Kilimanjaro International Airport.
It is a place to acclimatise, meet your guide and stock up before the plains — with coffee estates, craft markets and Arusha National Park's lakes and giraffe on its doorstep.
Safaris that start in Arusha
Journeys from Arusha
Classic Tanzania Safari
Big cats at dawn, white sand by the end of the week.
Four nights among the big cats of the central Serengeti, then four on the white sand of Nungwi, at Zanzibar’s northern tip.
Rift Valley & Ancient Cultures
Flamingo lakes, a sacred volcano and Tanzania’s oldest ways of life.
Flamingo shores and the Ngare Sero falls at Lake Natron, a dawn with Hadzabe hunters at Lake Eyasi, then a full day in Ngorongoro Crater.
Kilimanjaro Summit & Zanzibar
Stand on the Roof of Africa, then let the ocean do the rest.
Eight days on the quiet Lemosho route to Uhuru Peak, 5,895 m, then four days of rest on Zanzibar.
Little Explorers Safari & Beach
Their first elephant, their first footprint in the sand.
Short drives, a pool at every lodge and junior-ranger days in Tarangire and Ngorongoro, then giant tortoises on Zanzibar.
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