Arusha

Worth seeing in and around Arusha

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Same

   The Roman Catholic Diocese of Same is a diocese located in the Same District in the ecclesiastical province of Arusha in Tanzania.

   1.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in Tanzania · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium

   Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kaloleni ward of Arusha in Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is named after the Tanzanian cleric, politician and poet Kaluta Amri Abeid and is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue for Arusha FC. The stadium was the host of the 2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl, the first American football game played on the continent of Africa.

   400 m · building in Tanzania · Wikipedia
3. 03
   The Arusha Hotel

   The Arusha Hotel is a four-star hotel located in Arusha, Northern Tanzania. Built in 1894, it is one of the oldest hotels in East Africa.

   1.4 km · building in Tanzania · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Arusha Declaration Monument

   The Arusha Declaration Monument is a landmark monument located in Kati ward in Arusha, Tanzania. It was unveiled in 1977 by the nation's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party to commemorate ten years of the Arusha Declaration.

   600 m · monument in Arusha, Tanzania · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Mount Meru University

   Mount Meru University is a private university in Arusha, Tanzania. It was founded in 1962 as International Baptist Theological Seminary of Eastern Africa.

   9.3 km · University · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre

   The Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre is located in Arusha, Tanzania. It is a place where art and artifacts from the past and present of Tanzania and other East African countries can be viewed in a single compound.

   3 km · heritage centre in Arusha, Tanzania · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Eastern and Southern African Management Institute

   Eastern and Southern African Management Institute, or ESAMI is a diplomatic regional management development institute owned by various governments in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. Established in 1980, the Institute has its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.

   5.7 km · regional management institute established in 1980 · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Arusha Declaration Museum

   Dedicated to the 1967 Arusha Declaration, which remains one of the most prominent attempts to define African socialism.

2. 02
   Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre
3. 03
   Arusha National Natural History Museum

   Tanzania Tourist Board can arrange cultural excursions to nearby villages for Tsh 15,000-50,000.

From Wikivoyage: Arusha, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Century Cinema has movies for Tsh 5,000-7,000. It is part of a modern complex on Njiro Rd, which also houses modern and upmarket restaurants including popular Indian restaurant "Khan's", steak outlet "McMoody's" and multi-cuisine restaurant "Spice Retreat". However, Njiro Rd is not safe to walk on at night, so get to the complex by another form of transport rather than by foot.

From Wikivoyage: Arusha, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Arusha has a wide variety of restaurants and informal eating places, with a predominance of Indian cuisine, which as a rule of thumb is the best food, thanks to the large sub-continental community in the city. Liquid Blue in Njiro and Big Bite on the Swahili Rd are among the most popular Indian restaurants. For 'Nyama Choma', or Tanzanian roast meat, Nick Bar in Njiro is also popular.

1. 01
   Africafe Coffee House

   Stylish European cafe, that is famous with foreigners.

2. 02
   Via Via Cultural Cafe

   Old Boma Rd (in the gardens of the Natural History Museum, next to the AICC building).

3. 03
   Kiti Moto

   Makao Mapya Neighborhood (Taxi would be best: Tsh 3,000 [no more than 5,000] from the main bus station and Tsh 5,000 [no more than 10,000 from the city center].

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Getting to Arusha

Airports

Kilimanjaro (JRO), 44 km · Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), 229 km

Stations

Arusha Airport, 6.8 km

• Zanzibar → Arusha

  418 km · quickest by air, 5h 48m · TSh157,780–243,020
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• Mwanza → Arusha

  431 km · quickest by air, 5h 54m · TSh169,580–261,310
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• Dar es Salaam → Arusha

  479 km · quickest by air, 5h 52m · TSh166,890–257,200
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