What to do and see in Arusha Region, Tanzania: The Best Sights & Landmarks

April 4, 2022 Jacquiline Delozier

Arusha Region is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions. Its capital and largest city is the city of Arusha. The region is bordered by Kajiado County and Narok County in Kenya to the north, the Kilimanjaro Region to the east, the Manyara and Singida regions to the south, and the Mara and Simiyu regions to the west. Major towns include Monduli, Namanga, Longido, and Loliondo to the north, Mto wa Mbu and Karatu to the west, and Usa River to the east. The region is comparable in size to the combined land and water areas of the United States state of Maryland.
Restaurants in Arusha Region

1. African Legends Tanzania Safaris

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African Legends Tanzania Safaris

African Legends Tanzania Safaris, is a local company and family owned specializing in day tours and safaris across Tanzania. You can choose to visit Northern Tanzania or Southern Tanzania in the comfort of our Land cruisers. We arrange all inclusive trips, the cost involves booking your accommodation, the vehicle, game entrance fees and others.

2. Amani Children's home & Village visit

Arusha Tanzania http://urbanadventures.com
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3. Cultural Arts Centre

Tumaini University Makumira, Usa River, Arusha Tanzania +255 688 603 926 [email protected] http://www.cac.ac.tz/
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Cultural Arts Centre

The Cultural Arts Centre is a Project of Tumaini University Makumira to promote the unique cultural heritage of music and dance in Northern Tanzania. We offer high quality and high energy performances of traditional and fusion dancing and drumming. Visitors to the centre can also take part in workshops of drum making or traditional Tanzanian cooking, as well as learning to dance and drum, and tours of traditional Maasai and Meru bomas. Our brand new facilities (conference hall, 400 seater performance hall, dance studio) and AV equipment are available for rental, as is the performance group.

Reviewed By KrisCraig - Bogart, United States

WOW, we had to run though this place because we were short on time.. BUT, this place is fabulous! Mall, art museum, coffee shop all in one stop. Seriously, there is SO MUCH here and the art is amazing, WOW!

4. The School of St Jude

Nelson Mandela Road, Arusha Tanzania +255 755 106 058 [email protected] http://www.schoolofstjude.org/
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The School of St Jude

Come and visit the largest charity school in Africa. Founded by Gemma Sisia in 2002 with only 3 students, The School of St Jude now provides a free, high-quality education to more than 1,800 students, boarding to over 1,100 students and employs more than 280 Tanzanian staff. Students are selected based on their academic potential and genuine financial need, meaning they are amongst the brightest and most poverty-affected children in and around the Arusha region. Each year over 1000 visitors come and see firsthand the impact people from around the world have made through a school that’s changing the lives of its students, staff and their families. St Jude’s Visitors team can assist you with your own personal itinerary and ensure you get the most out of your visit, providing you with a real insight into Tanzanian life. They can organise a wide range of activities including cultural tours, home visits and comfortable accommodation for overnight guests. See it's success for yourself.

Reviewed By Sarena7575 - Kansas City, United States

We had a wonderful time visiting the School of St. Jude. We were able to eat porridge with the students and participate in art and PE class. Playing in PE class with the kids was super fun! The children were very competitive and we had a blast. One of the students drew an incredible portrait of my husband in art class. He should be really proud! The school is able to provide free education to underprivileged students and it was wonderful to see how the program works. The children were all very polite and friendly. We couldn't have asked for a better visit! You should definitely visit if you are near Arusha, Tanzania.

5. Engaruka

Arusha Tanzania
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Engaruka

6. Olduvai Gorge

Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania +255 769 904 082 [email protected] http://www.ncaa.go.tz
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Olduvai Gorge

This is one of the most important archaeological site on earth. The geological strata exposed in the gorge reveal a remarkable record of animal and human evolution from about 2 million until 15,000 years ago. Among the significant finds from Olduvai are the range of stone tool types, the thousands of animal fossils- both extinct and extant species- and fossil bones of hominids (pre- Homo sapiens) and early Homo sapiens. The hominid fossils show the evolution of humankind over a 2 million year time span and provide a sense of our recent emergence in the world as modern humans.

Reviewed By Gudmantz - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

The Olduvai Gorge or Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania is one of the most important paleoanthropological sites in the world; it has proven invaluable in furthering understanding of early human evolution. A steep-sided ravine in the Great Rift Valley that stretches across East Africa, it is about 48 km (30 mi) long, and is located in the eastern Serengeti Plains within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the Arusha Region, about 45 kilometres (28 miles) from Laetoli, another important archaeological site of early human occupation. The British/Kenyan paleoanthropologist-archeologist team of Mary and Louis Leakey established and developed the excavation and research programs at Olduvai Gorge which achieved great advances of human knowledge and world-renowned status.

7. Arusha Village Experience

Arusha Tanzania +255 789 260 387 http://urbanadventures.com
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8. The Engare Sero Footprint Site

Engaresero Village Southern Shore of Lake Natron, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Tanzania +255 784 964 338 https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2012CD/finalprogram/abstract_201451.htm
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The Engare Sero Footprint Site

9. Laetoli Footprints

Laetoli Tanzania https://www.ncaa.go.tz/pages/the-archaeological-sites
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These fossil footprints are from the early human species Australopithecus afarensis, which date back more than 3.5 million years ago.

10. Philipo Coffee Farm

Gibbs Road, Ngorongoro Conservation Area 00000 Tanzania +255 756 723 359 [email protected] http://philipo-coffee-farm.business.site

We are a small local family driven coffee farm which offer not only fresh grinded and served coffee but also a very nice experience which explains all the coffee production where you can self roast and grind your own coffee. You are welcome to come by.

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