Arusha City Tours
With Enclose Africa Safaris you can have Arusha City tours that can reward with the visit of the best highlight of Arusha City Tours including the Tanzanite Experience Museum, Hot air Balloon, Game Viewing in Arusha National park, Canoeing on Momella Lake, Hike Mount Meru, Lake Duluti, National Natural History Museum, the cultural heritage center, Meserani snake park.
Tanzanite Experience museum
During your Arusha City Tour, you can discover the Tanzanite which is an extremely rare gemstone found only in the surroundings of Mount Kilimanjaro and Arusha is the center of artifact crafting. The Tanzanite Experience tour is a 1 to 8-hour tour that introduces the history of this magnificent mineral, including how it was discovered and first mined. It also gives you the opportunity to see for yourself how each precious gem is graded and cut. Once you have a true appreciation of this gem, you can spoil yourself by purchasing a genuine, well-cut, and certified tanzanite piece at a different and fascinating boutique store that we will take you around Arusha town. This Tanzanite Experience tour will take you to different boutiques which are brimming with beautiful displays dedicated to the fascinating blue-violet gemstone.
Game Viewing in Arusha National park
Arusha National Park day trip is a very popular tour in both game drive and a guided nature walk by an armed ranger. The Park is the only National Park in Tanzania which offers a nature walk inside the Park that is mostly offered in the Arusha City Tour.
Animal species that can be found in this park are Zebras, Giraffe, Buffaloes, Elephants, Waterbucks, Warthogs, Baboons, Velvet Monkeys, Red Forest Duikers, the fascinating Abyssinian black and white Colobus monkeys and sometimes the leopard. More than 400 bird species have been verified in the park including Flamingos and other Eurasian migrants, which can be seen between October and April. Arusha National Park tour is throughout the year regardless of the rain season of April and May.
Canoeing on Momella Lake
In the Arusha City Tours Enclose Africa Safaris offers Canoeing at Lake Momella is one of the most fascinating activities to experience at Arusha National Park. The algae-rich shallow and alkaline waters are ideal habitat for flamingos, pelicans, ducks, and gooses as well as many migratory waterfowls. Up to now, over 650 species of birds have been registered. On a clear day, the horizon opens up to the snowy peak of Mount Kilimanjaro while the opposite side is dominated the massive Mount Meru.
On this canoe safari you can view buffaloes, bushbuck, giraffes, hippos, and many water birds living in and close to the water. Get the chance to see hundreds of flamingos rising to the sky with their pink color.
Lake Duluti
Lake Duluti is a small crater lake situated in eastern Arusha. It takes approximately 20 minutes from Arusha City. Take a safari around Lake Duluti hiking, covering a distance of 6.7km in Duration of 3hrs. walking tour to and around the lake will give you an up-close of Tengeru’s vegetation and you will get experience and learn about flora and fauna. You will get to learn about medicinal plants, Meru legends linked to the lake, and its mysterious will enjoying the excellent weather condition.
Arusha National Natural History Museum
The National Natural History Museum, in Arusha, is housed in the Old German Boma, built by the Germans in 1886 for administration and communication purposes. The Natural History Museum features two permanent exhibitions; one on human evolution and the other on entomology. Temporary exhibitions are also held.
The Laetoli Footprints are a major highlight of the museum. The Laetoli footprints are most likely Australopithecus afarensis, an early human whose fossils were found in the same sediment layer. The entire footprint trail is almost 27 m long, 3.6 million years old, and includes about 70 early human footprints.
Meserani Snake park
Snake Park “commonly Meserani Snake park” is located 25kms western of Arusha city well accessible and tarmac road make it easier in getting there. It is an exceptional treasure of Arusha that provide relaxations, excitement, and educational tours you have ever had. Guided tour at Meserani will take you through the Maasai Cultural museum and learning various venomous and non-venomous snakes in the world including vipers, crocodiles, raptors, and many more to see. Remember you will personally hold a live snake (non-venomous and adapted to human being) taking some photos while moving on your hands and neck.
The Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre
The Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre is a unique cultural center on the outskirts of Arusha, which includes: curio shops, a jewelry boutique, a precious stone counter, book store, restaurant, and an incredible fine art gallery. We sell items (paintings, ethnographic objects, curios) worldwide.
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