Arusha, the bustling town with the majestic Mount Meru in its background, is quite famous as the stopover point for safari travelers from around the world. Its unique position near many interesting places to visit and explore makes it the perfect place to take a few days and relax.

Our tour operators are dedicated to you give you the best safari vacations, and we excited to tell you more about this amazing town so that you can enjoy all that it has to offer whenever you come to visit. In this blog, we have provided some valuable information about Arusha and some exciting places that you must go to during your visit to Tanzania.

Arusha — Distance from Major Cities

The scenic town of Arusha is situated at about twelve hours from Dar es Salaam, the densely-populated capital of picturesque Tanzania. The distance of Arusha from other major cities of Nairobi (the capital of Kenya) and Kampala (the capital of Uganda) is six and seventeen hours respectively.

Reaching Arusha from Your Location

There is the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) from which you can take a flight to visit the coastal paradise of Bawe tropical island Zanzibar and the other islands there. International flights are also available from the Kilimanjaro International Airport. If you wish to take a small aircraft to visit some of the more secluded safari destinations, then that is possible from here as well.

There is a second airport called the Arusha Airport which is more of a domestic hub that takes travelers to and from Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Addis Ababa, and Nairobi. Kilimanjaro International Airport is at a distance of approximately sixty kilometers from the city center and it takes around twenty minutes to get to one airport from the other, whereas it is an 80-minute drive from the international airport to the city center.

It may not always be cost-effective though, which is why our Tour operators in Arusha suggests that some travelers take connecting flights instead of taking a single non-stop flight from their city to Arusha. It is cheaper to reach either Dar es Salaam in Tanzania or Nairobi in Kenya and then flying from there to either Arusha Airport or Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Let’s Go to Arusha!

We hope you found this blog helpful for your stay at Arusha. If you have other queries, let our tour operators in Arusha know. There is no argument, however, that Arusha is much more than a sleepy town where travelers go to initiate their safari adventures.