NORTHERN TOURIST CIRCUIT
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ARUSHA
TOWN
- ARUSHA
NATIONAL PARK
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TARANGIRE
NATIONAL PARK
- LAKE
MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
- NGORONGORO
CRATER
- NDUTU
- OLDUVAI
- SERENGETI
NATIONAL PARK
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Arusha Town
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Arusha, the gateway to the world famous game
sanctuaries of Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire and
Lake Manyara, is one of the oldest towns in Tanzania.
From a tiny German garrison in 1900, Arusha has grown to
become the tourist capital of Tanzania with a population
of about 400,000 people. At 1,540 metres above sea level,
Arusha enjoys a very agreeable climate throughout the
year. Positioned at the centre of Africa between the Cape
and Cairo on the Great North Road, Arusha is the
administrative seat of the East African Community made up
of Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.
Arusha offers an excellent
opportunity for authentic souvenirs shopping, including
the bold Makonde carvings, and the colourful Tinga Tinga
works and batiks.
Tanzanite, the native gemstone of Arusha, and one of the
most beautiful and exciting gems to come from Africa, is
sold in all gemstone shops in town alongside other locally
mined stones like Ruby, Rhodolite and Tourmaline.
Tanzanite was first discovered in 1967, some 40 kilometres
to the southeast of Arusha at Mererani. To date Mererani
remains the only commercially viable source for Tanzanite
in the world. Tanzanite was named after Tanzania.
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