Essence of Arusha City Tour: An Insightful Visit to Shanga and Exploration of Local Culture

Immerse yourself in the essence of Arusha City with a visit to Shanga, where physically challenged craftspeople create beautiful necklaces from recycled glass beads. Explore the local culture at the Maasai Market and Cultural Heritage Center. A must-do experience!

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Cultural Heritage Centre - The Tanzanite experience tour also gives you a chance to browse through an impressive collection of masks and sculpted animals at Cultural Heritage Centre, a gallery of sculpture and traditional handicrafts as well as a curio shop. This private establishment run by an England-educated tourism pioneer features a jewelry…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Snacks
  • All fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Dinner
Additional Information

A visit to Arusha isn’t complete without an enlightening visit to Shanga, an Elewana project situated at the Arusha Coffee Lodge. This initiative employs physically impaired artisans who fashion stunning necklaces from recycled glass bead powder. It’s a remarkable enterprise that not only sells its products all over Tanzania and internationally but also…

Location
Clocktower Roundabout
We request travelers to send us their location and we can reach them for pick up.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Nicole_w
Mar 6, 2025
Exploring Arusha with Grifton - I only had one day in Arusha, so I booked this experience. It was a great tour from start to finish. When I arrived at my hotel, Grifton, our tour guide, was already there waiting and ready to start the tour. I enjoyed shopping at the Cultural Heritage Centre, leaning about and supporting the artists at the Shanga and Shanga Foundation, exploring a spice farm (which was surprisingly interesting and fun), and driving up to the waterfall area where Griffon prepared a picnic snack. Grifton is so personable, accommodating, knowledgeable, and fun. I had a great day in Arusha!!!
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Sightseer587875
Jan 31, 2025
Highly recommend! - The tour with was nothing short of incredible. Gifton is knowledgeable, funny and extremely personable which made the day so much fun. The hike to the waterfall is not too long and the views in Meru forest are breathtaking! I was awed by the incredible craftsmanship at Shanga and the African Art Gallery at the cultural centre just has to be experienced. I could not recommend enough!
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Laura
Jun 13, 2023
Highlights of Arusha Tour was the highlight of Arusha! - FANTASTIC! Personable, responsive, and full of knowledge, Grifton was a terrific guide with safety, convenience, and fun top of mind. The waterfall was incredible, the culture heritage center was rich in history, and the Shanga experience was worth writing home about. But the drives with Grifton were what made this experience stand out. He was always willing to answer questions and conversation was effortless. Highly recommend!
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_selliott0210
Apr 26, 2021
100% would recommend - Had a really great day exploring Arusha Town and Gifton was a lovely guide. He even took me to lake Duluti upon my request. He's very knowledgable about all the sights and fun to spend time with. Will definitely book another tour with Take Me To Tanzania.
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Lybono
May 7, 2023
Worth to visit - This is a rich cultural heritage center. I had a nice experience going round viewing the art work. I highly recommend.
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