Arusha
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Introduction
Arusha is the capital of the Arusha Region, located in the north of Tanzania. It has a population of around 300,000 . The city is located on a plateau in the Great Rift Valley amidst the Serengeti Plain, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, and Mount Kilimanjaro National Park.
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Getting There
By Plane
Arusha is mostly served by Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), some 60 kilometres east (approximately halfway to Moshi). The airport provides international and domestic flights. A partial list of airlines serving JRO is as follows:
- Precision Air - Dar es Salaam, Entebbe, Mwanza, Zanzibar, Nairobi
- KLM-Royal Dutch - Amsterdam
- Ethiopian Airlines - Nairobi, Addis Ababa
Getting to central Arusha from JRO, Air Tanzania provides a free shuttle for passengers (non-passengers can ride for a fee). Precision Air makes a shuttle available for passengers for a fee. Private shuttles and taxis are available for passengers of any airline. There are no public bus options to reach central Arusha from JRO.
Arusha Airport (ARK) is a smaller domestic airport in the west of the city. A partial list of airlines serving ARK is as follows:
- Regional Air - Manyara, Kilimanjaro
- Air Excel - Manyara, Zanzibar
- ZanAir - Zanzibar
From ARK, options to reach central Arusha are by taxi or by local bus (dalla-dalla).
By Bus
There are regular buses to Nairobi, Dodoma, Moshi and Dar Es Salaam, plus other local towns.
By Car
By Train
There are no passenger train services to or from Arusha.
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| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arusha Backpackers Hostel | P.O Box 15368 Sokoine Road | Hostel | 51 |
| Sakina Campsite | Kwa iddi opposite Njake petrol station | Hostel | 89 |
| Ujamaa Hostel | PO Box 16613 | Hostel | 88 |
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