Top Arusha Historical Tours

This exclusive experience takes you on a sacred journey up the Maasai holy mountain. With a special connection to the Maasai tribe and deep community engagement, only this tour operator it permitted to guide guests up this revered peak. Your personal Maasai guide will share insights into their spiritual traditions and the significance of this location throughout the journey on Mt. Meru.

Experience the rich cultural traditions of the Maasai tribe, one of the most important tribes in northern Tanzania. On this tour, immerse yourself in local life as you visit a Maasai village, meet the local community, and take part in everyday rituals such as drinking chai (tea), traditional singing and dancing, or shopping at the market.

Here you will discover beautiful picturesque scenery, a collapsed volcano stretching across 102 miles is home to lions, rhino, hippo, hyena, and antelope. You can enjoy the Ngorongoro crater day trip to the utmost exploring the wildlife which seems like a wonderland on safari vehicles ideal for game viewing.

Immerse in Arusha's vibrant art scene, explore diverse crafts, then savor Tanzania's pioneering craft beers. Experience a brewery tour that unveils beer-making secrets. Taste meticulously crafted brews, , and relish the fusion of culture and flavor. Arusha Art and Tanzania's First Craft Beer Brewery: A sensory adventure blending creativity and pioneering taste. Experience by local

Be immersed in Tanzania’s great outdoors on this full-day tour to Materuni and Kikuletwa–ideal for culture vultures and active travelers in the region. Start off on a hike to Materuni Waterfalls and enjoy a refreshing dip. Next, head to a local farm to learn more about Tanzania’s coffee industry before finally unwinding in the Kikuletwa Hot Springs. This comprehensive tour also includes round-trip transportation from your Arusha hotel, plus lunch.

Kilimanjaro is located a short distance from Arusha or Moshi town. This tour provides a special opportunity to immerse yourself in the culture of Kilimanjaro while visiting Materuni village. Nestled on the slopes of the famous mountain, exploring the village means discovering a world of tradition, history and cuisine. Enjoy a hike to spectacular local waterfalls before indulging in a traditional lunch including local banana wine.

Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s biggest intact caldera and home to 30,000 wild animals, including leopard, elephant, lion and rare black rhinos. Grab the chance for a game drive without any worries about transportation from Arusha on this small-group excursion. Board a 4x4 to see flamingo-filled lakes and spot animals roaming the plains, all the while gaining insight into Ngorongoro’s wildlife and geology from your driver-guide. A picnic by a hippo pool and round-trip transfers from Arusha are included.

There are many parks to go on safari in Africa, but none quite like Ngorongoro Crater, which combines highlands with the crater space. This Ngorongoro Crater Day Trip from Arusha lets you get the most out of the area with a guide who takes you all around to see the wildlife, including zebras, lions, and wildebeest.

With one day in Arusha you can cover key sites, but coordinating transport and activities takes up valuable sightseeing time. Choose a private tour to see and do more in the city, from browsing shops at the Arusha Central Market to checking out tribal traditions in the Cultural Heritage Centre. Door-to-door service means you won’t need to fight Arusha traffic, leaving you free to focus on exploring.

While many people simply use Arusha as a base to sleep before or after heading out on safaris, it's worth checking out this busy town, particularly if you're interested in seeing local arts. This tour will take you to the Cultural Heritage Centre, where you'll learn about local artistic traditions, and then onwards to the Maasai Market so you can do a bit of shopping.

Complete your trip to Tanzania with this tour that takes you to explore the Mererani mines. Tanzania, known for its abundance of precious gems, is home to blue Tanzanite, found nowhere else in the world. Explore the Mererani Hills in the Manyara Region of northern Tanzania, where this rare gem was first discovered in 1968. See firsthand how Tanzanite is mined by both local miners and large operators, and discover the allure of the Tanzanian Ruby.

Come and experience Tanzanian culture outside of your safari! Together, we will visit Mama Max, an incredible woman who has fought her way out of severe poverty, through business training and microfinance provided by a community nonprofit, The Small Things. First you'll get a quick overview of our work empowering children, families, and communities at Happy Family Children's Village, although, for child protection, you should not expect direct contact with children. Next, we will walk or drive to Mama Max's house (depending on what you would prefer), while I tell you about how our business development program helps families like hers to keep children at home. When we arrive, we will share traditional chai tea and locally grown coffee. If you like, help cut vegetation for the animals, check the chicken's nests for eggs, and milk the cow. You'll come away with a deeper appreciation of the strength of women like Mama Max who have climbed out of poverty.

On the outskirts of Arusha, the Massai Villages provide a special opportunity to learn about the local lifestyle. The Maasi people will share their culture and traditions, giving you an insight into their semi-nomadic life. Understand their agricultural methods, food preservation, and local business ventures. Explore the landscape while hiking nearby mountains to see the view from above and pose for a photo opportunity.

Materuni is one of the few villages of wonder in Northern Tanzania sitting at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. The village is blessed with full of all the beauty worth much visiting for holiday, week-end outing or vacation. While in the village, scenic view of Moshi Town and Mount Kilimanjaro is astonishing. This green village with fresh air from green vegetation’s welcomes visitors to explore the beauty of the land and cultural heritage of the Chagga people. This very impressive Waterfall is one of the tallest in the area, spewing crystal clear glacier water 70m into its basin. The beautiful path leading to Materuni Waterfall is located 2500m above sea level It crosses valleys and hills covered by tropical rainforest, past coffee, banana and avocado “shambas”, the Kiswahili word for farms.On a clear day great views of Kibo and Moshi town can be seen.A cultural experience such as banana beer brewed or coffee roasted the traditional way can be added to your hike.

Explore the natural and cultural landscape of Tanzania on this full-day tour from Arusha. With a private guide, visit the Miserani Snake Park to learn about the slithery creatures of the country and take a camel ride to a local village. Then, learn about Tanzanian culture at the Heritage Centre in Arusha where you can admire local art.

This four days safari will take you to the most famous park in Northern Circuit, you will have enough time to explore Serengeti National Park and finish with Ngorongoro Crater. People taking this safari have a very big chance to see big cats and all big 5 if lucky.

Explore this miraculous paleoanthropological site, known as the Cradle of Mankind. A professional, English speaking guide and driver will lead you through the Olduvai Gorge. Discover the mesmerizing shifting sands, while listening to a lecture on the lives of early humans on earth. Relax and enjoy a picnic on site before returning to Arusha via the Ngorongoro Crater for a photo opportunity in front of the view.

1000 times rarer than diamonds, Tanzanite—similar in tone to sapphire—is only produced in a small region in Tanzania. On this experience, customize how long you’d like to spend diving deep into the history of this gem. Go from watching gem grading and cutting yourself to exploring its discovery and talking with locals about its importance. Of course, you’ll also tour locally owned boutiques to go home with a gem yourself.

For an authentic experience in Tanzania, a visit to Lake Eyasi is a must. Home to the Hadzabe people, one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes in East Africa, the area around the lake is wild and infrequently explored. Your guide, a member of the Hadzabe tribe, takes you on a tour of the bush, showing you how they hunt, track wildlife, make fire and even collect honey from bees' nests. You'll also have the chance to meet tribe members and learn about their customs and way of life.

Experience a day living like a Maasai during this tour. Accompanied by a personal guide, listen as they share their insights about nature, medicinal plant usage, traditions, and culture. Immerse yourself in Maasai land for a day by walking through the Maasai steppe to an authentic boma. Delve into Maasai land with traditional attire and craft your own Maasai shoes from old tires.

Our 3-day Camping safari Tanzania is the best you can take if you are looking for a ‘no-frills’ budget safari in Tanzania but still enjoying all the wildlife and game-watching opportunities that you can get in the shortest time possible. This 3 days safari in Tanzania takes you to some of the best national parks in the Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit including a visit to Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park as well as the Ngorongoro Crater which is UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the best wildlife areas in Africa and the whole world.

Visit the historic Stone Town of Zanzibar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a guided, 3 Hours guided tour from Stone Town. With an experienced guide to lead the way, you’ll explore a blend of African, Arab, Indian, Persian, and European cultures, following narrow streets shaded by elegant balconies and verandahs. The Sultan Palace, a series of beautifully-carved wooden doors, Darajani Market also known as Estella Market, the house where Freddy Mercury was born, and an Anglican Cathedral that marks the former site of a slave market.

Drive to a real Maasai homestead for a guided cultural experience. Meet the famous nomadic tribe that have retained their traditional way of life.