
Day 1
Arusha, Tanzania
Arusha is the gateway to Tanzania’s northern safari circuit. For centuries a trading town and watering hole for explorers, this bustling rather scruffy town still exudes a great sense of anticipation and excitement. Land Rovers laden with supplies or sprayed with the mud of a recent excursion grumble their way up the streets, and the local airport buzzes with light aircraft heading in and out of the bush. Arusha sprawls beneath the massive bulk of Mount Meru, which when not shrouded in cloud, stands like a mighty sentinel against the vivid blue sky.