Last week I traveled to Arusha region, located in the northeastern part of Tanzania to visit some large-scale fortification industries involved in the processing of maize and wheat. While I intend to give detailed illustration on the visit and some key things learnt (in later posts), I did enjoy a good scenery of Arusha and would like to share some of these beautiful natural features with you all.
Arusha region is among the largest tourist attraction locations in Tanzania. This is due to its diverse wildlife safari’s, big mountains like Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru as well as the indigenous culture that still exists in the area like the Maasai tribe. The season of June to October, is the usual time-phrase for many tourists to visit the region due to drier conditions and suitability to especially climb mountains.
Maasai blankets,..
Maasai scandels…
To woven baskets, pots and mats. You can never leave Arusha empty handed!!
And of cause, I cannot forget to mention the tasty Tanzanian snacks that can be found all over the country even in Arusha. The picture shows an example of such, known as ‘Kashata’ a snack made from peanuts and sugar.
I believe I should stop here for now, as I could go on and on! I recommend visiting this area. For anyone who would love to see the best of East Africa, Arusha is the place. Arusha and Zanzibar ( one of the islands on the Indian Ocean), which is just adjacent to Tanzania mainland. I was not able to visit Zanzibar this time around. Here’s one aerial shot while passing across the Island.