Arusha is one of East Africa's fastest growing cities, it's also a northern Tanzania's center for commerce and trade, headquarter for East Africa and the UN-ICTR headquarters. The city is located 1540 meters (5053 ft) above sea level. The town is the gateway for the famous mining area known as Mererani mining the only found minerals in the World the Tanzanite, many safaris on the northern circuit to the World famous Serengeti National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro crater, Tarangire National Park, Arusha National Park, Lake Natron and many cultural/ eco-tour sites.

In Arusha there are modern hotels and lodges, electronic banks with atm facilities, beaure de change most of them receive travelers Cheques, curio shops with handcrafts, Ebony carvings and precious gemstones (Tanzanite, Gold, Silver) some shopping can be done by using visa and master cards.

The Arusha museum has two branches

The city is also the center of Africa between the cities of Cairo in Egypt and Cape Town in South Africa. The road to Arusha Park will take you to Momela Lakes, Ngurdoto Crater and the way to climb Mount Meru 4566m, the second highest peak in Tanzania after Mount Kilimanjaro 5985m.