Old Railway Station (Moshi) — the old railway station in this town is no longer in use, which makes for a unique tourist attraction in Moshi. Not only can visitors get great views of Mt Kili on a clear day from here, it’s a great place to while away a few hours and people-watch as […]
Mount Meru – located 1 ½ hours (51 km) north of Arusha, Mount Meru is a great alternative for a more affordable trekking challenge. Standing at 4,566 meters it is the second highest mountain in Tanzania and some climbers even consider it more a beautiful hike than Kilimanjaro. Located in Arusha Park, with the Momella […]
Moshi (town) – located 2 ½ hours (107 km) east of Arusha, this town is the gateway to Kilimanjaro National Park, home to Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. Trails weave up and down the mountain’s cloud-ringed, snow-capped dome, through alpine forests and meadows home to elephants and leopards. Moshi is also one of Tanzania’s major […]
Fram Museum (Bygdøynesveien 36, Oslo) – this museum displays the ship that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen used to reach the South Pole (the first man to ever do so). Here, you can come on board the ship and see how the crew and their dogs lived and managed to survive in the coldest and most […]
Bauskas Local History and Art Museum (Kalna iela 6, Bauska district, Bauska) – located an hour (67 km) south of Riga, this museum has the historical exhibit “Bauska throughout the Ages and People of 20th century Bauska”, an attractive show − a walk through the 20th century Bauska is also offered. The museum collection holds […]
Aras An Uachtaráin (Aras an Uachtaráin, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8) – originally built during the mid-1700s, and used by the British Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during the 1870s, this is the current residence of the President of Ireland. This residence (which resembles the White House in Washington, D.C.), is often used to receive foreign heads […]
Isimila Stone Age Site (Iringa) — back in the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered this historical find, one of the most significant Stone Age sites ever identified, scattered amid a dramatic landscape of eroded sandstone pillars. Tools found on the site included hammerstones, axeheads, flints and scrapers that are estimated to be between 60,000 and 100,000 […]
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Haki Road, Plot No. 486 Block A, Lakilaki Area, Arumeru District, Arusha) – this was an international court set up by the United Nations in November 1994 (under UN Security Council Resolution 955) in order to try those accused of committing war crimes during the Rwandan genocide that took place […]
House of Gems (45A River Road/Mtoni Road, between Gold Crest Hotel, and Elite Attorneys, Arusha) – with over 30 years of experience working with the finest gemstones produced in East Africa, House of Gems is at the forefront of Tanzania’s legitimate gemstone industry. Visitors to this museum will learn much about the country’s gems sector […]
East African Community (EAC) (Haki Road, Lakilaki Area, Arumeru District, Arusha) – established in 2000 and located near the UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the EAC is a regional intergovernmental organization of six partner states: the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the Republic of Uganda, with […]