A bustling and colourful safari town, Arusha is the gateway to the Northern safari circuit and there’s always an eclectic mix of people huddled in the cafes and restaurants. Nestled in the foothills of Mount Meru, close to the Kenyan border, the town has an altitude of 1500m and is pleasantly warm year-round with crisp, clean mountain air and surrounded by astonishingly green coffee plantations. Start your day with a cup of the good stuff amidst the rows of verdant bushes, watch the Maasai in their deep red shukas and barter for souvenirs at the gaudy market stalls.

Encounter a variety of wildlife situated on this safari-town's doorstep—Arusha National Park—with over 400 species of bird, buffalo, warthog, giraffe, dik dik and the star of the show: the black and white colobus monkeys.This is a unique slice of wilderness with montane forest, grasslands, marshes and cliff-faced crater.