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Inside Arusha - Moshi Metro Area
Tourism
Here are a few of our favorites places to visit in the Arusha-Moshi area when we have a few hours to spare.
| Shopping |
Shoprite shopping center- best
groceries with banks and coffee shops Mt. Meru Crafts - Best shopping for Maasai and other crafts Njiro Shopping Center - Pirate's Cove bar has big screen TV's for sports viewing. Several restaurants. Arusha Central Market - great place to get lost in a maize of activity |
| Cultural |
Shanga Shangaa -
'Shangaa'
means amaze in Kiswahili and is a heart warming project where
physically challenged craft people make the powder glass beads needed
for the Shanga necklaces. These beads are made from recycled glass
bottles from lodges and restaurants and they are baked in clay ovens
fired by bio briquettes made from coconut husks so no electricity is
used. Maasai Joy Children's Center - Our school for 50 Maasai pre-schoolers that Carol and I supported financially from inception to where we are today. It is a joy to go there and watch the small Maasai kids learn English and other skills. Many are orphans. Ilkiding'a - We think this is the best of the many Arusha cultural programs because of the scenery, the overall program, and the management style. One problem with cultural programs is the uneven distribution of wealth. We do not like programs where the leaders live in large new houses complete with reception rooms to entertain visitors. And we do not like large welcome centers at cultural villages. The income should be applied to improve the needs of the villagers and not their visitors. Ilkiding'a is doing OK in our opinion.
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