The small district of Arusha is the gateway to the great gameparks of the north and is the hub of Tanzania's buoyant safari industry.
Nestling at the foot of Mount Meru, the town of Arusha is the first stop on the northern safari circuit.
Arusha National Park is very small, only 137 sq km, but the scenery is stunning, with the lofty peaks of Mount Meru, afromontane forests, craters and the Momela lakes.
Northern Tanzania where the school is located is home to several of theses: the Serengeti, Tanzania’s largest and most famous national park, the Ngorongoro Crater, a 20 mile wide crater containing some of the best wild-life viewing in Africa, and 20,000 foot Mt.
The city of Arusha is a center of the United Nations and referred to as “The Geneva of Africa”.
Tanzania is one of the least urbanized countries in sub-Sahara Africa.