Accommodation and Safari in Arusha

Hi, I will be in Arusha from late August 2005 for 5-6 days and would like advice re faesibility of just turning up and finding accomodation at the time as well as a 3-4 day lodge safari. Can this be booked the day before?
Also would it be reasonable just to do day trips to the surrounding areas whilst based in Arusha? Are these readily available

Hi

If you are specifically looking for a lodge safari - then you should definitely book in advance. Many of the lodges are already booked up for Auly - Aug 05 - it is peak season due to school holidays.

Camping safari you may be able to find when you are there. However, you need to be very careful as there are so many safari touts on the streets of Arusha, many of them are not registered companies.

Days trips: there is not that much to see just around Arusha in a day trip. The Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara Nat Park and Serengeti Nat Park are a fair drive away

There are many options for safaris in Tanzania displayed in The Africa Guide's travel center. You can browse through them at this URL

http://www.africaguide.com/travel/index.php?cmd=2&page=1&country_id=47

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