Planning a safari in Tanzania? There’s a good chance you’ll be basing your trip out of Arusha. Though it is a major diplomatic hub of eastern Africa, most travelers don’t spend too much of their time within this northeastern city’s limits thanks to its close proximity to a large number of Tanzania’s top national parks, with the Serengeti, Arusha, Kilimanjaro and Tarangire National Parks, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Lakes Manyara and Natron all in the vicinity!