Arusha Tanzania Shopping Day Tour Tanzanite Souvenirs

Arusha Tanzania Shopping Day Tour Tanzanite Souvenirs: Discover some of the best shopping stores in Arusha Tanzania. Depending on what you are looking for our shopping tour of Arusha takes you to a few stores to find what your heart desires. We also include a visit to a Tanzanite store. Tanzanite is the only gemstone found in Tanzania and has become the world’s unique bluish gemstone that is said to be 1000 times rarer than diamonds.

Tanzanite is named after Tanzania and is the native stone of Arusha discovered in 1967 at Mererani about 40 km southeast of Arusha town. Tanzanite now attracts many investors around the world to invest in Arusha. Certified gemstone dealers in Arusha do accept cash and credit card payments but mostly card is highly recommended.

You will also visit a multitude of different shops selling different cultural items and souvenirs. Some of the shops are; Schwari shops, which are a popular source of unique clothing, accessories, and home goods for residents and visitors of Tanzania. Schwari shops sell handbags, pouches, swing dresses, beach covers, half-moon dresses, boots, Zanzibar scarves, ballet flats, and bay booties among others.

Another shop you may visit is the Shanga Shop. Shanga means Beads in swahili. The company produces a range of beautiful necklaces made from beads and a selection of silk, kanga, chiffon, and voile-colored fabrics. With more than 45 employees with a wide range of disabilities, the company also makes creative products from glass-blowing recycled bottles, paper making, Maasai beading, recycling old pots and pans into decorations, glass bead making, traditional weaving, metal work, and much more.

The Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre is a unique cultural center on the outskirts of Arusha with curio shops, a jewelry boutique, tanzanite and precious stone counter, a restaurant, a bargain center, and an outstanding commercial art gallery. The center has a vast array of ornaments, jewelry, antiques, and local crafts to cater to any budget. High-quality clothing, textiles, accessories, books, and spices can also be found here. Our exquisite collection of precious and semi-precious stones – including rubies, emeralds, tsavorite, diamonds, sapphires, and opals – is unrivaled across the continent. The most highly treasured is tanzanite – a rare blue/violet stone found only in Tanzania, for which we have an international reputation. Purchase loose stones select from our range of handmade jewelry or work with our jewellers and designers to create your unique piece. 

You may also visit other shops and galleries that sell Tanzanite and other cultural items.

Arusha Tanzania Shopping Day Tour Tanzanite Souvenirs: Discover some of the best shopping stores in Arusha Tanzania.

Depending on what you are looking for our shopping tour of Arusha takes you to a few stores to find what your heart desires.

We also include a visit to a Tanzanite store. Tanzanite is the only gemstone found in Tanzania and has become the world’s unique bluish gemstone that is said to be 1000 times rarer than diamonds.

Tanzanite is named after Tanzania and is the native stone of Arusha discovered in 1967 at Mererani about 40 km southeast of Arusha town.

Tanzanite now attracts many investors around the world to invest in Arusha. Certified gemstone dealers in Arusha do accept cash and credit card payments but mostly card is highly recommended.

Schwari Shop: Schwari is the Swahili word for “calm”. Schwari shops are a popular source of unique clothing, accessories, and home goods for residents and visitors of Tanzania.

Schwari shops sell handbags, pouches, swing dresses, beach covers, half-moon dresses, boots, Zanzibar scarves, ballet flats, and bay booties among others.

Shanga Shops: Shanga means Beads in swahili. The company produces a range of beautiful necklaces made from beads and a selection of silk, kanga, chiffon, and voile-colored fabrics.

With more than 45 employees with a wide range of disabilities, the company also makes creative products from glass-blowing recycled bottles, paper making, Maasai beading, recycling old pots and pans into decorations, glass bead making, traditional weaving, metal work, and much more.

Kase Stores Limited: Tanzania’s best bookshop. For a wide variety of books, maps, Stationery, Computers, Laptops and more.

Mt Meru Curios & Crafts Market: There are quite a few markets in Arusha but this is definitely not to be missed. Often referred to as the Maasai Market there are some great, local souvenirs to be found here as well as some very good higher-quality items.

There are almost 2,000 sellers here and it really is a one-stop shopping area for gifts, curios, gemstone minerals, and traditional clothing.

You will need to practice your expert haggling skills though and be persistent as this market is one of the best in central Arusha.

Arusha Cultural Heritage Centre is a unique cultural center on the outskirts of Arusha with curio shops, a jewelry boutique, tanzanite and precious stone counter, a restaurant, a bargain center, and an outstanding commercial art gallery.

The centre has a vast array of ornaments, jewelry, antiques, and local crafts to cater to any budget. High-quality clothing, textiles, accessories, books, and spices can also be found here.

Our exquisite collection of precious and semi-precious stones – including rubies, emeralds, tsavorite, diamonds, sapphires, and opals – is unrivaled across the continent.

The most highly treasured is tanzanite – a rare blue/violet stone found only in Tanzania, for which we have an international reputation.

Purchase loose stones select from our ranges of handmade jewellery or work with our jewellers and designers to create your own unique piece.

Maasai Women Fair Trade Centre: A project of the Maasai Women Development Organisation (MWEDO), this small shop raises money for education and other projects.

It has expensive, but high-quality beadwork (and a few other crafts), including some items seldom sold elsewhere, like Christmas ornaments. There’s an on-site coffee shop.

Jamaliyah Gallery and Framing, Arusha Tanzania: They tailor-make natural wood Mninga, Coconut, Dhow, Coffee, Jacaranda, etc. hand made photo frames including stretch framing. We also make wood furniture and various types of Art.

Tanzanite Experience Jewellery in Arusha: One of many shops selling tanzanite; this one has set up a little museum about this rare gem, mined almost exclusively in the Kilimanjaro area.

Arusha Tanzania Shopping Day Tour Tanzanite Souvenirs includes:

Professional guiding fee + Transport to and from your hotel/ residence and pick up from your Hotel and drive to Certified Gemstone dealers for shopping. Lunch in Arusha town at a restaurant of your choice (payable directly)

Notes
* Arusha Tanzania Shopping Day Tour Tanzanite Souvenirs is available upon request

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