This is a great place for a couple of hours - artwork by local artists, lots of souvenir shops. The souvenir shops are fixed rate but the art gallery isn't. Same owner. If you like a painting or sculpture, you can negotiate. I visited the Tanzanite store here and they were welcoming, showed me some beautiful stones and explained how to evaluate stones. I bought a ring with a small stone and got the certificate with it. Very pleased with my purchase and wore it home. BUT less than a week later the stone fell out. Luckily, I found it but now have to take it to my local jeweler to get it reset.

We visited the Arusha Cultural Heritage Center, where we saw amazing crafts and learned about Tanzania's traditions. There were colorful things and interesting stories – it was like a fun gallery! At night, we stayed at Tumbili Lodge. It was a cozy place with soft beds and tasty food. The lodge had a nice garden where we played and saw some friendly monkeys, or "tumbili" in Swahili. It was like a little adventure right at the lodge! The people from Tanzania Horizon Safaris and the lodge were really nice. They took care of us and made our trip special. Our guide Patrick told us cool things about the culture, and we laughed a lot. Even though it was a short visit, we had the best time at the Arusha Cultural Heritage Center and Tumbili Lodge with Tanzania Horizon Safaris.

If you are into visiting and buying local products that you can’t bargain , then this place is for you . Do note that to me, I find the products way overpriced especially tanzanite where you can get at a lower price in your home country from a renowned gem dealer . Since tanzanite is a birth stone , you can find it in any country being sold. However there are some products available only in Tanzania, recently could purchase them here - stuff like fridge magnets , caps, patches for Kilimanjaro or Tanzanian safari parks , you can purchase them here for a small markup as the products are relatively low priced

What an amazing place to tour. We met the owner and he gave us a lesson on buying tanzanite. I did purchase a lovely ring from him. The incredible art is far more than you can see in one day, we went back twice. The locals are so very talented in paintings, sculptures. Masks etc also no pressure to buy anything is also nice. I would recommend anyone visiting Arusha not to miss going in there.

A complete village. Start with a walk around the museum with 4 floors of African antiques, sculptures, paintings etc. Sadly everything is for sale. After go shopping around the multiple craft shops and end with a coffee or food in the restaurant. A good 2 hours.

This is an amazing place with incredible items from all over Africa. They offered a large number of distinctive masks that my son collects and were very careful in wrapping and securing the 5 that he bought so they would not get broken on the flights back to the USA. Jewelry, small and large crafts of every kind are available so be sure to allow time to browse the many areas.

This was absolutly one of the best places we visited when we were in Arusha. A lot of cool shops and a fantastic gallery. The food in the restaurant was very good as well. Well worth a visit. Easily spent some hours here

There is amazing art to view mixed with cultural artefacts representing many different African countries. Well worth the visit. Stop and absorb the rich culture the continent has to offer

A must see in Arusha! The art gallery was incredible and the shops had a lot to peruse through! The owner happened to be there and spent some time speaking with us about the history and future plans for the center. It was an overall great place to visit.

This facility has upgraded tremendously since our first visit more than ten years ago. The art gallery is wonderful and they are building a Jane Goodall facility. The commercial aspects are abundant and can supply most of one's souveneir needs. The owner is a key Tanzanite dealer and very reputable. He is also a very socially responsible citizen and we were very pleased to spend some time getting to know him. This facility is a must visit on the tourist circuit in Arusha.