If you are searching for a lounge at Arusha Airport in Tanzania, the essential thing to know is which airport your safari itinerary actually uses. Arusha Airport is the small airstrip beside town serving light domestic safari flights, and it has no traditional lounge; the region's Priority Pass lounge is at Kilimanjaro International, about an hour away.
Lounges at Arusha Airport
Arusha Airport is a compact domestic field used by safari carriers flying to the Serengeti, Zanzibar, and other bush strips. As a small airstrip, it does not offer a conventional airport lounge, and there is no Priority Pass lounge or pay-per-use lounge in its simple terminal. Facilities are basic and geared to light-aircraft departures, so plan around the terminal's seating and any cafe rather than expecting a lounge. Separately, in Arusha town, the Boma Lounge operates as part of a concierge network with Priority Pass arrangements, a city lounge rather than an airport one.
The lounge is at Kilimanjaro International
If your international flight uses Kilimanjaro International Airport, the region's main gateway, that is where the lounge is: the Twiga Lounge by Aspire is in the Priority Pass network there, and a further lounge, the Uhuru Lounge, has been announced. So if lounge access matters, check whether your itinerary departs from Kilimanjaro rather than the Arusha airstrip, since that determines whether a Priority Pass is useful on departure day.
Tips
For a light-aircraft departure from Arusha Airport, arrive comfortably early, use the simple terminal facilities, and treat the experience as part of the safari rather than a hub transit. For an international departure, plan your lounge visit at Kilimanjaro's Twiga Lounge with your Priority Pass. Use the comparison below to understand general access methods, keeping in mind they apply at Kilimanjaro International rather than at the Arusha airstrip.