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Travelling to Tanzania
some tips for a tourist or travellers
Tanzania
Full country name:
United Republic of Tanzania
Area: 945,090 sq km (364,879 sq mi)
Population: 31,270,820
Capital city: Dodoma
People: 99% native African (over 100 tribes), 1% Asian, European
and Arabic
Languages: Swahili, English, indigenous.
Religion: 40% Christian, 33% Muslim, 20% indigenous beliefs
Government: Republic (multi-party state)
President: Benjamin William Mkapa
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GDP: US$7
billion
GDP per head: US$220
Inflation: 40%
Major industries: Tobacco, sugar, sisal, diamond and gold mining,
oil refining, cement, tourism
Major trading partners: India, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Rwanda,
the Netherlands, South Africa, Kenya, U.K., Saudi Arabia, China
Facts for the
Traveler
Visas: All visitors require a visa except citizens of some Commonwealth
countries (Canada and the UK excepted), Scandinavian countries, the Republic
of Ireland, Rwanda and Sudan. For these nationalities, a free visitor's
pass, valid for one to three months, can be picked up at the point of
entry (you'll be asked how long you plan to stay - three months is no
problem). You will need proof of yellow fever vaccination if travelling
to Zanzibar.
Health: Yellow fever, malaria, bilharzia, tsetse fly, cholera, hepatitis,
meningitis, and typhoid. HIV/AIDS is a serious risk, though not as prevalent
as in Uganda. Tampons are imported and available only in the bigger towns
and cities. Locally made sanitary napkins are generally plentiful.
Time: GMT/UTC plus three hours
Electricity: 230V
Weights & measures: Metric
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When to
Go
The standard tourist
season is in January and February, when the hot, dry weather at this time
of year is generally considered to be the most pleasant. But to catch
the Serengeti at its best you want to avoid the dry season when virtually
all the animals go on holiday to Kenya. Be prepared if you're heading
into the big wet, as many roads - particularly on the south coast - can
become too squishy to drive on.
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Events
The biggest annual
event in Tanzania begins at the Serengeti National Park near the Kenyan
border, when huge herds of wildebeests head for greener pastures in Kenya.
Starting in April each year, more than 2 million of these animals migrate
across the Serengeti's southern plains accompanied by zebras, antelopes,
gazelles, lions and tourists. Tanzanian Independence Day (December 9)
somehow pales in significance.
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Step out into the vast open plains that dominate much of Tanzania and
you suddenly feel very, very small. And so you should. You've just joined
one of the largest, wildest animal populations in the world. Wildebeest,
monkey, antelope, lion, cheetah, crocodile, gazelle, flamingo - you name
them, Tanzania's had great White plunderers shoot them. But these days
they use cameras rather than guns. An economically poor country troubled
by rowdy neighbours and opportunistic colonial powers, Tanzania offers
some of the best wildlife spotting opportunities on the continent. Famous
parks such as the Serengeti and Mt Kilimanjaro, or the wonderful crater
of Ngorongoro, make many drab towns here well worth the stopover. Then
there's the country's very sexy appendage - Zanzibar. One of several islands
off Tanzania's coast, this former spice centre simply oozes exotica and
scented Persian bath water.
Info from Lonely
Planet
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