Country Info
- Dar es Salaam
- Capital
- Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
- Currency
- 36,232,074
- Population
- TZ
- Country Code
Tanzania Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Tanzania
Fear and Loathing on the Mountain of God
This is a top pick! On the third day of the safari, we arrived at our campsite near Ol Doinyo Lengai, which means "mountain of God" in the Maasai language. Looking at it for the first time, one can understand why they choose this name. It is an active volcano ...
Last days in Ushongo; derniers jours
This is a top pick! Version traduite plus bas… Sept 13, Last days in Ushongo Walking on the beach at night, with the light of the full moon, I dare not think of the hundreds of crabs running around and I try to believe that they know I am here, just from the ...
Stonetown, Zanzibar
This is a top pick! Version traduite partiellement plus bas... Sept 20, Stonetown, Zanzibar Lance and Roman went via a dalla dalla (local bus full of people) to Stonetown and then, it was Peggy and Tristan's turn to visit the "big" city of Zanzibar, while Duncan stayed ...
Kilimanjaro 4, by Roman
This is a top pick! Kilimanjaro 4 'Okay, I think I feel a bit better,' he announces. He head off again, and curiously for a minute, I have the feeling that my brother vomited for the two of us, because my nausea has momentarily vanished. ...
Eating out in Impala
This is a top pick! Eating Indian food in a hotel called the Impala in Arusha Tanzania has to be one of the funniest things. But damn, it was good. As was the company. A mass of biologists from many different countries, and there was Guinness ...
A Man, his Money, and a Master
This is a top pick! ... beat, at least get beat by professionals. That was about the only consolation I could give myself as I walked into Malawi from Tanzania a poorer man. Math annoys me. This is mostly due to sheer incompetence on my part when it comes to any number ...
Dar Es Salaam centre
This is a top pick! ... announces a guy in the middle of Swahili sentences... all we could understand after that were the repeating words “Miss Tanzania”... “Ocean view hotel”... “2011”.... the rest sounded like gibberish to us... anyhow... by ...
8 Days of relaxing in Zanzibar
This is a top pick! Prior to my arrival, I had big plans to explore the island. After I arrived at Paje, I decided to explore a smaller area and get to know this sleepy village. I say sleepy, only because its not Kite season. In Kite season, the beach is packed with ...
Ngoronrogo crator
This is a top pick! Ngorongoro Conservation Area 28th May 2008 We awake in the morning to no view of the crater below but instead we saw thick white cloud. It was still very cold and very wet. We had breakfast and then loaded ourselves into the Landcruiser for our ...
Safari!!
This is a top pick! Michelle finished her work last week, and on Thursday we left on safari with George and Sil. There were some cock-ups (our "fixer" Bruno's fault) and we didn't see everything in quite the numbers we had hoped (except thousands and thousands of ...
Turtles run for their lives; Les tortues courent
This is a top pick! Version traduite plus bas…. Sept 9, Turtles run for their lives! A few years back, Maziwe island was a forested island of 5 hectares and since the locals cut all the trees, it eroded so fast that it became a small sand bar, disappearing by so much ...
Zanzibar
This is a top pick! Hi Guys, You can read our update from Zanzibar in our entry from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania entitled 'Tanzania is Stripey!'. Cheers, K & ...
On top of Africa - Mount Kilimanjaro
This is a top pick! I'm not sure what possessed me to book a climb up to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 metres/ 19,200 feet) but I suppose I thought it was a good idea at the time and something Debbie would enjoy. As we trudged our way to the summit, in the dark early ...
Mbeya
This is a top pick! ... up on news, have a drink and play tennis while their children swim in a water that seems too cold for me. Some have lived in Tanzania for 4 or 5 years, working at the hospital or at the university. So, I take this opportunity to ask this Black man how he ...
Safari in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
This is a top pick! ... there is absolutly no way to describe how simply amazing our 3 days on safari was. Going back, when we arrived into Tanzania we stayed the night just outside of a small town called Arusha, this town has lots of traditional Masaai villages surrounding ...
Another Dream Come True
This is a top pick! As it turns out, Dreams cost money. Generally speaking, I have a hard time opening my wallet...but this was worth every penny. We left camp at dark, and arrived at our launch sight by 5am. The sun was beginning to rise over the Serengeti and our ...
Lake Manyara
This is a top pick! Lake Manyara 25th May 2008 At 8.30am as arranged, Salhim was outside Arusha Backpackers with the Landcruiser engine ticking. We stopped for a few essential things that we needed to buy such as water, there was no way we were going to pay $5 US for a ...
A Childhood dream comes true
This is a top pick! Throughout my childhood and adult life, I have been fascinated with the Serengeti and its massive migrations. It all began with Lorn Greens New Wilderness on my parents TV and was escalated by our many trips to Bush Gardens. Many years later, I find ...
Sun, sea and scuba
This is a top pick! ... sun, sea sand, sunbathing, swimming, sailing, snorkeling and scuba diving. We are on Zanzibar, off the east coast of Tanzania for a few days of rest, relaxation and recuperation after our Kilimanjaro exertions. And, of course to do a bit of ...
Kilimanjaro 1, by Roman
This is a top pick! August 31st, A Metre A Word; The Kilimanjaro: 5896m By Roman Day 1 'A hundred and nineteen thousand! Isn't that a lot?' I ask, 'I mean, we are already paying a thousand two hundred for ...
Back to Tanzania/Mbeya
This is a top pick! ... border make such a difference to the attitudes of the people you encounter. It was just so oblivious we were back in Tanzania. Anyone who has crossed this border will know exactly what we are talking about. Not wanting a repeat performance of the ...
Zanzibar Island....Paradise??!
This is a top pick! ... to leave on Monday back to the mainland, where we shall stay another couple of nights in Tanzania before entering Malawi. Love hugs kisses Ali and Matt xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ...
Arusha
This is a top pick! ... we ventured out into the busy 'vulture' town of Arusha. As the Lonely Planet advised....'Arusha is the worst place in Tanzania for street touts and slick tour operators who prey on the gullibility of the newly arrived travellers .......' Hence our nick ...
Stuck in a place I can't get out of....
This is a top pick! Yes. I got stuck in a lift in the Aursha International Convention Centre by the UN buildings. There were three of us, and luckily we got stuck at the floor of the conference 6 stories up. We rang the alarm and then the alarm stopped working. People ...
where the wild things are - Africa Safari (part I)
This is a top pick! ... get some of the stuff but don't have anywhere to pack it and am too cheap to ship it home. The border crossing into Tanzania wasn't too much of a hassle. We stopped at a campsite next to Lake Victoria for the evening. There was another Acacia tour group ...
The Great Escape
This is a top pick! ... . I joined the queue, bought my visa, and waited for the mini-bus to fill up again. We were three minutes into Tanzania when the tire blew. Everyone piled out. Our driver and conductor using a rock, a log, and tire iron replaced ...
Serengeti
This is a top pick! Serengeti National Park 26th May 2008 So after a wild animal packed day yesterday how could we top that we ask ourselves. Our driver was quietly confident we would. After all he had done this many times before. We left Lake Manyara and set off towards ...
The Spice Island
This is a top pick! Greetings Everyone, Zanzibar is called the "spice Island" and it's a magical place to visit. Like all of the East African coast line, the Indian Ocean is dazzling. The turquoise water is very clear, bath temperature and the beaches have fantastic, ...
It's Cleear! Pleased to meet you!
This is a top pick! Weaving through the people I spotted the sign. 'Cleear' That had to be me. Claire in East African. We got into the back of the sideways-seated bus. The driver weaving along the dirt tracks, slowing for the bumps, expertly navigating around the ...