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Travelling To Tanzania: Everything You Need To Know For A More Pleasant Trip

When it’s a tour of two or three days may know everything is not necessary. But if you are going for a long tour especially, out of country. It will be benefitted for you to know basic behaviour and lifestyle of the place or location. Tanzania Safari Tours never be like two or three days. It’s totally a period of time to live a life like Tanzania resident. Tanzania Safari can be easier if get prepare along with some basic of their lifestyle like Tanzania Food, language, behaviour, currency, costume, Things To Do In Tanzania and so on.

Visa & Passport

Passport and Tanzania visa is mandatory for entering Tanzania. Always confirm ahead to make sure your visa processes or charges have not misshapen.  

Passport

Validity of at least six months is mandatory. if your planning is to apply for a visa upon arrival, you must need to be free, adjacent pages remaining in your passport.

Visa needs by whom?

Everybody those who are entering in Tanzania from outside, all required  Tanzania visa exception of Hong Kong , Jamaica, Barbados, Malaysia and roughly a dozen African nation.

How to obtain a visa?

While crossing the border or landing at airport, the visa are available upon arrival of Tanzania.

Tanzania Safari Packages says the charges of visa upon arrival are $50 for non US citizen, and $100 for US Citizen. It’s mandatory to be paid in USD.

Further queries feel free to contact us.

Currency

Tanzania has 50, 100 and 1000 shilling and notes 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10,000 shillings.

Widely used currency is US dollar, but often may not be accepted by few establishments. Notes must be not older than 2006.

Tax

The tax rate is 16% in Tanzania for most of the product. No process of reclaiming on the amount upon departing the country.

Banks, ATM and Credit cards

·         There are plenty of currency exchange office in the city and hotels. Banks are generally opens from 9.00am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday. From 9am to 11am on Saturday.

·         ATM accepts both visa and credit cards in most of the cities and you can able to withdraw from your account in local by entering your PIN.

·         Be sure to alert your bank while travel to Africa. International credit cards are accepted by most of the stores, restaurants, car rental companies, lodges etc. Credit cards typically attract a 5-15% tax. Cheques of visitors are not accepted anywhere in Tanzania.

Common Swahili Vocabulary

Masai boys are adventurous at anywhere as children and but they are mischievous as well as responsible at the same time.  They generally use speak Swahili and English which are basically originated from Zanzibar. This two are most spoken language in Tanzania as well as Kenya.

Some useful Swahili Phrase

·         Karibu; Welcome

·         Habario/Hajmbo; Hello

·         Habari Yako; Hoe are you?

·         Nzuri; Good. Standard reply to how are you

·         Samahani; sorry

·         Asante; Thank you

·         Chakula; food

·         Rafiki; Friend

·         Hapana; No

·         Rafiki; Friend

·         Ndio; Yes

Food

·         Having Tanzania food is such a drastic change in your taste. The addition of coconut milk, spices, are give the finger licking flavour to the dishes. In addition the chicken, beef, fish will be served in terms of their special dishes.

·          Some popular dishes of Tanzania are wali, ugali, nyama choma, mshikaki, samaki, pilau, biriyani, and ndizi-nyama .

·         Tap water are not good for health, bottle and filter water can be use for brushing and drinking.

Health and Safety

According to Tanzania Travel Safety before your departure your must have to take vaccine of typhoid, Hepatitis A& B, Meningitis and Rabbis. Travellers should proper body checking is very important before your journey as your body is going to be adapt a new place, climate, food.

·         No doubt there are huge no. Things To Do In Tanzania, noticeably a safest country in Eastern Africa but still you has to be alert. You must have quite careful on the roads but don’t worry you must safe during your Safari.

·          It’s always advisable to listen your guide all the time particularly in urban areas.

·         Never flaunt your valuable in markets. Better leave your important gadgets and things at your lodges.

It’s always advisable to take photo copies of your all documents you have carried.

Rules and regulations

There are certain rules to follow in Tanzania. You can have great experience by obeying Those rules , acceptance and Tanzania Travel Advice

·         No Sunbathe topless

·         No urine in public

·         Drugs  are illegal

·          Talking with telephone is not allowed in the bank of Tanzania.

·         It’s is prohibited to take plants, flora and fauna, seeds, raw materials, archaeological finds, ivory etc out of Tanzania.

Dress

There are not proper dress code for safari but it’s always advisable to take neutral colours of dress like green, khaki, beige, brown because not to frighten animals.

Provocating dressing scenes is not allowed in Tanzania as it’s a conservative country.

Mobile phones and Internet

The code of international calling from Tanzania is +255. There are 4mobile providers in Tanzania, Zain, Zantel, Vodacom and  Tigo.  You can able to operate your phone on safaris.

Zain cards For $5 to $50 , Vodacom offers unlimited data pack for your phone for 25,00 Tanzania shillings.

Packing for Tanzania tour

Tanzania Safari Packing List can be a long list but some essential are

1. Passport, itinerary, travel insurance docs and eTickets2. Prescription meds3. sunglasses, hat, sunblock4. Camera, video and binoculars5. Clothes and toiletries, Casual but comfortable, Layering is key6. Phone, music, tablet or laptop7. Preventative pharmaceuticals8. Odds & ends9. Hand luggage

Fortunately the Safari in the world would found Best Safari in Tanzania as it’s flora and fauna are incredible.

Conclusion

Nothing to hesitate about any concern of your tour.  Tanzania Safari Tours all time fabulous in terms of different explanation.  So don’t  delay to con tact us on@ Sassabi Expeditions (https://sassabiexpeditions.com/) for Best Safari In Tanzania.

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Tanzania is home to some of the Best Safaris in the world and delivers one of a kind experiences, but the warm reception you get from the people whether it be into their home, shop or national park makes it all the more worthwhile. This warm welcoming nature is a strong part of our culture here at Sassabi Expeditions so from all of us, we say a hearty Karibu and look forward to showing you around the many treasures that Tanzania has to offer.