Tanzania Travel Guide

Practical Guide to Traveling to Tanzania

Tanzania is rich in tourism resources and has many famous tourist attractions. The following is a practical guide to traveling to Tanzania selected for you. You are welcome to read and appreciate it.

Introduction to Tanzania

Tanzania is located in eastern Africa, south of the equator, with an area of ??945,087 square kilometers. It consists of the mainland, Zanzibar Island and more than 20 small islands. The mainland of Tanzania borders the Indian Ocean to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the north, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south, and Rwanda, Burundi, and Congo (DRC) to the west.

Sannia is rich in tourism resources. Africa’s three largest lakes, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Malawi, are all on its borders. The highest peak in Africa, Kili, is 5,895 meters above sea level. Mount Mazzaro is world-famous. Other natural landscapes in Tanzania include the Ngorongoro Crater, the Great Rift Valley, Lake Manyana, etc., as well as historical and cultural landscapes such as the San Island slave city, the world's oldest ancient human ruins, and Arab merchant ruins.

Basic information about Tanzania

Tanzania’s Chinese name: The United Republic of Tanzania

English name: The United Republic of Tanzania

Abbreviation: Tanzania

Continent: Africa

Capital: Dodoma

Main cities: Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Zanzibar etc.

National Day: April 26

Independence Day: December 9

Language: Swahili is the national language and the official language is English< /p>

Religion: Residents believe in primitive fetishism, Catholicism and Islam

Ethnicity: More than 98.5% are Africans, and there are more than 200,000 Indians, Pakistanis and Arabs

< p> Land area: 945,087 square kilometers

National flower: lilac

Currency: Tanzanian shilling

Climate description:

Come The best time to travel to Tanzania is the cool season from June to September or the hot season from October to February.

Tanzania’s eastern coastal areas and some inland lowlands have a savanna climate, while the western inland plateau has a tropical mountain climate. The average temperature in most areas is 21-25℃; more than 20 islands in Zanzibar have a tropical maritime climate, which is hot and humid all year round, with an average annual temperature of 26℃.

The weather here is like spring all year round, and the temperature begins to drop slowly from June to August. Due to the geographical factors of the coast and lowlands, the climate here is more tropical. The whole year is divided into three seasons: rainy season (March to June), cool season (June to September), and hot season (October to February).

Special reminder: Be sure to book your hotel in advance during Tanzania’s peak tourist seasons, namely February, July, August and Christmas.

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Tanzania Food Guide

Tanzanians generally like to eat beef and mutton, drink coffee, and avoid pork, animal offal, seafood and strange shapes. Foods such as squid, sea cucumbers, turtles, etc. They generally feed on corn, rice, and sweet potatoes. Their taste is generally heavy, not afraid of greasy food, and they like to eat spicy food. They generally like to eat Chinese Sichuan cuisine, and the upper class generally like to eat British and Western food.

The eating habits of various tribes in Tanzania are also different. Tribes that focus on animal husbandry eat cattle and sheep as their staple food; tribes that focus on fishing eat fish and shrimp as their staple food; and they grow bananas. Bananas are the staple food of the tribes that are dominated by bananas. The Haya people living in the west of Lake Victoria in the north are famous for growing bananas, and they are used to building houses in banana forests. The Haya people also have a commandment, which is to avoid eating birds, chickens and eggs. In addition, the Haya people also abstain from insects, except grasshoppers and termites.

Tanzania Consumption Guide

Wood carvings, gems, paintings and national costumes are all classic Tanzania tourist souvenirs, with prices ranging from a few dollars to tens of thousands of dollars.

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