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When many people think of Africa, they are actually thinking of Tanzania. It is here that some of the continent’s most vivid images come to life: snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, rhinos standing proud in Ngorongoro Crater and wildebeests’ hooves thundering over the Serengeti National Park. If for you Africa means hot, dusty afternoons ending in star-studded skies, or Indian Ocean breezes caressing the white sands and Swahili ruins of the Zanzibar Archipelago, then head straight for Tanzania.
The most popular areas have sealed main roads, and hotels and restaurants to suit every budget. But it’s also easy to leave the beaten track by heading south to a Tanzania that is far removed from Western development and amenities. Here you can have one of Africa’s greatest wildernesses more or less to yourself, travel by boat on Lake Tanganyika, track chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park or meet the Maasai in Northern Tanzania.
Borders Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Visa US$50 for three months, available at most border crossings
Money Tanzanian Shilling (TSh); US$1 = TSh1247
Telephone Country code 255; international access code 000
Area 943,000 sq km
Capital Dodoma
Budget US$50 to US$75 per day (midrange)
Languages Swahili and English
Birthplace of Freddie Mercury; humankind
Time GMT/UTC + 3
Seasons dry June to August; rainy mid-March to May and November to December
ATMs Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Moshi and Mwanza
Country code 255
Population 34.5 million
