Tanzania travel resources
The Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Mount Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar's spice-island beaches.
Quick facts
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
- Language
- Swahili, English
- Best time to visit
- Jun–Oct (dry season) Compare countries by month
- Emergency
- 112 · 114 fire · 115 ambulance
- Plug types
- D, G
- Drives on
- Left
- Government travel advice
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Travel Tips
- Arusha is the usual base for northern safaris to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
- Kilimanjaro climbs require a licensed guide. Routes with more days give better acclimatization.
- Zanzibar is mostly Muslim; dress modestly away from the beach, especially in Stone Town.
- Park fees are high and paid per day. Check exactly what your safari quote includes.
- Bring US dollar notes printed recently; older notes are often refused.
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