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Tanzania - useful information

WHEN TO VISIT?

• the best time to visit Tanzania isfrom January to March and from June to October

CLIMATE

• tropical
• coast: humid and hot, central part: dry, north western highlands: cool and temperate
• rainy seasons: Feb-May, Nov-Dec

HEALTH

• protect yourself from the sun, you are near the equator
• be careful with swimming in lakes, rivers and natural reservoirs (they can be infected with the bilharzia parasite)

SAFETY

• don't wear jewellery in public and do not carry large sums of money or a handbag
• the safest place: hotel safe
• take a taxi, especially when it's dark
• do not respond to proposals made in the street

HOTELS

• variety of hotels, from the cheapest to five star hotels, a very nice place for about $50 per night per person
• Kilimanjaro: fun to stay in a tent or a hostel

TRANSPORTATION

• by air, by train, by car 
• by train between Tanzania and Zambia
• train is not expensive 

Tanzania at a glance