Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
HIGH SEASON (JUN-AUG)
»Weather is cooler and dry.
»Hotels in popular areas are full, with high-season prices.
»Animal-spotting is easiest, as foliage is sparse and animals congregate around dwindling
water sources.
SHOULDER SEASON (SEP-FEB)
»Weather is hot, especially December through to February.
»From late October, the short rains
(mvuli)
fall and the
kusi
(seas-onal trade wind from the
southeast) blows.
»High-season prices from mid-December to mid-January.
LOW SEASON (MAR-MAY)
»Heavy rains make secondary roads muddy and some areas inaccessible.
»It seldom rains all day, every day. Landscapes are lush and green.
»Some hotels close; others offer discounts.
Websites
»
Kamusi Project
(
www.kamusi.org
)
Living Swahili dictionary.
»
Lonely Planet
(
www.lonelyplanet.com/tanzania
)
Destination information, hotel book-
ings, traveller forum and more.
»
Tanzania Talks
(
www.tanzaniatalks.com
)
Good for keeping up with what's on in Arusha
and the north.
»
Tanzania Tourist Board
(
www.tanzaniatouristboard.com
) The TTB's official site.
»
Zanzibar Tourism
(
www.zanzibartourism.net
) Zanzibar's official tourism site.
Exchange Rates
Australia
A$1 Tsh1612.82
Canada
C$1 Tsh1559.86
Euro
€1 Tsh2112.17
Japan
¥100 Tsh2055.62
Kenya
KSh1 Tsh18.60
New Zealand
NZ$1 Tsh1222.29
South Africa
R1
Tsh201.22
UK
UK£1 Tsh2498.16
US
US$1 Tsh1602.18
