Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
»For protection against malaria, it's essential to bring along mosquito nets for your children
and ensure that they sleep under them, and to check with your doctor regarding the use of
malarial prophylactics. Bring long-sleeved shirts, trousers and socks for dawn and dusk,
and ensure that your children wear them and use mosquito repellent.
»Wildlife watching is suitable for older children who have the patience to sit for long peri-
ods in a car, but less suitable for younger ones, unless it's kept to manageable doses.
»Lonely Planet's Travel with Children by Cathy Lanigan has more tips for keeping children
and parents happy while on the road.
Climate
Tanzania has a generally comfortable, tropical climate year-round, although there are sig-
nificant regional variations. Along the warmer and humid coast, the climate is determined
in large part by the monsoon winds, which bring rains in two major periods. During the
masika (long rains), from mid-March to May, it rains heavily almost every day, although
seldom for the whole day, and the air can get unpleasantly sticky. The lighter mvuli (short
rains) fall during November, December and sometimes into January. Inland, altitude is a
major determinant of conditions; you'll need a jacket early morning and evening, especially
in highland areas.
PRACTICALITIES
» Currency Tanzanian shilling.
» Newspapers Guardian and Daily News (dailies); Business Times, Financial
Times and East African (weeklies).
» Radio Radio Tanzania (government-aligned); Radio One; Radio Free Africa;
BBC World Service; Deutsche Welle
» Weights & Measures Metric system.
Customs Regulations
Exporting seashells, coral, ivory and turtle shells is illegal. You can export a maximum
of Tsh2000 without declaration. There's no limit on the importation of foreign currency;
amounts over US$10,000 must be declared.
Discount Cards
A student ID gets you a 50% discount on train fares, and sometimes on museum entry fees.
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