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- <text id=93CT1885>
- <title>
- Tanzania--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Southern Africa
- Tanzania
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Customs: Visas and inoculations against cholera and yellow
- fever are required for entry.
- </p>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Lightweight, tropical clothing is worn
- year round, although in the cooler season (June-September), a
- light wrap is useful in the evenings. Due to cultural
- sensitivities, conservative dress is recommended.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Community sanitation controls are generally enforced.
- Tapwater is not potable. Water should be boiled and filtered and
- fruits and vegetables carefully prepared.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Direct-dial telephone and cable services
- are available to the UK, US, and other parts of the world.
- Tanzania is eight standard time zones ahead of eastern standard
- time and does not observe daylight-saving time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Dar es Salaam is served by several
- international airlines. Taxis are available 24 hrs. at certain
- locations; fare should be agreed upon in advance. Buses and
- trains are generally overcrowded. Traffic moves on the left.
- </p>
- <p> Tourist attractions: In Dar es Salaam, visitors can view
- traditional Tanzanian architecture at the Village Museum,
- Makonde carvings at the National Art Gallery, and chief's
- stools at the National Museum. The Kunduchi Ruins and Msasani
- Village, a fishing village with tombs from the 17th to 19th
- centuries, are both short drives from Dar es Salaam. Beaches and
- snorkeling are particularly good on Bongoyo and Mbuja Islands.
- Fishing on Mafia Island, about a 40-minute flight from Dar es
- Salaam, is best from September to March.
- </p>
- <p> The northern circuit is most popular with visitors. Places of
- interest include Arusha National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Moshi,
- Tarangire Park, Lake Manyara National Park, the Serengeti
- Plains, Olduvai Gorge, and Mt. Kilimanjaro.
- </p>
- <p> The southern circuit, which is not as well known, offers more
- than 724 km. (450 mi.) of white beaches along the Indian Ocean,
- Mikumi National Park, Ruaha National Park, Gombe National Park,
- and the Selous Game Park. Towns of interest include Bagamoyo,
- Morogoro, Dodoma, Iringa, and Mbeya.
- </p>
- <p> On Zanzibar, the Old Stone Fort, House of Wonders, the former
- slave market, Mangapwani Beach, and Grave and Prison Islands are
- favorite attractions.
- </p>
- <p> Birdwatching is a popular pastime. Hunting is permitted
- July- December. Travelers should consider packing supplies for
- trips out of Dar es Salaam, as the shops are frequently without
- essentials.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: Businesses and the US Embassy may be
- closed on the following Tanzanian holidays:
- </p>
- <p>Zanzibar Revolutionary Day, January 12; Birth of Chama Cha
- Mapinduzi, February 5; Union Day, April 26; International
- Workers Day, May 1; Peasants Day, July 7; Independence Day,
- December 9; Christmas Day, December 25.
- </p>
- <p> Good Friday and Easter Monday are observed. Idd El Fitr, Idd
- El Hajj, and Maulid Day are Muslim holidays subject to the lunar
- calendar.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, July
- 1986.
- </p>
-
- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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