About Tanzania
Reliable information about Tanzania tours, attractions, and culture from the Altezza expert team. We have lived here for more than a decade and, drawing on our experience, strive to provide accurate, up-to-date, and helpful information.
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Learn the essentials before your Tanzania adventure. Here, you'll find relevant travel advice, along with visa and vaccine information.
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A complete collection of our articles about interesting locations in Tanzania, local tribes, history, and other things that make this beautiful country a perfect vacation destination.
                            
                            Travel information                        
                        - Getting a tourist visa for Tanzania
 - Tips and recommendations for travelers
 - Plastic ban in Tanzania
 - Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
 - Filming in Tanzania
 - Currency in Tanzania
 - Visa to Tanzania for the citizens from Kazakhstan
 - Drone filming in Tanzania. Tanzania drone laws.
 - Electrical outlets and plugs in Tanzania
 - Monkeypox: Current Situation in Tanzania and Other African Countries
 - Responsible travel: What not to do on your Tanzania adventure
 - Tanzania honeymoon: your guide to a romantic adventure
 - 110 Popular Words and Phrases in Swahili
 - Getting from Kilimanjaro Airport to Arusha
 - Tanzania airports: from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar
 - What to bring from Tanzania: top 7 souvenirs for travelers
 - About Kilimanjaro Airport
 - Foreign currency payments banned in Tanzania
 - Best Tanzania resorts
 - The worst airports in the U.S. for restaurant experiences
 
                            
                            Health and safety                         
                        - Is Tanzania a safe country to visit?
 - Immunizations before your trip to Tanzania
 - Top 10 yellow fever facts for travelers
 - Malaria prevention
 - Fraud in Tanzania
 - Is Tanzania Safe for Solo Female Travelers?
 - The safest countries in Africa
 - How to prepare for a flight and avoid jet lag: 6 science-backed tips
 - Outbreak of Marburg Virus in Tanzania: Recommendations for Travelers
 - Most Dangerous Countries in Africa
 
                            
                            Culture & history                        
                        - Tanzania Food
 - Tanzania tribes
 - What is Kopi Luwak and why you shouldn't drink it?
 - Tanzanite - a unique African gemstone
 - The Maasai Tribe. Discover the most well-known African tribe
 - Tanzanian coffee. Local varieties and Tanzania peaberry coffee
 - The best coffee in the world. Searching for the most delicious Arabica.
 - The shortest war in history - The Anglo-Zanzibar war
 - Freddie Mercury museum in Zanzibar
 - Kondoa rock art sites (Irangi rock paintings)
 - Isimila Stone Pillars
 - Religion in Tanzania
 - The History of Coffee: Origins and Worldwide Triumph
 - The Tallest African Tree
 - Tanzania: "The Cradle of Humankind" and a Stronghold of Wildlife
 - 15 interesting facts about Tanzania
 - Where in Africa can you find snow?
 - "Jambo" and other ways to say hello
 - hakuna matata — what it means
 - Ancient city of Bagamoyo: a gateway to the past on East Africa's coast
 - Giraffatitan and other dinosaurs from Tanzania
 - Top 5 ideas for celebrating Christmas in Tanzania
 - Top 7 facts about Africa you might not know
 - 10 waterfalls of Tanzania you must see with your own eyes
 - Under the sounds of African drums: main Tanzania holidays and festivals
 - Real Tanzania in the movie Mufasa: The Lion King
 - Famous people from Tanzania known worldwide
 - Zanzibar slave market, a tragic mark in the history of East Africa
 - Nasera Rock — famous inselberg of Ngorongoro,Tanzania
 - Most populated countries in Africa
 - A guide to Tanzania wildlife: From the Big Five to humpback whales
 - Paintings in the Tingatinga style
 - Tanzanian culture: important tips to know before your trip
 - Tanzania traditional clothing: kanga, kitenge, shuka
 - Tanzania today: poverty or prejudice?
 - 9 best places to travel in September
 - 7 best countries to travel to in October
 - Top 7 poorest countries in Africa
 - U.S. international air traffic 2025: 15 cities losing and gaining tourists
 - Satellite images reshape understanding of the Great Migration in the Serengeti
 - Top 10 English-speaking countries in Africa
 - Solo travel for women: 13 epic and safe destinations
 
                            
                            Tanzania cities guides                        
                        - Stone Town, Zanzibar
 - Dar es Salaam, the Swahili Capital of Tanzania
 - Dodoma, the capital hidden in the savannah
 - Moshi: what to do during your Kilimanjaro trip
 - Best hotels in Moshi
 - Top 14 hotels in Arusha: where to stay for an unforgettable experience
 - Kigoma in Tanzania – the quiet shore of great events