Accommodations: Standard, mid-range or luxury accommodation options available. Small group or private safaris. Independent traveler packages. Tailor made and custom itinerareis also available in both Tanzania and Zanzibar. 

 

Best Time to Go:  May to November.  Shoulder season April, May and November. 

 

Climate: Light rains November and December, rainy season January-March. 

 

Currency: Tanzanian Shilling

 

Foreign Accepted Currency: USD, plus Visa, Mastercard.  EUR and GBP also accepted, expect change in local currency and foreign transaction credit card fees. 

 

Immunizations: Visit the CDC website for recommendations and consult with your travel doctor.  Yellow fever required for Tanzania including Zanzibar

Visas: Zanzibar same requirements as Tanzania. http://www.tanzaniaconsul.com/visa.html

 

Wifi: Don't expect good wifi in Zanzibar at all locations, but there are at least 10 hotels advertising good service. Most accommodaitons will have a computer terminal with an internet connection, but it is often working only inermittantly and you may be charged to use it. Little or no access while on safari in bush lodges and camps and limited access in outlying areas of Zanzibar. 

 

Wildlife:  The Big Five, plus all African wildlife including wildebeest, warthog, zebra, giraffe, birdlife, and marine wildlife in Zanzibar including endangered Green Turtles.