Welcome to Tanzania
Discover Tanzania and its 120 different ethnic groups and cultures.
General Info
Weather: Just south of the equator, Tanzania is huge and its sheer size means that the climate varies considerably within it. However, generally the main rainy season, or the 'long rains', lasts during about March, April and May. Afternoon tropical downpours are the norm – which are heavier and more predictable beside the coast and on the islands. The humidity is high and daily temperatures reach the low-mid 30°s.
The long dry season lasts throughout June, July, August, September and October is when rainfall is unusual, even on the islands. Temperatures vary hugely with altitude and location, but it's usually a fine, clear sky and sunny weather – it's a great time to visit Tanzania. During November and December there's another rainy season: the 'short rains'. These are much lighter than the main rains and less reliable.
If it has rained during the short rains, then it normally dries up for a few months, January and February, which is Tanzania's 'short dry season', before starting to rain again in earnest in March.
The long dry season lasts throughout June, July, August, September and October is when rainfall is unusual, even on the islands. Temperatures vary hugely with altitude and location, but it's usually a fine, clear sky and sunny weather – it's a great time to visit Tanzania. During November and December there's another rainy season: the 'short rains'. These are much lighter than the main rains and less reliable.
If it has rained during the short rains, then it normally dries up for a few months, January and February, which is Tanzania's 'short dry season', before starting to rain again in earnest in March.
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Dry Season ( daily range ): June, July, August, September & October (20º - 30ºC / 68º - 86ºF)
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Wet Season ( daily range ): November, December, January, February, March, April, May - Temperature are consistenty hot, a bit or below 30ºC / 86ºF, It's colder above 1,300 mt / 4265ft.
Vaccinations: Yellow fever, if travelling from a yellow fever endemic country. If you are an adventurous eater Hepatitis A and Typhoid vaccines are recommended.
Passport: Passport validity of 6 Months from the date of your Visa application.
The name Tanzania conjures up images of wildebeest stampeding across vast savannah, rain forests teeming with monkeys and birdlife, and great plains brimming with legions of game. All of these natural wonders and more are on offer in this exceptionally diverse African nation. Visitors typically visit Tanzania to partake in at least one of the four well known Tanzanian tourist experiences: a relaxing seaside vacation on the picturesque island paradise of Zanzibar, an underwater tour of some of the world’s most renowned dive sites around the gorgeous Spice Islands, a safari adventure in some of Africa’s most impressive game reserves, or a hiking excursion around Mount Kilimanjaro National Park. Whichever of these incredible holidays you choose, you will undoubtedly be welcomed by some fabulously friendly and peaceful inhabitants who, despite being divided into 120 different ethnic groups and cultures, live in harmony with one another and provide some of the most wonderfully exotic local cuisine you could imagine. With all of this diversity on offer, the most difficult part of your Tanzanian holiday experience is likely to be deciding where to go!
All Tanzania itineraries
A NORTHERN ODYSSEY
Ngorongoro Crater and Singita Serengeti Grumeti
7 Days - 6 Nights
7 Days - 6 Nights
A SOUTHERN SECRET
Ruaha National Park and Selous Game Reserve
7 Days - 6 Nights
7 Days - 6 Nights
ZANZIBAR ZENITH
Stone Town and Kendwa
5 Days - 4 Nights
5 Days - 4 Nights
IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Arusha, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park
7 Days - 6 Nights
7 Days - 6 Nights
