Tanzania

Tanzania is an East African country known for its vast wilderness areas. Tanzania is endowed with a wide variety of natural and cultural attractions. Tanzania offers a bright future for creating mutual understanding and friendships between tourists and local people, offering tourists from all over the world the possibility to experience Tanzania’s cultural diversity and providing local people in various rural areas the opportunity to build sustainable livelihoods from developing and managing cultural tourism enterprises.

Tanzania organizations

The Friends of Usambara

Tanzania Usambara Society

Visit Natives

Mto Wa Mbu

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Just south of the equator, Tanzania has (with the exception of certain areas) a tropical climate that is influenced by the Indian Ocean. Nevertheless, there are still differences per region; it is tropical on the coast and can freeze on Mount Kilimanjaro. The coolest months occur when it's summer in the northern hemisphere. However generally all-year round the weather remains pleasant and comfortable. Between June to October, temperatures range from around 10 degrees Celsius (50° Fahrenheit) in the northern highlands to about 23 degrees Celsius (73° Fahrenheit) on the coast.

The main rainy season, or the 'long rains' falls from March till May. The long dry season lasts throughout June, July, August, September and October when rainfall is unusual, even on the islands. During November and December there's another rainy season: the 'short rains'. These are much lighter than the main rains and less constant.

The relatively cool and dry period from June to October and the hot, dry period from December to February are the most favorable travel periods.