Tanzania Safari Guide

Philip Briggs has been exploring the highways, byways and backwaters of Africa since 1986, when he spent several months backpacking on a shoestring from Nairobi to Cape Town, and first visited Tanzania, bussing from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam then catching the Tazara Railway to Zambia. He has returned to Tanzania numerous times, including to research and author the first Bradt guide to Tanzania in 1992/3, as well as all subsequent editions. Tanzania aside, he has visited more than two dozen African countries and written about most of them for specialist travel and wildlife magazines, including BBC Wildlife, Travel Africa and Wanderlust, and in ten other Bradt guidebooks. He still spends at least four months on the road every year, usually accompanied by his wife, the travel photographer Ariadne Van Zandbergen, and spends his rest of the time battering away at a keyboard in the sleepy South African coastal village of Wilderness.Chris McIntyre went to Africa in 1987, after reading Physics at Queen's College, Oxford. He taught with VSO in Zimbabwe for almost three years and travelled extensively, before writing his first guidebook (Bradt's guide to Namibia and Botswana) in 1990. He has since written all Bradt's guides on Namibia, Botswana and Zambia - and co-authors (with his wife, Susan) Bradt's guide to Zanzibar and (with Philip Briggs) Bradt's guides to Tanzania. When not travelling, Chris is managing director of the specialist tour operator Expert Africa, where he leads a team of dedicated Africa addicts who provide impartial advice and organise great safaris to Africa, including Tanzania and Zanzibar, and also includes the Wild about Africa trip programme, led by top professional guides. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, McIntyre now lives in Surrey with his wife Susan and two children.

• PART 1GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background InformationGeography, Climate, Habitats and vegetation, History, Government and politics, Economy,People, Language, Religion Chapter 2 Tanzania Wildlife GuideMammals, Reptiles, Birds Chapter 3 Practical InformationWhen to visit, Highlights, Itinerary planning, Tourist information, Tour operators, Red tape, Getting there and away, Safety, What to take, Money and banking, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays, Shopping, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette Chapter 4 HealthPreparations, Common medical problems, Unusual medical problems, Other safety concerns PART 2 THE GUIDEChapter 5 Arusha and AroundHistory, Getting there and away, Orientation, Getting around, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, Tourist information, Safari operators, What to see and do Chapter 6Arusha National Park and the Moshi HighwayThe Moshi Highway, Arusha National Park, West Kilimanjaro Chapter 7Moshi and the Kilimanjaro FoothillsHistory, Getting there and away, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, Tourist information and tourOperators, Around MoshiChapter 8Mount Kilimanjaro National ParkGeology, History, Vegetation and biology, Climbing Kilimanjaro Chapter 9Usambara and the NortheastLake Jipe, Mkomazi National Park, Lushoto and the Western Usambara, Amani Nature Reserve and the Eastern Usambara Chapter 10Tarangire and the Central Rift ValleyTarangire National Park, Babati, Mount Hanang, Kondoa Rock Art Sites, Dodoma Chapter 11Lake Manyara and the Northern Rift ValleyLake Manyara National Park, Lake Eyasi and the Yaeda Valley, North of Manyara Chapter 12Ngorongoro and the Crater HighlandsKaratu and surrounds, Ngorongoro Conservation Area Chapter 13Serengeti National ParkHistory, Flora, Fauna, Fees and further information, Ndutu and the southeastern plains, Seronera and the south-central plains, The western corridor, Lobo, Loliondo and the north-central Serengeti, The Mara River and far northwest Chapter 14Rubondo Island National ParkGeography and vegetation, Wildlife, Getting there and away, Where to stay and eat, What to see and do Chapter 15Dar es Salaam and the North CoastDar es Salaam, Beach resorts south of Dar, Bagamoyo, Saadani National Park, Pangani and Ushongo, Tanga Chapter 16ZanzibarHistory, Getting there and away, Getting around, Zanzibar Town, Around Zanzibar Town, Islands close to Zanzibar Town, Northern Zanzibar, The east coast, The west coast, Pemba Island Chapter 17Mafia ArchipelagoNatural environment, Wildlife, Climate, History, Economy, Religion and culture, Getting there and away, Getting around, Where to stay and eat, Diving, Around Mafia Island, Islands around Mafia Chapter 18Kilwa and the South CoastHistory, Kilwa Masoko, South of Kilwa Chapter 19Selous Game ReserveEntrance fees, When to visit, History, Getting there and away, Where to stay and eat, What to see and do Chapter 20Mikumi and Udzungwa National ParksMorogoro, Mikumi National Park, Udzungwa Mountains National Park Chapter 21Ruaha National Park and IringaIringa, Ruaha National Park Chapter 22The Western Safari CircuitKigoma, Gombe Stream National Park, Mahale Mountains National Park, Katavi National Park Appendices Language