Post &
Telecommunications
Post Offices and the red-colored mail
boxes are identified as KP&TC.
Stamps can be bought from the
hotel, bookshops and souvenir shops, or the Post
Office.
Post Offices operate from
8 am. to 13 pm. and
14.00 pm to 17.00 pm week and
8 am. to 12 noon on
Saturdays.
Hotel services provide telephone, fax and telex
facilities at an extra cost. Hotels are always charging min. 3
min!
It is cheaper to use public telephone booths by using
phonecards or calling at the postoffice.
Clothing
There are no specific conditions for
personal attire. In dining rooms most hotels request respectable
appearance.
Security
Like traveling anywhere in the world, one
must ensure personal safety. Dont take to much money, your travel
documents and other valuables with you for a walk Arusha.. Be aware
of conmen, dont trust any story within a plaid for money! it is
always safe to remain in groups and never walk alone in isolated
areas or on beaches !
Banks
Most hotels and airports have a Bureau de
Change for converting international currencies and travelers cheques
to local and liquid cash. it is better to change at the
banks.
Banks in Arusha and Dar es Salaam
operate
from 9 am. to 3 pm.
You can get also
cash from the ATM or at the counter with your credit
card.
Currency
Tanzania local currency is the
Shilling and is made up of coins for smaller units and notes for
larger denominations.
100 usd : about
78000 ksh
Rate per august 2001
Credit
Cards
Most international credit cards and travelers cheques
are recognized and accepted in most places in Tanzania.
Hotel Bill
payments
In most hotels visitors to Tanzania are expected to
pay in usd cash or credit cards are also mostly accepted. For
small bills payment in Tanzanian Shillings is also
accepted.
Tipping
Tipping is not a must but it is not
forbidden in Tanzania It is totally at your discretion although some
hotels include service charge to the bill.For your driver of the
safari: it depends certainly if you had a good safari but about 5
usd per day is recommended.
Water
Lodges and hotels in major towns have safe
water drinking. Bottled mineral water is also available in most
places..
We advise you to drink ONLY bottled Mineral water ! All
hotels provide safe drinking water but bottled water must be carried
especially for drinking during safari.
Electricity
Electricity is available in all the
major towns and lodges within the country.The standard voltage is
220V AC and a three-pin plug is commonly
used.