FAQs

This is a good question everyone need to know. It depends on a selected travel style; if it is a basic camping safari/ budget camping safari, you will be only you and your group/partner/family, driver guide and a cook. If it is a mountain trekking, you will be with a mountain crew team of mountain guide, porters and a cook. But if is a tented camp/tented lodge safari, it will only be you and driver who is also your guide.

An adult must accompany all children under the age of 18. Most of our trips don’t have a maximum age limit, but a Self-Assessment Form is required for all passengers 70 years and over.

We have a number of well trained safari guides and we trust them, anyone who is given a tusk to lead is excellent, be sure of this. It is had to tell you who will be unless you are referred to us by a fried or so and told you to request for JOHN to be your guide. Our leaders are experts in their regions we operate.

YES, this is possible and subject to availability of hotel/lodge rooms

Sure you can. Just ask your travel consultant at the time of booking.

NO, As a solo traveler, you will usually have given a single traveler cost, and you will stay in your own room.

Depending on the trip style you choose, our trips are organized on a twin, triple or multi-share basis. As our bookings are made well in advance, individual room requests can’t be guaranteed.

You can book pre and post accommodation on a single basis; however, throughout your Landside adventure, rooming is organized on a twin-share basis. Some trips do have a single supplement available. Notes, to see whether a single supplement is offered. If so, please request this at the time of booking

We will try our very hardest to accommodate all dietary requirements but in some out-of-the-way places, it can be very difficult to guarantee. We will let you know if there are places on your itinerary where this is the case. Please let us know at the time of booking of any food requirements or allergies and we’ll pass the information onto your leader. It is also a great idea to bring a card with your dietary requirements written in the local language for those times you are eating away from the group

Food is one of the most exciting parts of travel. There may be some familiar fare but often you’ll be confronted with the new, interesting and downright weird of the culinary world but we like to think of it as an adventure for all the senses. In addition to this, our flexible itineraries often allow you to eat with the group or branch out on your own – this means you can eat to suit any budget or desire.

Make sure you bring these with you. Every trip has a set of trip notes, accessible on our website, that gives you in-depth information about all aspects of your trip. To access your Trip Notes, please visit your trip’s specific facts page on our website.

Travel insurance is compulsory for all Tanzania Camping Safari’s travelers and should be taken out at the time of booking. You must provide proof of your travel insurance on the first day of your trip; you will not be able to join the trip without it.

All visitors to Tanzania must have Passports valid for travel to Tanzania as well as Visas to enter Tanzania obtainable from our Diplomatic representatives abroad.

Currently, visas are available for most nationalities at TZ Airports & Border posts (if you intend purchasing a Visa on arrival, please check with the Tanzanian diplomatic representatives abroad or check with us prior, to make sure this option is available).

Availability of refrigeration cannot be guaranteed. As a general rule, many of our city hotels provide access to small fridges; however, outside of this, especially when trekking or in homestay environments, you cannot rely on access to refrigeration. Please be sure to advise us if you are traveling with medication that requires refrigeration.

There are recommended vaccinations for travel into Tanzania. However, there are no required vaccinations. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) recommends the following vaccinations and medications:

-Malaria
-Yellow Fever (required if entering Tanzania from an ‘infected area’)
-Typhoid
-Hepatitis A
-Hepatitis B
-Rabies

Additionally, the CDCP recommends routine vaccinations for measles/mumps/rubella (MMR), diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) and polio, if you are not up to date.

You may also want to bring Diamox, an FDA approved prescription used to prevent and treat altitude sickness, and Cipro, a powerful anti-diarrhea medication. Consult with your healthcare professional or travel clinic.

It is prudent for every client to have a medical check-up to see whether he or she have any medical conditions that increase the risks of trekking at high altitude. The minimum age of participants of our climbs is 16 years old. All clients 65 years of age or older are required to bring a doctor’s certificate stating they are fit to climb Kilimanjaro.

Our leaders are trained to deal with these situations and we will endeavor to get you help as quickly as possible. If you must leave the trip early due to illness, our office will help you find appropriate medical care and ensure someone at home is aware of the situation. We will do whatever we can to get you home or on your onward journey. Your travel insurance, which is compulsory on all our trips, should cover any costs incurred if illness occurs.

Our Trip Notes include a section on ‘Spending money’. Please refer to this for an idea on budgets. Travelers’ cheques are not common practice anymore so it is a good idea to travel with a credit card and ATM card, or a bank issued ‘cash card’ specifically for travel. Having a couple of options will assure that you are covered if one doesn’t work. In certain countries, it comes down to the potluck if you can withdraw money. One day it’ll work, the next it won’t, but it will work for your friend… Go figure! Visa cards are more widely accepted than MasterCard.

Communication facilities are always improving globally. Many hotels and public places have WI-Fi so it’s usually possible to keep in touch with home every couple of days if you so desire. In remote places (Kilimanjaro or Serengeti ) or on treks or home-stays, you will not be able to communicate as readily. Your leader will usually give you the heads up before you leave a place so you can send a quick email or two. Phone cards are easy to get your hands on; just make sure your phone is unlocked before you travel. Or in many countries, the cheapest way to make a phone call is at an internet cafe.

If family and friends are unable to contact you in an emergency through email or phone, they can contact Tanzania Camping Safaris directly on email sales@tanzaniacampingsafaris.com OR whatsApp +255622403223.

We can never guarantee your phone will work as desired, as many of our destinations are out of the way and you may have limited coverage. Chat with your phone provider before you leave about global roaming and the costs involved, and get their advice on the coverage you’ll receive in the places you’re traveling in. Alternatively, you can usually pick up a local sim card on the cheap (just make sure your phone is unlocked!).

Some places have Wi-Fi hotspots everywhere and other places will have no coverage at all. If you stumble into the latter, take the rare chance to just sit back and get to know your fellow travelers the old-fashioned way.

In most places, you’ll be able to recharge your appliances at the hotel. We recommend you bring a travel adapter with you. On our trips, most vehicles come with their own power supply and you should be able to recharge onboard. Be sure to bring an extra camera battery just in case.

Yes, in most places tipping is expected. Tipping your Kilimanjaro and safari staff is customary, though not obligatory. These tipping guidelines are intended to assist you in determining a proper tip amount for your guides and porters. The total number of staff depends on how many climbers are in the party, which route and how many days you are on the mountain. We will communicate the number of staff to you before your trip so you can prepare the tips. Note that the figures below constitute an appropriate tip for good service. It is perfectly acceptable to give less or more than these figures.

TIPPING GUIDELINES

-Guide: $20-$30 per day
-Assistant Guides: $15-$20 per day
-Cook: $12-$15 per day
-Porters: $6-$10 per day

Most groups will discuss their tipping amounts collectively and gather all the money together into a pool. Then the group will decide how much to give each individual. You can do it by yourself if you prefer for smaller parties. Tipping is done during a tipping ceremony on the last day of the climb. Tipping in U.S. Dollars in acceptable and smaller denomination bills are preferred as it is easier for the staff to divide.

TIPPING ON SAFARI

The general guideline for tipping during the safari is between $5-$10 per person per day for your driver. So for a 2 person 5-day safari, you tip to the driver can range from $50 to $100. If you have fewer people on the safari, you should tip at the high-end range of $10 per person per day. If you have 4 or more people on your safari, then you can tip at the lower range of $5 per person per day.

TIPPING IN TANZANIA

You will find that there will be people helping you various times during your trip.

For example, there may be a person at the airport helping you carry your baggage, at the lodge, someone will bring your bags from the lobby to your room, someone will bring your bags from your room to the lobby, and then from the lobby to the taxi. If you have 3 bags, it is not unusual for there to be 3 people, with each one carrying only one bag. You may end up tipping each person $1 USD.

The above booking terms and conditions together with all correspondence form part of your contract with TO. This contract and any matters arising from it shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with Tanzania law and the courts of Tanzania shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any and all proceedings between us either relating to our contractor arising out of it.