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ugust is here, and we hope you and your families are enjoying the second half of 2016. Be sure to take advantage of the many special offers throughout the magazine, available exclusively to Dar Life readers! We hope you will enjoy the news and information we have gathered for you from around Dar es Salaam and beyond. This month’s special feature includes highlights from two premiere African cultural festivals: Jahazi Jazz and Literary Festival and the Zanzibar International Film Festival. For fashion and entertainment industry lovers, we have the scoop on the search for this year’s Miss Universe, Blackfox Model Africa’s Fashion Show, the launch of Mustafa Hassanali’s latest collection, and the Museum Art Explosion at the Museum and House of Culture. For the sports lovers, we have coverage of the 2016 Oryx Energies Rally and Rotary Club Zanzibar & Fumba Town Golf Day. Those with an interest in foreign affairs and business will be excited to read about Indian
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CONTENTS
CALENDAR OF THE MONTH
Events Around Town A Feast of Film, Music & Visual Arts The Inside Guide: News, Events & Special Offers News Bits India’s Prime Minister Visits Tanzania Experience Journey With Ethiopian Airlines Museum Art Explosion Oryx Energies Rally of Tanzania 2016 2016 Miss Universe Search is On
SOCIETY & LIFESTYLE
Rotary Club Zanzibar & Fumba Town Golf Day Tanzania Centre for Cultural Heritage
REGULAR FEATURES
Book Review Recipe Corner with Rajpal Singh Restaurant Guide Dar Emergency Services, Government & Ministry Offices Business Directory Dar Shopping Guide
BUSINESS & CAREER
Why Can’t I Find a Job? The Importance of Diversity Training for Your Customer Service Staff
HEALTH
Antibiotics Beat Cranberries at Fighting Urinary Tract Infections
FASHION & BEAUTY
Blackfox Model Africa Presents Sunset Fashion Show Sand-sational Saadani Fashion Show Spa: The Ever-Evolving World of Wellness
COVER FEATURE
Swahili Coast: The Wealth of Tanzania
TOURIST INFORMATION
Beauty & Adventure of Katavi National Park Travel File Hotels & Resorts Travel Schedule Tanzania Travel Tips Arusha Map Zanzibar Map
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A Feast of Film, Music & V EA films dominate ZIFF 2016 awards By Lara Preston
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nder the beautiful Zanzibar skies, some of the best films from across the globe received awards at Zanzibar International Film Festival 2016. ZIFF 2016 included film screenings and special events enjoyed by over 60 visiting filmmakers alongside hundreds of invited guests and thousands of Zanzibaris and visitors.
“For the first time, East African films dominated the awards, with Rwanda’s “A Place for Myself ” by Clementine Dusabejambo winning the Sembene Ousmane Award, the Signis Prize, and the Golden Dhow Award for Best Short Film.” The film tells the story of a five-year old albino girl whose classmates make her feel that “her being different” is more a problem than a special trait. Others in the neighbourhood treat her likewise, with the exception of her mother, who encourages her. Together, mother and daughter fight back and raise their voice to find “a place for themselves”. Kenya’s “Watatu” by Nick Reding received the coveted Golden Dhow for Best Feature Film, the Signis Prize, and the European African Film Festival Award, shared with another Kenyan film, “Zawadi” by Richard Card and David Kinyanjui. Reding’s film examines the rise of radicalization amongst young Muslims in Mombasa. It is part drama, part documentary, and written in part by the citizens of Mombasa. The short film “Zawadi” tells the story of a ten-year-old boy in the Kenyan slums of Kibera whose hustle to provide for his family takes him away from his crush on her birthday. The Emerson’s Foundation for Zanzibar Award went to “Daladala” by Salum Stika. This film shows how the people of the Isles depend on the local private transport system, despite being subjected to indignities and even ridicule at times. 12 I Dar Life I August 2016
Visual Arts “Two new categories were introduced this year. The first was the Azam Bongo Movie Awards. Azam gave the Best Actress Award to Godliver Gordian, for her role in “Aisha”. This feature drama also received Azam’s award for Best Editor (Momose Cheyo) and Best Feature Film Producer (Amil Shivji). Best Cinematographer went to Freddy Feruzi for “Kariakoo”.”
In the ZIFF Awards, the Silver Dhow for the Best Documentary went to “The Valley of Salt” by Salaud Morisset from Switzerland and Egypt. Best Film went to “Leeches” by Payal Sethi from India. The Special Jury Prize went to “Me a Belgian, My Mother a Ghanaian” by Adams Mensah from Belgium. The Bibi Kidude Award went to “Kalushi” by Mandlakayise Dube from South Africa and the Best Music Video for “Walk it Off ” went to Farid Kubanda, who is better known as Fid-Q. As has been the custom before the screening of the winning film, the theme and dates for next year’s 20th anniversary edition – “Finding Joy” from July 8 to 16 was announced.
All Pictures Courtesy of Zanzibar International Film Festival
The other new category was the Com Net Bongo Movie Awards. They gave Best Actor to Salim Ahmed for his role in “Safari ya Gwalu”, Best Writer to Abubakar Guni and Devotha Mayunga for their “Queen of Masai”, while Best Director went to Chande Omar for “Aisha” and Best Film in Sound went to “Bongo na Flava” by Joseph Myinga.
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EVENTS GUIDE NEWS SPECIAL OFFERS JAHAZI FESTIVAL 2016
You’re invited to a scintillating weekend of openair jazz concerts, poetry readings, story telling, literary roundtables, cultural walks and talks, an all-access VIP lounge with the stars, and the very best after-parties in town! Enjoy close encounters with some of the world’s most talented writers and musicians. Put your feet up, kick back, and enjoy island life. Whatever you choose to do on the weekend of September 2nd to September 4th 2016, it has to be at Jahazi Literary & Jazz Festival! To make reservations, please email fuad@ jahazifestival.com.
MISS UNIVERSE TANZANIA 2016
It is yet another season of fun and excitement as young Tanzanian women vie for the prestigious crown of Miss Universe Tanzania 2016 that will be awarded on the 26th of August at Coliseum Hotel. The 20 participants from Dar es Salaam, Iringa, Mbeya, Mwanza, and Arusha have been selected through an exhaustive process of scouting, including a one-on-one interview with each applicant, individual catwalk performances, and body measurements. Come and experience the glamour of Tanzania. To make reservations, please call 0654 411 165.
DAR’S 15TH ANNUAL CHARITY GOAT RACES
AUGUST SPECIAL AT REFLECTIONS SPA – 15% OFF FOR ALL DAR LIFE READERS
During this month of August, enjoy a special 15% discount on all treatments at Reflections Spa DoubleTree by Hilton – Dar es Salaam and DoubleTree by Hilton – Nungwi, when you quote ‘Reflections Dar Life’. Enjoy views of the pool and of the Indian Ocean in the distance while you RELAX and REJUVENATE. For more information, please email info@ reflectionsspa.co or call +255 769 648 979 to book.
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Dar’s 16th Annual Charity Goat Races will take place on 10th September from 12pm on The Green, Kenyatta Drive, Msasani, Dar es Salaam. This family fun day attracts thousands of people and raises millions of Tanzanian shillings for local charities and organizations every year. With “ The Goat Races – Bollywood” as the theme, this year’s event promises great food and drinks, fancy dress competitions, a kids’ play area and fabulous prizes. Just One Goat Can Make a Difference! Entry tickets cost 10,000/- TSH for adults and 5,000/- TSH for children and will be on sale at the gate. For more information, please visit www. goatraces.com.
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Africa’s First Airbus A350 XWB named The Simien Mountains, Bringing the Extra Features Home
Ethiopian Airlines, the leading airline in connecting Africa with the rest of the world, continued its aviation technology leadership with yet another first African Airbus A350 XWB. In its successful 70 years of history, Ethiopian Airlines has led on so many firsts in the African aviation industry. The A-350 XWB will be the first airbus aircraft in the Ethiopian fleet and the first of its kind in Africa. All seats are fitted with the latest high-definition touchscreen personal monitors and a higher selection of movies, television series and audio channels. Inflight Wi-Fi connection will be made available on this aircraft in the future.
A Feast of Film, Music & Visual Arts
The Zanzibar International Film Festival 2016 kicked off in true Zanzibari style. This year’s festival included long feature films, documentaries, animation films and short movies on the theme “The Journeys of Ours”. The programme also included a series of screenings, workshops, concerts, dance performances, exhibitions, literary forums, conferences and a dhow race. The entire festival was a celebration of film and music with over forty filmmakers attending from over a dozen different countries including Vietnam, Canada, the USA, Germany, Denmark, India and closer to home from South Africa, Kenya, Mauritius and across Tanzania.
Sand-sational Saadani Fashion Show
The always bold Tanzanian Pan-African designer Mustafa Hassanali recently launched his ‘Sand-sational Saadani‘ collection, inspired by the fascinating setting of beach meets bush, at South Africa Menswear Week in Cape Town. This marked his 14th showcase in South Africa. Saadani is the only park in East Africa with an Indian Ocean beachfront and the one place where those idle hours of sunbathing might be interrupted by an elephant strolling past or animals coming to drink at the nearby waterhole.
Promoting Destination Tanzania
The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Prof. Jumanne Maghembe, has instructed the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) to increase their efforts in promoting Tanzania as a preferred tourist destination to ensure the number of tourist arrivals in the country hits three million by the year 2018. Honorable Maghembe issued the directive during the official inauguration of TTB’s Board of Directors in Dar es Salaam.
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Barclays Bank Tanzania
Brand New Branch Opens in Dar’s Business Hub
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he launch was attended by the Barclays Bank Tanzania Managing Director, Abdi Mohamed, and Barclays Africa Group Executives from South Africa. The branch is located in the newly built Dar City Mall situated at the junction of Bibi Titi and Morogoro Roads. During the launch, 20 I Dar Life I August 2016
Abdi commented ‘Barclays is committed on the African continent and in all the countries it operates in. The economic growth and the outlook of Tanzania is very positive, and Barclays will continue to invest in this country and provide solutions to its customers that will help them achieve their ambitions.’ Mr. Roy
Ross, Chief Executive of Retail and Business Banking at Barclays Africa Group Limited, praised the entire Barclays Tanzania team for launching such an impressive branch that will give its customers access to banking and digital services that will suit their daily financial needs.
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Prime Minister Visits Tanzania Deepening Economic Ties Between Africa & India By John Kinga
“Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Tanzania was a powerful symbol of a growing relationship between the two countries. Mr. Modi, who landed in the country along with a delegation of 50 Indian investors, came to discuss the potential for collaboration between Tanzania and India.”
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Looking forward to building a 21st century partnership with Tanzania, Prime Minister Modi offered to share with the African nation India's experiences, expertise and capacity in a range of areas as a "reliable friend".” Addressing a banquet hosted in his honour by President Magufuli, he said, "India has been, and will always be, a trusted partner" in the developmental journey of Tanzania. "In recent years, our ties of commerce, links of trade and investments, and development cooperation have flourished. If today, India has emerged as the world's fastest growing large economy, then Tanzania is one of the most important economies on this continent," PM Modi said. During the visit, he extended India’s full support to Tanzania to meet its development needs and signed five agreements, including one for providing a line of credit of $92 million in the water resources sector. “India is willing to consider an additional $500 million line of concessional credit,” the Indian
President Magufuli delivers his speech, in which he paid tribute to India for its endeavour to help developing nations.
Prime Minister Modi delivers his speech.
President Magufuli toasts with PM Modi at the state luncheon he hosted for his guest.
President Magufuli leads the Tanzania delegation during talks with their visiting Indian counterparts on bilateral relations.
President Magufuli and PM Modi hone their drum-beating skills to symbolize the cordial relations existing between the two countries at the State House in Dar es Salaam.
President John Magufuli and Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan seem to congratulate each other for the Indian PM’s successful reception as Chief Secretary, Ambassador John Kijazi, looks on shortly after escorting their visitor.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tanzania President John Magufuli greet each other during an agreement signing ceremony in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Sunday.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of Tanzania Dr. John Magufuli in Dar es Salaam.
Indian PM Narendra Modi with Prime Minister of Tanzania Kassim Majaliwa at the airport in Dar es Salaam.
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Prime Minister Modi inspects the guard of honour mounted by the Tanzania People’s Defense Forces (TPDF).
premier said at a joint press conference with his host, President John Magufuli, at the State House in Dar es Salaam.
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President Magufuli and I agreed to deepen India-Tanzania ties in agriculture, food security, trade, natural gas and other vital sectors," Modi said after the two leaders had led bilateral relations talks between the two countries.” Analysts said Modi is on a charm offensive in Africa to promote his country and offset Chinese influence on the continent. India is seen as trying to play catch-up to its fellow Asian giant China in terms of economic, trade and diplomatic ties with African countries. Meanwhile, Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa welcomed Indian businessmen to invest in Tanzania in various attractive sectors including commercial farming and manufacturing. The premier made the remarks during an investment symposium between businessmen from the two countries held in the city. PM Majaliwa told delegates to the symposium that “Tanzania has investment opportunities in various sectors including infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, industries, and mining.” 24 I Dar Life I August 2016
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Over 50 potential investors from India accompanied the country’s Prime Minister Modi on his one-day visit to Tanzania where various investment-related issues were discussed and experiences shared with members of the local business community.” During his visit, PM Modi also met ‘Solar Mamas’, a group of rural female solar engineers from Africa who have been trained under Government of India-supported programmes to fabricate, install, use, repair and maintain solar lanterns and household solar lighting systems in their villages. PM Modi also interacted with members of the Indian community, which numbers around 50,000 in Tanzania. The Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Tanzania was the third leg of his four-nation tour of Africa aimed at enhancing ties with the continent, particularly in the economic sphere. He also visited Mozambique and South Africa before arriving in Dar es Salaam, and traveled on to Kenya after leaving Tanzania. The focus of his tour was deepening cooperation in areas of hydrocarbons, maritime security, trade and investment, agriculture and food.
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Ethiopian Airlines Leads Cultural Tour Tanzanian Travel Agents Explore Neighboring Ethiopia By Wema Kajo “We are very proud to organise these educational trips for Tanzanianbased travel agents. Ethiopian Airlines believes in giving its agents the confidence to sell ET services by experiencing the warm hospitality of the Ethiopian culture and the breathtaking ET Holiday packages offered to tourists,” said Senior Sales and Marketing Representative, Ms. Lima D’Silva.
Lalibela is a prominent site on the historic route of Ethiopia that served as the political seat of the Zagwe dynasty for over 140 years after the decline of Axum. Since 1979, Lalibela has been recognized as a world-class heritage site with its 11 magnificent rock-hewn churches, which are very unique in their own nature. To get more information or to make reservations, please contact Ethiopian Airlines, Tel: +255 22 2117063 / 64 / 65 or your travel agent. 26 I Dar Life I August 2016
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Ethiopian Airlines recently organized an educational trip to Ethiopia, inviting 15 agents from Tanzania to experience and explore the cities of Addis Ababa and Lalibela.
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Blackfox Model Africa Presents
Sunset Fashion Show Celebration of African Talents By AJ Mynah
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n 16th July, Blackfox Model Africa, a top professional model and talent agency based in Dar es Salaam, threw a top class invite-only event at the Double Tree by Hilton Oysterbay. Attendees included CEOs and senior managers from top businesses in Tanzania, such as the CEO of Zantel, the owner of Meditteranio Hotels, senior leaders from Tigo, Airtel, and NMB, and top stylists and designers like Ally Remtullah and Jamila Veraswai.
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The main aim of the event was to promote local talent and send the message that companies should consider using local talent for their campaigns or advertising work. The event was hosted by Blackfox’s founder and managing director, AJ Mynah, who thanked the many top companies that have been supporting the agency by booking the models and other talents.” The event included live music from Italian Singer & Guitarist Umberto, who used to be in a professional singing group in Italy called Deum. Umberto is currently looking to invest in Tanzania, but his passion has always been playing his guitar and recording songs. Local soul and jazz singer Annette gave another stunning performance was live music from Local Soul And Jazz Singer Annette. Annette has been singing since 2010 in Dar es Salaam, and her band Seghito plays at Akemi on Fridays and for special events.
The evening also includes a sunset fashion show by the jetty, which was captured on video from above using a drone. AJ Mynah promised that Blackfox will always be working to innovate and come up with new fashion show ideas.
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DJ Malibu from Cape Town, South Africa also brought a lot of energy to the event. At age 24, DJ Malibu is one of the youngest and trendiest house and urban DJs in Cape Town. He is a resident DJ at Capello, a top club in the city. He has won many DJ competitions in Africa, particularly in the house category. He is also a tutor at Cape Audio College in Cape Town.”
Museum Art Explosion
A Platform for Tanzanian Artists to Exhibit Their Talents
“Museum Art Explosion is the art program of the Museum and House of Culture in Dar es Salaam. The program offers a platform for Tanzanian artists to perform in a professional theatre and showcase their fine artworks.” On 29th July 2016, MUDA AFRICA performed five different contemporary dance paces including a Traditional Dance, a Michael Jackson performance, Acro/hiphop/Conte, Let’s Collaborate, and Juzi Jana na Leo. Jhiko Man & Afrikabisa Band performed Afro-reggae music. 30 I Dar Life I August 2016
This performance on 29th July 2016 demonstrated how quickly Museum Art Explosion is gaining a positive reputation by bringing individuals from around the world into the Museum and House of Culture to create a diverse audience. ‘’The performance is very majestic and even therapeutic for those who have stress. I feel a bit guilty to pay this little money for such a wellprepared artistic performance. I feel like paying more for the ticket just to support this effort done by Museum Art Explosion with a collaboration of artists,” commented one of the audience members who attended the last performance.
Ian Mwaisunga, a contemporary dance teacher at MUDA AFRICA Art Center, explained that teaching dance to youth builds trust, confidence, discipline, creativity and innovation, which are fundamental values and skills that help develop young people into professionals who can make positive changes in society. The next performance will be held on 26th August 2016 with traditional music by Godykaozya and Tongwa Ensemble and contemporary dance by HABA NA. Entrance fees are Tsh. 10,000/= adults and 5000/= students with IDs.
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Rotary Club Zanzibar & F Raising Funds for Makunduchi Hospital
Celina Patel receiving the People’s Player Choice Award from Fumba Town Development Managing Director Sebastian Dietzold.
Cocktail Hour sponsored by ZMMI.
Hole 9 sponsored by Taperia & QMB.
Louise Serfontein receiving 1st prize for Ladies from Mr. Abdul Hakeem Al Habsy.
“July 16th brought about a golfing event the likes of which we have never seen before in Tanzania. The tournament, organised by the Rotary Club of Zanzibar, Stone Town in partnership with Fumba Town Development, raised TSH 44,000,000 for Makunduchi Hospital.”
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Hole 1 sponsored by Sea Cliff Golf Resort & Spa
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he event drew players from across Tanzania, Kenya, and from as far away as South Africa. These players were drawn to the event by the stunning golf course at Sea Cliff Resort and Spa, Zanzibar. They were impressed by the course design, the excellent green keeping as well as the beautiful setting through palm groves along a beautiful stretch of Zanzibar beach. Lavazza, Dasani, Coca Cola, 6 Degrees South, Heineken, OZTI East Africa, Perdue,
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Hole 6 sponsored by Coca Cola
Mr. Mussa Foum, sponsored by ZanLink, teeing off on hole 1
Men’s winner Andre de Lange receiving his trophy from Mr. Sebastian Dietzold of Fumba Town. Development and his Qatar Airlines ticket from Mr. Abdul Hakeem Al Habsy.
Safari Blue, Sea Cliff Resort & Spa, QMB and Taperia Restaurant all provided delicious snacks and drinks along the course to keep the players happy and content no matter how well or badly they played. At the end of his or her game, each player was presented with a goodie bag worth over TSH 175,000. But the fun did not stop there. Sunset on the beautiful west coast brought drinks and cocktails provided by ZMMI and a delicious and huge buffet provided by Sea Cliff Resort and Spa, drawing the 150 guests back for more over and over again.
Hole 7 sponsored by Safari Blue.
Nick Veitch attempting closest to the pin shot on hole 3.
Willie de Swardt of Golf Club Lake Victoria hitting the longest drive on hole 1, winning a Lavazza Coffee Machi
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Prizes were awarded after dinner. The first placed men’s and lady’s prizes went, by happy coincidence, to a couple, who have chosen Sydney, Australia as their destination. It is a long way away so they are very lucky to be travelling courtesy of Qatar Airways. Other players won stays at VOI Kiwengwa, Tulia Resort, Zanzibar, and other prizes from ZanTours and Zanair. Lithos Africa provided beautiful signature jewellery, while other players walked away with kitchen goodies from OZTI East Africa and Lavazza. Twelve-year-old Celina Patel from Arusha, the youngest entrant, played beautifully earning herself a holiday at Kinasi, Mafia Island as the Peoples’ Player as well as winning the overall 2nd ladies prize.” Auctioning a stay at the luxurious Angama Mara raised a further Tsh 4,500,000. The night finished with lots of dancing and fun under a glittering light show provided by Blue Banana and DJ B. Rad. But let us not forget the reason that the Rotary Club Zanzibar, Stone Town went to the effort of hosting such a wonderful event. The club has enjoyed a long an excellent relationship with a UK based charity HIPZ,
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Rotarians walking the course checking in on players.
who together with the Ministry of Health operate the second and third largest hospitals on Unguja. HIPZ identified a long list of life saving and life enhancing equipment they urgently require. Further, the hospital is in need of basic supplies and structural renovation. A large proportion of the funds raised has already been allocated to HIPZ to procure equipment. As Rotary is an international organization, the club in Zanzibar plans to use the remaining funds in partnership with other clubs overseas to make a matching fund grant proposal for a much larger, significant and sustainable project to make a difference to the operation of the hospital in Makanduchi and bring significant aid to the 100,000 people who use its services. The Principal Secretary of Health Dr Juma Akil, who attended the event with his beautiful daughter, graciously acknowledged the work and contributions of both HIPZ and The Rotary Club of Zanzibar. Such a huge sum of money could not have been raised without the generous support of the various sponsors who supported the event, especially Fumba Town Development – it is fitting that a Zanzibar charity supporting a Zanzibar hospital secured such a fine Zanzibar sponsor.
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On behalf of the Government, I take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for your kind reception during the golf fundraising day. I also acknowledge the efforts made by Rotary and other sponsors for a well-organized event. We believe the amount of money collected will serve the purpose of supporting delivery of better health services in Makunduchi Hospital, as it does in Kivunge.” -Dr. Juma Akil, Principle Secretary, Ministry of Health, Zanzibar Fumba Town Development is committed to providing ethically built, affordable urban housing in Zanzibar while creating a sustainable infrastructure and attractive environment. They are pioneering bringing housing and living on Zanzibar into the 21st Century. Significant donations and sponsorship by AETNA, MIC Global Risks, Zanlink, EN-Projects and Alliance Autos also made this day possible. The Rotary Club of Zanzibar, Stone Town is excited to announce that next year’s Golf Day will take place on Saturday, the 1st of July 2017. If you are interested in being involved and supporting this great marquis event, please contact Sjani at info@rotaryzanzibargolf.com
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Patrick O’Rouke of EN-Projects, one of the Eagle Sponsors with volunteer Dr. Bryony Hopkinshaw and Joe Culshaw.
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HAVE YOU PLANNED Come to the Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam – The Kilimanjaro YOUR WEEK? The Palm - Around the World in 5 Days
Travel the culinary globe with our theme nights at The Palm. Join us for weekday specials.
Mondays: International Night
A global taste sensation featuring cuisine that will take you on a culinary journey across the continents.
Tuesdays: Arabian Night
The exotic Middle East comes to The Palm restaurant as we escort your taste buds on a gastronomic journey through the spices, tastes and textures of Middle Eastern cuisines. Featuring Lebanese and Arabic specialties such as hummus, shawarma, mezze, tabouleh and fatoush.
Wednesdays: Sizzling Grill Night
Devoted meat lovers will be spoilt for choice. Choose your own prime cut of fillet, sirloin, ribeye, t-bone steaks or poultry, fish or seafood. All succulent and grilled to perfection using only the freshest herbs and spices.
Thursdays: Seafood Night
Reeling in a fresh new wave of sumptuous seafood offerings. Tantalise your taste buds with a buffet that offers you all you could possibly eat and more.
Fridays: Indian Night
Enjoy the finest in Indian cuisine from our chef’s Royal Buffet while listening to the very best in Indian music.
Oriental
The Oriental offers you an eclectic mix of Asian flavours, from Chinese and Thai to Japanese and Vietnamese, including fresh sushi and sashimi, dim sum and other Asian specialties. Oenophiles will also enjoy an extensive wine list featuring the best South African wines.
The Flame Tree Lounge
The Flame Tree Lounge is a central meeting point in Dar es Salaam, thanks to its sophisticated and inviting setting. Enjoy a cappuccino, herbal tea or a light meal, or relax with a cocktail in the evening on the beautifully manicured outdoor terrace.
Rouge
Dar es Salaam’s trendiest nightclub attracts an international clientele. Dance the night away to the international rhythms of the resident DJ and enjoy our extensive beverage selection. • Friday: DJ JD performing from 9:00pm to 4:00am • Saturday: DJ BONNY LOVE performing from 9:00pm to 4:00am Closed from Sunday to Thursday. Door entry charge is TSH 20,000 per person.
Level 8 - Rooftop Bar
Enjoy a huge sports screen and an outdoor lounge with music and drinks. • Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm to 11:00pm • Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm to 1:00am
To get more information or to make reservations, please call +255 764 70 1234.
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HEALTH
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Many women swear by cranberry juice or capsules for the treatment and prevention of urinary tract infections, but new Dutch research indicates that antibiotics may be more effective even if they contribute to a greater risk for antibiotic resistance.�
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ting Urinary Tract Infections in Study "Cranberries are less effective in the prevention, showed. but do not result in resistant microorganisms," "Cranberry has long been touted as a natural said study author Dr. Suzanne Geerlings, an preventative for UTIs, and numerous clinical infectious diseases expert at the Academic studies using either juice or dry extracts have Medical Center in Amsterdam. "Women with lent credence to this premise," Bill J. Gurley, of recurrent UTIs [urinary tract infections] do not the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences like taking antibiotics for a long period because in Little Rock, wrote in an accompanying editorial. they know [about] the resistance problem. I think that doctors have to Exactly how cranberries discuss the results of this may prevent or treat UTIs study with the individual is not fully understood, Rates of antibiotic patients to make the best but cranberries contain resistance tripled choice." fructose (fruit sugar) and among women in type A proanthocyanidins, About half of all women which can prevent E. the antibiotics group, will experience a UTI at coli from sticking to but these did return to some point in their lives, the bladder walls. The baseline three months and 30 percent of women cranberry extract may not after they stopped will develop recurrent have been as bioavailable talking the medication. UTIs. Escherichia coli is as the antibiotic, which After one month, could have skewed the one of the most common antibiotic resistance causes of UTIs. In the findings in favor of the study, 221 women antibiotic in this study, to E. coli was higher Gurley wrote. who had at least three than 85 percent in the recurrent UTIs in the antibiotic group and less previous year were "We have been using than 30 percent among randomly selected for a cranberry juice extract women who took the and capsules for a long 12-month course of the cranberry extract.” time," said Dr. Carolyn antibiotic trimethoprimDean, a naturopathic sulfamethoxazole physician in Maui, Hawaii. (TMP-SMX) (Bactrim, "It stops adhesion of Bethaprim, Cotrim, bacteria to the bladder Septra), taken once daily wall.” Antibiotics kill bacteria, while the cranberry with two placebo pills, or one cranberry capsule extract provides more of a mechanical solution, with 500 milligrams of cranberry extract taken she explained. twice a day with one placebo pill.
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Women who took cranberry capsules were more likely to develop at least one symptomatic UTI compared with their counterparts who received the antibiotic, 4 versus 1.8, respectively. On average, women in the cranberry group developed a new UTI after four months, while recurrence occurred within eight months among those who received the antibiotic, the study
Dean said there is still a role for cranberry juice and/or extract in preventing UTIs. "Sexually active women whose bladder feels irritated after sex should take cranberry capsules after intercourse as a preventative," she said. "If you do develop a UTI, you can increase the amount of cranberry extract you are taking or consider antibiotics." August 2016 I Dar Life I 43
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Tanzania Centre for Cultural Heritage Culture is rooted in people; People who are beautiful and create art; Art that not only pleases the eye, But stays with the Soul Forever. Experience the heritage of Tanzania in TCCH, where you find Tanzania has lot more to it than wildlife & Mt. Kilimanjaro. Ujamma or ‘Tree of Life’, one of the finest examples of Makonde Art form, is an elaborately carved sculpture crafted on a single piece of ebony wood. This particular carving is exclusive to Tanzania, and illustrates the every-day family life of Tanzanians, in the most artistically expressive way.
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anzania has a lot to offer when it comes to Art; for instance, the age-old handcrafted African Masks that were used for various ceremonies, or the famous Tinga Tinga Paintings that were first created in 1968 by late Mr. Edward Tinga Tinga, or the beautifully carved Zanzibar Chests, which find its origin in a number of influences, ranging from Asia to Arabia, with a tad of European touch. Adding to that, Masai Bead Art is a whole new genre of art form, which has attracted tourists in large numbers since a long time.
It’s certain that Tanzania has a very rich history of cultural heritage. However, when one plans a trip to Tanzania, it’s mostly to visit the renowned Game Parks, like Serengeti or Ngorongoro or Selous Game Reserve. Most of the African artifacts are then bought at the souvenir stores, either within the premises of the resorts or inside the Game Parks. What the tourists miss here, is the local atmosphere and feel of real Tanzania. Inaugurated by Hon. Prof. Elisante Ole Gabriel, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information, Arts, Culture & Sports, “the main focus of our store is on local art craft, and artists. We desire to give a platform to these craftsmen and sculptors to showcase their work in an organized environment to every tourist visiting Tanzania.”
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Tanzania Centre for Cultural Heritage (TCCH) is the first ‘Organized Artifact Store’ in Tanzania, TCCH has pledged to concentrate their energies on promoting the artists’ creations from the remotest parts of Tanzania. The store is located at the Quality Centre Mall on Nyerere Road, Dar es Salaam and the only one offering a large variety of exclusive artifacts with standard prices (price range starts from TSH 8,000 or $3) & TRA (Tax) receipt for hassle free exit at the
airport for the tourists with an option for shipment all around the world. TCCH awaits your visit and would love to have you as our customer, among the pool of happy customers we have! You can follow us on the below platforms & stay updated.
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The prestigious twoday Oryx Energies Rally that attracts drivers from across East Africa kicked off with a bang on July 8. The race, which counted for both national championship and continental titles, covered a total of 500 kilometers in the coastal region of Bagamoyo, Lugoba, Msata – Ubena Highland Estate after halting the traditional Kisarawe routes.”
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Dar es Salaam’s Randeep Birdi Makes History in ARC Series
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he Oryx Rally of Tanzania is a two-day rally that serves as the fourth round of this year’s ARC. The race promised a rare treat for spectators, considering Bagamoyo’s challenging routes. A total of 25 cars with drivers from Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the host country Tanzania started from Southern Sun Hotel, the official Rally headquarters. The Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports, Nape Nnauye, President of AA Tanzania, Nizar Jivani, and Oryx Energies MD, Godfrey Fernandez flagged off this year’s edition of Oryx Energies Tanzania Rally in a colorful ceremony at the hotel.
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Randeep Birdi defied all odds to win the competition. The Dar es Salaam Motor Sports Club driver, who is navigated by Zubayr Peredina in his Mitsubishi Evolution nine, comfortably cruised to the finish line at Southern Sun Hotel and took his valuable prize for the upcoming motorsport season.” Another fast-running driver on the domestic front, Jamil Kahn, who represents Dar es Salaam Motor Sports Club, DMSC, finished runners-up in the Oryx Energies Rally, thanks to heroics from experienced navigator, Mysam Fazal. The duo improved from thirdplaced at the end of the opening leg staged on Saturday, then made a powerful flat-out to ease past Miller in their Mitsubishi Evolution 10 car. The young men pushed Miller to the third place as national championship title holder Dharam Pandya, recovered quickly to finish fourth overall, having trailed to sixth on the opening day. Ugandan Christakis Fitidis, who was navigated by Eric Nzamwita in their Mitsubishi Evolution car, took the lead among the foreigners after notching a fifth-place finish at the end of the final leg. August 2016 I Dar Life I 47
Kilimanjaro Motor Sports Club’s unheralded driver Ajmindersingh Dhani, stunned even his experienced brothers from their respectable Hari Singh Rally Team to finish as sixth placed driver. Ajmindersing deployed navigation services of Kenyan Absalom Aswani as the first driver using Subaru in the event to finish among the top ten line-up.
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Twelve cars out of 25 managed to finish the tough 500km rally that thrilled most of the Bagamoyo and Chalinze fans for two consecutive days.”
Singh did not finish the first leg and he was trailing Smith in the ARC title chase with 25 points. Smith is the winner of the ARC version and is on top of standings while opening a massive 36-point gap after the Oryx Energies Rally. Oryx Energies Tanzania, Ltd. has been supporting this rally for three years now, and looks forward to their fourth consecutive backing next year. Additional sponsors included Utrack, Southern Sun Hotel, Radio Wave, Red 'n White, Knight Support, NIC, Epidor, Obi, Hp and Db Shapriya. Dar Life would like to congratulate all the participants and especially the winners! 48 I Dar Life I August 2016
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Other drivers who were among the twelve finishers include Zambians Anastasios Calavrias /Adrian Sunderland, Adil Yakoub/ Ashraf Ashraghe, Don Smith/Robert Koigi, Joey Ghose/Imran Khan,Yasin Nasser/Ali Katumba as Charles Bicco/David Matete were at the base of the fins standings in their Subaru Impreza. Meanwhile, Kenya’s Don Smith, who finished the event as ninth overall, capitalised on the misfortune of Zambian Muna Singh’s crash out at the end of the opening leg to scoop massive African Rally Championship points and widen his lead to 61 points.
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Monday
Akemi – Tanzania’s Only Revolving Restaurant. Cocktail Hour from 5:30pm – 7:30pm Level 8 Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro: Enjoy a huge sports screen & an outdoor lounge with music and drinks Q-Bar – Wine Down Your Weekend, 2 glasses 4,000 TSh, Rock & Shoot. Free pool 7 – 11 pm. New Africa’s Onyx Lounge - Monday to Sunday – Happy hour at Onyx Lounge from 5.30pm – 7.30ppm - 50% off on selected drinks
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Akemi – Tanzania’s Only Revolving Restaurant. Cocktail Hour from 5:30pm – 7:30pm Q-Bar – Sambuca party, buy one get one free! Club 327 – Diva Night; TSH 30,000
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Serena Hotel - dine and wine with a live band from 7pm to 1am The Slipway at Front View - enjoy sheesha and an ocean breeze on the terrace Bilicanas Club – Twanga Pepeta performs live. TSH 5,000 per person New Maisha Club – Machozi band performs live. TSH 5,000 per person Ambrosia Bistro & Bar – Buy one, get one free cocktail; 20% discount on food for group of 4+ ladies Q-Bar - Daily Shooter Happy Hour from 9-11pm and live music with Roots Jazz Band at 8:30pm Wantashi – Open Mic Night, free entrance
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Akemi – Tanzania’s Revolving Restaurant. Drink Promotions from 5:30pm – 7:30pm and live music from 6:00pm onwards New Africa’s Bandari Gril - African Night with Babloom band from 7.00pm – 11.00pm – Tshs. 29,000pp The Slipway – live band seaside Club Bilicanas – Let the Music Play with Vibrations from 9pm to midnight. New Africa Casino – “Egyptian Pyramid” for Live Game players! 11pm. TSH 1,000,000 at stake Rouge - Models and Bottles – free welcome drink and no entrance charge for all ladies before midnight, open from 9:00pm to 4:00am Club 327 – Choice FM powered by Hennessy. TSH 30,000
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Akemi – Tanzania’s Revolving Restaurant. Drink Promotions from 5:30pm – 7:30pm and live music from 6:00pm onwards New Africa’s Onyx Lounge - Happy hour at Onyx Lounge
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from 5.30pm – 7.30ppm with Babloom Band (Seif)- 50% off on selected drinks Lady JD and Machozi Band at Nyumbani Lounge from 8pm. Q-Bar: Live Bora Bora band from 9pm + BBQ & Cold Beer Holiday Inn: Dance to the latest tunes at Bar@One, or smoke sheesha and dance under the stars Elements – DJ Party Night! 10pm till late Pink Coconut @ Selender Bridge Club: African music from 9pm Double Tree by Hilton – Mark Band at pool bar Club Bilicanas – Let the Music Play with Vibrations from 9pm to midnight. Southern Sun Hotel – Beat The Traffic at the Baraza Bar – ALL DRINKS half price from 5-6pm. Rouge - Urban villages from 9:00pm to 4:00am Ambrosia Bistro & Bar – Party night with DJ on the desk from 8pm onwards Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel – Swahili Blues & Afro Beat Night by Leo Mkanyia and Swahili Blues band Flirtease – The Jam Session – music blend by Mr Ado. Buy 1 cocktail, get 1 free until 11pm
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New Africa’s Bandari Gril -Indian Night with Varda Arts band from 7.00pm – 11.00pm – Tshs. 29,000/=pp Mediterraneo – Roots Rockers performing live from 8pm Level 8, Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro. Live music Bandari Grill, New Africa Hotel: Live Indian music from 7.30 to 11pm Nyumbani Lounge – Groove Back Night, with DJ peter Moe & Kelvin, 9pm onwards Holiday Inn: Dance to the latest tunes at Bar@One Elements – DJ Party Night! 10pm till late Q-Bar – DJ playing old and new tunes with Konyagi special – buy one get 4 sodas FREE! Rouge - Sound Factory from 9:00pm to 4:00am Ambrosia Bistro & Bar – Party night with DJ on the desk from 8pm onwards Flirtease – The Jam Session – music blend by Mr Ado. Buy 1 cocktail, get 1 free until 11pm
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Sea Cliff Village - sheesha and drink specials with an ocean breeze The Slipway at Front View – drinks seaside Thai Village: Lady Jay Dee performing from 9.30pm to 1am New Africa Casino – “Hot seat” 7 and 8 pm play our slots or table and WIN!!! Q-Bar – Wine down your week with 2 glasses of house wine for Tshs. 9,000 only Mediterraneo – Chill out with the music & enjoy the best Italian food in Dar
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By Wema Kajo
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The always bold Tanzanian Pan-African designer, Mustafa Hassanali, recently launched his ‘Sand-sational Saadani‘ collection, inspired by the fascinating setting of beach meets bush, at South Africa Menswear Week in Cape Town. This marked his 14th showcase in South Africa. “
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aadani is the only park in East Africa with an Indian Ocean beachfront and the one place where those idle hours of sunbathing might be interrupted by an elephant strolling past, or animals coming to drink at the nearby waterhole.
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The whole idea of paradise in a jungle evokes emotions of tranquility, serenity woven with the wildness and free spiritedness. These feelings seep through Hassanali’s spring/summer collection, which includes colorful khanga inspired by the flora and fauna and wildlife found in the Saadani jungle. The breezy cotton organdy and knits reflect the sandy beaches of Saadani. The opportunity to walk for miles along deserted beaches does not present itself very often, and this is part of the allure of Saadani.
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‘Sand-sational Saadani’ is for you to let loose and live up yours days after a tiring day in the concrete jungle. So toast to all the memories and make more, fill your cups and dance like no one’s watching. Because at the end of your day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy, eyes sparkling and your feelings gone wild. Mustafa’s Sand-sational Saadani collection was proudly sponsored by South African Airways, celebrating 20 consecutive years of the best services and 361 degrees. August 2016 I Dar Life I 53
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Mustafa Hassanali’s creative genius is on full display in this collection. His passion for fashion creates looks and silhouettes that play around with a bit of both sides of Saadani: The brightly coloured shirts and shorts and sheer pants and cover-ups reflect the wilder side, while his toned-down jackets and Kaunda suits represent the serene, calmer side.”
CAREER
Why Can’t I Find a Job? By Frank Traditi
“If you earned a dollar each time you asked yourself that question, your money problems would disappear, right? Successful job seekers refuse to ask that dreaded question of themselves or others. Instead, they consistently employ four key principles throughout every job search.”
The Four Key Principles of Successful Job Seekers 1. Use job search strategies that work. Two of the biggest challenges job-seekers face are knowing which job search approaches are the most effective, and figuring out where to start in finding job opportunities. Successful job-seekers know that any approach that helps them find and connect with the right people will eventually land them the job they want. Answering want ads and Internet postings are a waste of time. Developing relationships through networking, referrals, informational interviewing, and recruiters gets them closer to, if not right on top of, their ideal job 2. Stick to a step-by-step, action-oriented process. There are million things to do, places to look, and people to talk to, but they don›t have a system for putting the pieces together. Job-seekers who know the score, design and implement a game plan that includes setting a specific and attainable goal, actions steps to take every day or week, and a system to track their progress. If they don›t realize the results they want to achieve, they 54 I Dar Life I August 2016
don›t abandon this plan. Rather, they make adjustments that get them back on track. 3. Stay motivated in face of frustration and rejection. Most people get frustrated and angry with this every-day occurrence and give up. The successful job-seeker sees this as opportunity or a positive learning experience. They don’t let the fear of rejection get in the way of their progress. By sticking to their plan, they don’t give up during the job search. They are motivated by the goals they’ve set and nothing will deter them from that accomplishment. 4. Know when to ask for help. Conversely, successful job-seekers know that they cannot do this alone. They stack the odds in their favor by adding some outside help to their job search campaign. They want to be accountable to someone other than themselves. They need to get a different point of view, or perspective, on their progress or challenges. And, they seek out support from people who care about their progress or help them develop the tools they need to win. The next time you ask yourself or someone else, “why can’t I find a job?” you now know all is not lost. Implementing a solid action plan, sticking to your goals, and seeking help when you need it most, puts you in charge of your destiny. Simply put, you are just a few steps away from being a success.
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ach principle is critical on its own. But to successfully land the job they want, they know that each one interacts with and supports the other.
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BUSINESS
The Importance of Diversity Training for Your Customer Service Staff By Jane Blanchard
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he importance of diversity training being fostered within your employees helps to develop better and more understanding staff members while it also facilitates the efforts to increase revenue, expand the client base, and improve the workplace environment for everyone involves. The following details 5 core principles that develop diversity skills within your customer service employees:
Each of the above diversity training principles will guide your customer service staff to higher levels of customer satisfaction while improving the overall environment in the workplace. Customers crave the spotlight and rightly so as they keep your businesses running. Everyone wants to be treated fairly, with respect and compassion – the simplest way to ingrain this in your employees is to remind them to think about how they would want to be treated as a customer. 58 I Dar Life I August 2016
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Today, we live in a world where borders and boundaries are only relevant for geographic interpretations. There are multitudes of International corporations whose customer service staff is constantly dealing with the many diverse individuals from all walks of life. Whether the customer is racially, sexually, or culturally different from your customer service staff, they need to be prepared and adept at helping any and all individuals who are there seeking the products and services offered by your firm. And thus, so too must the antiquated ways and prejudices of previous generations go the way of the dinosaur.
1. Respect – showing respect for every single customer is tantamount to offering unparalleled customer service. Every customer regardless of race, language, religion, ethnicity, gender, age, and sexual orientation deserves the utmost amount of respect from each and every employee. 2. Remove all Preconceived Notions – stereotyping of an individual is not only bad for your business but could cause further harm through negative publicity and lawsuits. All employees must be thoroughly taught to let go of their previously held conventions and see each person as an individual and not pigeon-hole them based on who or what they believe them to be. 3. Be Attentive – by paying attention to the customer’s actions, voice inflections and professed needs, a customer service employee can quickly adjust their demeanor and personality to reflect what the customer wants from them in the form of personal attention. 4. Be Compassionate – your customer service staff must learn to express a positive and supportive attitude towards clients. When a customer believes the staff is genuinely concerned about their needs, it disarms them and allows for better communication and flow. The client begins to establish a sense of trust in the employee and starts to rely on and value their opinion. 5. Be the customer’s promoter – always look out for the customer’s best interest and this will also serve the best interests of the company. A greater rapport and trust will develop which will lend to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty.
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The Ever-Evolving World How to Optimize Physical & Mental Health By Wema Kajo
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As we head through the middle of the year, the stress is starting to accumulate. August is a great time to take stock of our stress levels and take the necessary steps to get us through the rest of the year feeling and looking good.”
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Here are a few trends to look out for: Fierce Fitness – Coupled with a new culture where people rush from work to join their running club or boot camp, competitions like triathlons and popular high-intensity interval programmes are adding fierceness to fitness. This trend is being led by people who take fitness seriously, but fierce fitness is lots of fun and often becomes sociable through group training for cycling, swimming, dancing or running. Mindful Living – With today’s supercharged world, people need a reboot for their mind. Mindfulness gives us the tools to cope with today’s highly stressed-out world. The benefits of spa and wellness activities have long been known to reduce stress and relax us, but going forward there will be a greater focus on bringing
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of Wellness August Special Promo at the The Spa Massage therapy is the manual manipulation of the body to enhance a person’s health and wellbeing Book a 90 minute massage and receive a complimentary 30 minutes treatment of your choice: • Refreshing facial • Oriental foot massage • Head and shoulder massage
90 minute massage TSH 200,000
mindfulness techniques into our lives to help us reach a new place of serenity and calmness. Dietary-Customised Healthier Food – More people are opting for nutritious, dietcustomised healthy food, and more hotels are offering gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian menus. Some are introducing more juice options along with raw food and specialised diets in order to satisfy guests who want to focus on goals such as weight loss or detox. Cultural Discovery & Wellness Recovery – With people desiring more exotic, off-the-beaten-path destinations and wanting engagement in more unique, local and indigenous cultural experiences, so they can unite the perfect travel experience of wellness with culture. Now we can travel to far-flung destinations and sample the local culture with tailor-made trips.
Offer is valid from 1 Aug-31 Aug 2016. Terms & conditions apply.
Short & Effective Wellness Breaks – More health enthusiasts are opting for wellness breaks. Instead of a 2-week wellness holiday, travellers are choosing more frequent and shorter breaks for mind and body reboots through a change of scenery, relaxation, wellness activities and healthy food. Managing Stress – While wellness hotels and spas are here to help people relax, more are now offering specific stress management and stress recovery programmes with specialist therapies, consultations and healthy nutrition. Guests are encouraged to participate in group activities such as yoga, cooking classes and meditation with the goal being to send guests home with the tools to manage stress.
For reservations, please email: spa.thekilimanjaro@hyatt.com or call +255 764 70 1234 ext. 828. The Spa is open every day from 9am to 10pm. August 2016 I Dar Life I 61
IT’S ALL SO TEMPTING AT NEW AFRICA HOTEL Experience it, Taste it!
Experience mesmerizing moments and entertainment that will take you on an unforgettable culinary journey throughout the week.
Onyx Lounge
Sipping Hours of Happiness Monday - Sunday Rush Hour! HAKUNA MATATA. Unwind at the Onyx Lounge in style and comfort. Buy one selected drink and get the other one absolutely free from 5.30pm – 7.30pm. Enjoy our premium cocktails and snacks with the funkiest chill out and grooves. Live band performance every Friday (no entry fee).
Onyx Sports Weekend
Saturday and Sunday Bring out the spectator in you at the Onyx Sports Weekend. Settle in for thrilling games on multiple televisions with a beer bucket of 6 for the price of 5 from 11.00am – 5.00pm.
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Thai by the Waves Monday - Sunday Explore, taste and celebrate the amazing Thailand with an exotic spread of seafood and surreal view of the sea. Our resident Thai chef ‘Suntree’ will take you on a journey of culinary delights bringing Thailand’s tastiest taste bud tinglers right here every day. 7.00pm – 11.00pm
Splashing Sunday Brunch
your Sunday lounging over late breakfast or early lunch with family and friends. Enjoy the relaxing fun filled Sunday Brunch with a live band while the children have fun at the delightful kiddies corner. Enjoy Maki roll and Tempura, Tapas, Thai Wok Station, Mexican Churros, Choma Station, Healthy Juice Bar, Chocolate Fountain and more at only 45,000/=. 10.00am – 3.00pm. Free access to the pool!
Bandari Grill
Monday – Sunday Spend an elegant evening with a view and a range of meal options to satisfy the palate of guests with different preferences. We serve a classy selection of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes and an excellent selection of wines that make for a memorable evening.
Power Lunch
Monday - Sunday Since the best deals often happen not in a boardroom, but over lunch, work out a perfect deal over a perfect luncheon at
the Bandari Grill. Mellow soups, crusty bread, crisp salads, juicy cold cuts, exciting grills, international favorites and sea food. Plus a fine selection of exquisite desserts and coffees as you iron out those finer details. Daily 12:00pm to 3:00 pm.
African Night
Thursdays Take an authentic culinary journey through the African Continent, listen to mellow music from a local live band and check out an exciting Maasai Market from 7.00pm to 11.00pm.Buffet price 35,000/= TSH.
The Indian Essence
Saturdays Make Saturdays an exotic feast for the senses as our Indian master chef serves up the finest Indian cuisine from 7.00pm – 11.00pm. The lifting melodies performed by Vardha Arts band will accompany the fragrant dishes this evening and have you believing that you are dining with the Nawabs themselves. Buffet price 35,000/=TSH.
For more information, call 022 2117050/1 or email fbm@newafricahotel.com
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2016 Miss Universe Search is On Tanzanian Beauties Chase Their Dreams By Simon Suleman
Miss Universe Tanzania is a pageant that has placed a huge emphasis on providing opportunities to young women to achieve their dreams. Winners are granted a scholarship to the New York Film Academy, and this year the winner will also become the Goodwill Ambassador of the pageant’s main sponsor.� 64 I Dar Life I August 2016
It is yet another season of fun and excitement as young Tanzanian women vie for the prestigious crown of Miss Universe Tanzania that will be awarded on the 26th of August. Girls from Dar es Salaam, Iringa , Mbeya, Mwanza, and Arusha, have been selected through an exhaustive process of scouting, including a one-on-one interview with each applicant, individual
catwalk performances, and body measurements. This process has been the key to identifying successful winners like Illuminata James, Hellen Dausen, Nelly Kamwelu and Lorraine Marriot in past years. The selected 20 girls from these regions will enter a boot camp where they will participate in intensive
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training in marketing, psychology, etiquette and other fields; various visits and rehearsals for the final event; and charity and cultural activities. The 2011 winner, Nelly Alexandra Kamwelu, also won the Miss Southern Africa International title in 2011, which was held in Ndola, Zambia as a part of the Zambia International Trade
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Fair. She won the main title by defeating six other contestants and also won the Best Evening Gown Award. She represented her country in Miss Universe 2011 in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Miss International 2011 in China and Miss Earth 2011 in Manila, Philippines. She was the first and so far the only beauty queen who has competed in three Grand Slam Pageants in a single year. Nelly has also featured in several music
The winner of this years’ Miss Universe Tanzania will represent our country at the world’s most prestigious pageant – Miss Universe in December (venue still to be announced). We expect another excellent representation of our beautiful nation by a strong, stunning young woman.
videos of Tanzanian musicians and recorded the song ‘Say it to my face’ before her departure for Miss Universe 2011.
The 2012 winner, Winfrida Dominic, represented the country at the 2012 Miss Universe in Vegas. She was also supposed to represent Tanzania in the Miss Supranational Pageant but withdrew at the last moment
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The 2013 winner, Betty Boniphace Omara, is a Dar es Salaam born beauty queen who won the title of Miss Universe Tanzania on 27 September 2013 at the National Museum Hall in Dar, where Clara Noor was given the title of Miss Earth Tanzania and Aziza Victoria was declared the runnerup. Betty also represented Tanzania in the 62nd edition of the Miss Universe contest, which took take place on November 9, 2013 at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. After the Miss Universe Competition in Russia, Betty came back home. She has kept busy with fashion shows, including Swahili Fashion Week and Lady in Red. She’s also expecting to do charity
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work at Kambi Ya Wazee in Kigamboni with help from Mohamed Enterprises Ltd. Betty is currently working at AZAM TV as a presenter. The 2014 winner, Nale Boniface is a Tanzanian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth Tanzania 2014, replacing former winner Carolyne Bernard to compete at the Miss Universe 2014 in Doral, Miami, Florida, USA. In addition to being a beautiful model, Nale Boniface is a student at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Dar es Salaam. She started in pageantry at the Miss Universe Tanzania pageant in 2014, and made history as woman ambassador at Miss Earth 2014 and then Miss Universe 2014. Nale currently works as a Goodwill Ambassador for Marie Stopes, an international charity organization that deals with reproductive health. The 2015 winner, Lorraine Marriot is a Tanzanian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Tanzania and she represented
Tanzania at the world Miss Universe finals in Las Vegas, USA. Lorraine Marriot works as a model and is aspiring to be a pilot. She has modeled for top Tanzanian designers and also competed in Miss Grand International in 2014 representing Tanzania where she made it to the top 20. Lorraine is known for her quiet but determined nature and was nominated for Best Female Model in Tanzania at Swahili Fashion Week. Lorraine was supported by local and international designers and other Tanzanian models abroad, including Ally Rhemtullah, Sia Couture, Amina Designs, Two in One Accessories, Gina Real Hair, Adam Kijangwa, Happiness Magesa, Flavianna Matata and Miriam Odemba. She is currently working on a project to provide nutrition for children in primary schools as she works on her modeling career. Whatever the future has in store for the upcoming 2016 Miss Universe Tanzania, Dar Life would like to wish all the contestants all the best!
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as she was not able to secure a visa for Poland. Winfrida Dominic has participated in various charity activities, including several of Ally Rehmtulla’s fashion shows and Maridadi Fashion Show. Currently Winfrida spends time visiting people living with drug addictions and she plans to visit schools to educate students on the harmful effects of drugs.
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Golden Tulip Dar es Salaam City Ce Enjoy International Standards & Local Flavours By Suheil Kassim
“Golden Tulip Dar es Salaam City Center Hotel is located 14km from the city’s international airport, on Jamhuri Street in a brand new 21-story ‘design tower’ called City Plaza. The building accommodates office spaces, shops, apartments, hotel rooms, conference facilities, restaurants, gym and prayer room.”
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e are pleased to introduce to you the newest hotel in town, Golden Tulip Dar es Salaam City Center Hotel, formerly known as The Grand Hotel and Residences. Occupying the top floors of this modern building, Golden Tulip Dar es Salaam City Center offers magnificent views of the sea, harbour and city. The ferry port, golf court, shops, nightlife, main markets and fish market are all within walking distance. This alcoholfree hotel accommodates 52 rooms (smoking and non-smoking) all located above the 14th floor with a selection of 36 superior rooms, 12 deluxe rooms, and 4 junior suites.
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y Center Hotel Now Open “The exotic city centre location creates the perfect setting for the hotel’s conference centre, offering seven versatile meeting rooms and breakout spaces, a complimentary business centre, A/V resources and full ‘halaal’ catering services. Our meeting rooms are capable of accommodating from 10 to 125 guests with a wide range of equipment to cater to all business and event needs. The 21st floor is a gala dinner and cocktail reception venue.”
The exotic city centre location creates the perfect setting for the hotel’s conference centre, offering seven versatile meeting rooms and breakout spaces, a complimentary business centre, A/V resources and full ‘halaal’ catering services. Our meeting rooms are capable of accommodating from 10 to 125 guests with a wide range of equipment to cater to all business and event needs. The 21st floor is a gala dinner and cocktail reception venue.”
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the chef fry or fire up the most delicious delicacies in front of their eyes behind a glass window.
Fire Restaurant, a signature ‘halaal’ restaurant of the hotel, is located on the ground floor of the building with its own entrance and parking. “Fire” has become a favorite in the the local culinary scene in Dar es Salaam. Guests can enjoy watching
Please feel free to contact our hotline numbers +255 22 2129351 or 0628 605 192 for bookings or any further inquiries. We look forward to welcoming you at Golden Tulip Dar es Salaam City Center Hotel – international standards, local flavours.
The Citrus Lounge located on the 20th floor is reserved for residents of the hotel. The lounge offers a wide range of light snacks, salads and fresh juices. “Citrus” is a great place to watch the sunrise or sunset on the sea or the city respectively, while enjoying a shisha at the outdoor shisha corner.
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BOOK REVIEWS
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Join Dar Life reviews editor for the pick of the books with an East African flavour By A Novel Idea
The Hunger Games Series – by Suzanne Collins
The nation of Panem, formed from a post-apocalyptic North America, is a country that consists of a wealthy capitol region surrounded by 12 poorer districts. Early in its history, a rebellion led by a 13th district against the capitol resulted in its destruction and the creation of an annual televised event known as the Hunger Games. In punishment, and as a reminder of the power and grace of the capitol, each district must yield one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 through a lottery system to participate in the games. The ‘tributes’ are chosen during the annual reaping and are forced to fight to the death, leaving only one survivor to claim victory. When 16-year-old Katniss’s young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12’s female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives. She sees it as a death sentence, but Katniss has been close to death before. For her, survival is second nature.
Big Little Lies - by Liane Moriarty
Roar of the Lion - by Frank Coates
Ewart Grogan, known to the Africans as Bwana Simba — the man with the cold stare of the lion, is a man of unwavering self-confidence. From his early days fighting for Cecil Rhodes in the Matabele wars, Grogan’s passion uniquely equipped him to conquer a continent. He risked all to trek across darkest Africa for the woman he loves and has gone on to dominate the business world of the burgeoning new colony of British East Africa. Domination has come at a price, however. Now, the Great War points its bloody finger towards Africa. And Grogan faces his greatest ordeal — and his most wrenching choice.
These titles and many more are available at A Novel Idea Bookstore. To inquire about book purchases, please call Tel: +255 022 2601088 or email: info@anovelidea.co.tz.
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Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny and biting and passionate, and she remembers everything and forgives no one. Her ex-husband and his yogi new wife Celeste have moved into her beloved beachside community, and their daughter is in the same kindergarten class as Madeline’s youngest (how is this possible?). And to top it all off, Madeline’s teenage daughter seems to be choosing Madeline’s ex-husband over her. (How. Is. This. Possible?) Celeste is the kind of beautiful woman who makes the world stop and stare. While she may seem a bit flustered at times, who wouldn’t be with those rambunctious twin boys? Now that the boys are starting school, Celeste and her husband look set to become the king and queen of the school parent body. But royalty often comes at a price, and Celeste is grappling with how much more she is willing to pay. New to town, single mom Jane is so young that another mother mistakes her for the nanny. Jane is sad beyond her years and harbors secret doubts about her son. But why? While Madeline and Celeste soon take Jane under their wing, none of them realizes how the arrival of Jane and her inscrutable little boy will affect them all. Big Little Lies is a brilliant take on ex-husbands and second wives, mothers and daughters, schoolyard scandal, and the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.
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Katavi National Park
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Only a handful of adventurous souls ever make it to Katavi. Those who do are treated to a mesmerizing experience. Tanzania’s third largest national park, Katavi is a legendary wilderness: remote, free and undisturbed. The sheer number of animals on show is mindboggling, in quantity and variety.
The sheer number of animals on show is mindboggling, in quantity and variety
Katavi is one of the few parks with the highest biodiversity in Africa. Your view changes from seasonally flooded grassland plains to the steep escarpments of the Rukwa Rift Valley. Yet the park is dominated by miombo savannah in its purest form. The large herds of antelope feel particularly at home; even the more elusive species. Katavi is one of only two parks home to both sable and roan antelope; the latter easier to spot than anywhere else. If you’re looking for the ultimate spot to tick your game-viewing boxes, head straight to the Katuma River and her floodplains, including the seasonal Lakes Katavi and Chada. Their appearance differs greatly between the wet and dry season. During the rains the grass grows up meters into the air, turning the barren grounds into seemingly endless green sheets. Waterbirds appear in abundance alongside the lakes. But it’s during the dry season that game-viewing becomes truly overwhelming. The drier it gets, the more animals find their way to Katavi’s remaining sources of drinking water.
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The large herds of antelope feel particularly at home; even the more elusive species
Buffalo, elephant and zebra are the most abundant. Each population boasts thousands and thousands of individuals; herds of buffalo often triple the size one would find in the Serengeti. Add to that a great number of giraffe and other large mammals. All of them on the lookout for roaming lion prides, spotted hyena, cheetah, leopards and wild dog, excitedly working up an appetite all round them.
Katavi’s many pools boast Tanzania’s densest concentrations of hippo and crocodile Katavi’s many pools boast Tanzania’s densest concentrations of hippo and crocodile. Especially in the dry season they flop together in the last remaining puddles, leading to spectacular territorial bouts. And beware of one of the most thrilling residents of the wooded savannah: the black mamba, the most poisonous snake on the continent that grows up to a dazzling 4 metres. The remoteness means animals aren’t so used to humans and vehicles as they might be in more popular national parks. Katavi offers you a real sense of venturing into the wild, making the park even more special. Katavi National Park was established in 1974, but doubled its size in 1997 to 4,471 km2, becoming Tanzania’s third largest national park. • The Rukwa Game Reserve (4,000 km2) borders Katavi, together forming the Katavi-Rukwa eco-system. • From northwest to southeast it stretches 125 km2. • Height: in general no higher than 960 m.
• The average temperature is 22-26 °C: 24-30 °C during the day (up to 40 °C at the end of the dry season), 16-18 °C during the night. • Dry season: June – October, wet season: November – May (less rainy in January – February and the only period in the rainy season in which all park roads might be passable). • Best time to visit: May to October. • Katavi is accessible by road or air. • By road, from Dar Es Salaam to Tunduma 980 km on good tarmac road followed by 435 km to Sitalike on rough road. • By air, several companies organize private flights to either Mpanda airport or air strips at Sitalike or Ikuu inside the park.
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Katavi offers you a real sense of venturing into the wild Accommodation Inside the park: Rest house, bandas and campsites (booking through te Park). Privately owned tented lodges. Outside the park: two basic hotels.
What to do Game drives, guided walking, bird watching, photography and camping safaris. Or go to Lake Katavi and visit the tamarind tree inhabited by the spirit of the legendary hunter Katabi, after whom the park is named. Locals seeking for the spirit’s blessing still leave offerings here. Park contacts: katavi@tanzaniaparks.com Hotlines: +255 689 062 314 / +255 767 536 128
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HOTELS & BEACH RESORTS Altantis Hotel African Sky Millennium Towers Hotel Alba Hotel Apartments Best Western Coral beach hotel Bagamoyo Beach Resort Beachcomber Hotel & Resort Belinda Beach Resort Collubus Hotel Colloseum Hotel
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DAR ES SALAAM TOP HOTELS & RESORTS HYATT REGENCY DAR ES SALAAM, THE KILIMANJARO A: 24, Kivukoni Front T: + 255.764 701 234 E: daressalaam.kilimanjaro@hyatt.com W: www.daressalaam.kilimanjaro.hyatt.com
PROTEA HOTEL COURTYARD A: Barack Obama Drive T: +255 22 213 0560 E: info@phcourtyard.com W: www.proteahotels.com/courtyard
RAMADA RESORT DAR ES SALAAM A: Africana Road, Jangwani Beach T: +255 22 216 2333 E: reservations@ramadaresortdar.com W: www.ramadaresortdar.com
DAR ES SALAAM SERENA HOTEL A: Ohio Street T: +255 (22) 211 2416 E: dshreservations@serena.co.tz W: www.serenahotels.com
PROTEA HOTEL OYSTERBAY A: Corner of Haile Selassie & Ali Hassan Mwinyi Roads, Oysterbay T: + 255 22 266 6665 E: info@phoysterbay.com W: www.proteahotels.com/oysterbay
NEW AFRICA HOTEL A: Azikiwe Street/Sokoine Drive T: +255 22 2117050/51 and +255 68 520 0301 E: nah@newafricahotel.com W: www.newafricahotel.com
HOLIDAY INN A: Azikiwe, Upanga Road Junction T: +255 22 213 9250 E: reservations@holidayinn.co.tz W: www.holidayinn.co.tz
PROTEA HOTEL AMANI BEACH A: Amani Gomvu Area, Kigamboni T: +255 782 410 033 E: info@ph amanibeach.com W: www.proteahotels.com/amanibeach
SOUTHERN SUN DAR ES SALAAM HOTEL A: Garden Avenue T: +255 22 213 7575 E: reservations@tsogosun.com W: www.tsogosun.com
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON HOTEL DAR ES SALAAM - OYSTER BAY A: Slipway Road, Msasani Peninsula T: +255 779 0000 06/7 E: dardt_reservations@hilton.com W: www.doubletree3.hilton.com
HOTEL WHITE SANDS- THE BEACH RESORT A: Africana Road, Jangwani Beach T: +255 22 264 620-4 E: info@hotelwhitesands.com W: www.hotelwhitesands.com
SUNRISE BEACH RESORT A: Mjimwema, Kigamboni T: +255 755 400 900 E: info@sunrisebeachresort.co.tz W: www.sunrisebeachresort.co.tz
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RAMADA ENCORE DAR ES SALAAM A: Ghana Avenue T: +255 (22) 234 3434 E: info@ramadaencoredar.com W: www.ramadaencoredar.com
SEA CLIFF COURT HOTEL & LUXURY APARTMENTS A: Off Haile Selassie Road, Msasani Peninsula T: +255 22 260 1968-7 E: reservations@seacliffcourt.com W: www.seacliffcourt.com
KUNDUCHI BEACH HOTEL & RESORT A: Kunduchi, Near Mtongani T: +255 688 915 345 E: reservations@kunduchi.com W: www.kunduchi.com
LEDGER PLAZA BAHARI BEACH A: Off Kunduchi, Mtongani T: +255 22 555 0301 E: reservations.ledgerbaharibeach@laicohotels.com W:laicohotels.com/ledger-plaza-bahari-beach
SEA CLIFF HOTEL A: 10 Toure Drive, Msasani Peninsula T: +255 22 552 9900 E: information@hotelseacliff.com W: www.hotelseacliff.com
GOLDEN TULIP DAR ES SALAAM CITY CENTER A: Jamhuri Street T: +255 22 212 9351 E: info@goldentulipdarcitycenter.com W: www.goldentulip.com/en/hotels/goldentulip-dar-city-center
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Swahili Coast The Wealth of Tanzania Swahili means ‘coastal’ in Arabic and the Swahili Coast refers to Tanzania’s coastline and island with history, natural beauty, art and culture.
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Tanzania (Tan –Tanganyika; Zan Zanzibar; and Azania). Today, reminders of the Swahili Coast’s and down the length of Tanzania. The brassbound chests and heavy wooden doors of the Swahili Empire are found far island, imported originally by the Arabic slave traders who led caravans into the interior in search of fortune. On the coast itself, crumbling mosques nestle among palm trees by white beaches and Persian baths lie ruined in the remains of ancient villas.
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Bagamoyo was once the centre of slave and ivory trading. It was the last point reached by the caravans of slaves who arrived here for transportation to faraway places. Today this attractive coastal town still bears reminders of its past-
slaves were kept while waiting for transportation still stands, as does the tree under which they were bought and sold.
KILWA
Kilwa Kisiwani Island was once the trading centre of the Swahili Empire. The runs of the settlement still remain and are considered to be one of the most important Swahili historical sites in East African. The famous traveller and chronicler lbn Battuta visited Kilwa in the 14th century, describing his admiration for the architecture and graceful situation of the capital city. Later the island became a trading post for slaves travelling north from Mauritius and Mozambique. The end of the town supremacy as a trading port came when it was ransacked, ostensibly by “cannibals” in 1588.
MAFIA ISLAND from the Ma-Africa tribe from ancient Yemen who dominated the coast Island is the largest of an island archipelago, off beaten track and known to only the most discerning travellers. The island is surrounded by a barrier reef so rich in marine life it has been designed a marine park by the World Wide Fund for Nature. A tiny population of pygmy hippo lives in the remains of an old lagoon, cut off from the mainland centuries.
PEMBA
Pemba Island rumoured to have once been inhabited by race of mythical glands, is an untouched beauty that offers an undiluted experience of island life in the Indian Ocean. The tiny number of visitors to Pemba every year
means that the island has little in the way of tourist infrastructure which for alternative travellers is the main attraction. Small guesthouses are dotted around the island, and there are couple of upmarket diving hotels and resorts, There are many historical sites and ruins to explore on Pemba including a number of old mosques and tombs and the old town fort of Chake Chake. The Pujini ruins south-east of Chake chake are the remnants th century. There is also Ngezi Forest, a beautiful untouched rainforest and home to the Pemba Flying Fox, a giant bat!
TANGA AND PANGANI
Ruins close to the active port of Tanga attest to its importance as a trading post in the Swahili trading empire. The ruins, once a large mosque, include more than 40 tombs, Tanga has pleasant beaches and is a convenient point from which to visit the spectacular Usambara Mountains. Just south of Tanga is Pangani, once the home of Arab slave traders, set on a lovely estuary of the Panani River.
ZANZIBAR (UNGUJA ISLAND)
For a small island in the southern waters of the Indian Ocean, Zanzibar has a long and unexpected history. For centuries the island has been a centre of slave and Ivory trade, if not all trading, from central Africa to the rest of the world and was the world’s main producer of the highly valued clove spice. It is also the centre of Swahili language and culture. Zanzibar is the undisputed capital of the Swahili Coast. The Portuguese were ousted with the help of Oman, in the mid-16th Century, whose vast trade connections had been severed by the entrance of the Portuguese.
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PRISON ISLAND
and decipher the ages and causes of death of the servicemen – many died from tropical disease, or were killed in skirmishes with local slavers, Champwani also a small population of duikers (a type of miniature antelope),as well as Zanzibar, which rules the country to this day.
BAWE ISLAND Prison Island, also known as Changuu Island is one of the most popular destinations for day trips from Stone Town. Just a short boat ride away, the island offers, excellent snorkelling nature trail, small beach and the unusual attraction of a sanctuary for giant tortoises, Despite its name, the closest the island has come to actually being used as a prison was by its slaves there for discipline. In 2006, many of the islands old buildings were restored, and Changuu Private Island Paradise was opened, offering 15 deluxe cottages all on the seafront, affording maximum seclusion and privacy. There are also 12 standard rooms in the old quarantine area, with fantastic views back across to Stone Town. If swimming and snorkelling in the crystal blue waters gets too much, have a paddle in the freshwater swimming pool, court Mathews restaurant offers excellent seafood lunches and 4 course dinners, all overlooking the restored prison ruins.
CHAPWANI ISLAND
A slightly more upmarket choice than Prison Island, Chapwani, or Grave Island is the site of luxury hotel, but day visitors who come to eat and drink in the bar and restaurant are permitted. Chipwani is the site of British naval cemetery, the while serving in Zanzibar. The victims of the World War once attack on the HMS Pegasus by the German warship Konigsberg is also buried here. It’s interesting to wander around the graveyard
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Bawe Island has some of excellent snorkelling sports, around a 30- minute boat ride and slightly more expensive than the boat to prison Island, it is much less visited, in 1870,the island, was used Zanzibar linking it with Aden, South Africa and the Seychelles. If complete isolation and privacy is what you are after, then Bawe Tropical Island is the perfect place to stay. There are 15 private cottages scattered along the beach front, all with breath-taking panoramic views of the ocean, and all tastefully decorated in soft colours to enhance the relaxed pace of life. The beach is excellent at low tide, with unusual stone formations, and there is some good snorkelling to be had on the island’s reef.
CHUMBWE ISLAND
Six kilometres south of Stone Town surrounded by pristine coral reef, Chumbe Island Coral Park is one of the world’s most successful eco-tourism project island was named Tanzania ‘s Marine National park. The island itself, covered with lush mangrove forest, is a designated forest reserve. Visitors can come for the day to snorkel over the incredible coral reef, home dolphins.
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LUNCH & DINNER Monday
• Akemi Restaurant – Lunch Buffet and Express Continental Lunch from 12pm – 3pm, Tsh 20,000 pp., Grand buffet Tsh 30,000 pp. Call: 0687 360 360 • Ribs Special at Coral Ridge Spur - Eat as much as you can and enjoy a free Pepsi. Call+255 764 700 657 • Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro - International Night at The Palm restaurant from 7pm to 10:30pm. Call: +255 764 701 234 • Golden Tulip Hotel– Business Lunch for TSh 12,000 pp from Ocean View Bar & Grill for Tsh 10,000 pp. 4pm- 11pm. Call: 0774 010 812 • Serena Hotel – Special Themed Buffet for Tsh 39,000 pp. Call: +255 22 2112 416 • New Africa Hotel – A taste of Thai from 7.00pm – 11.00pm
Tuesday
• Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro - Arabian Night at The Palm restaurant from 7pm to 10:30pm. Call: +255 764 701 234 • Istana Restaurant – Chinese Night Buffet from 7pm – 11pm. Call: +255 22 276 1348 • New Africa Hotel – A taste of Thai from 7.00pm – 11.00pm • Join Belvedere for Pizza Perfect (Margarita Pizza with your Choice of 3 Toppings) at TSH 11,500
Wednesday
• Seafood Night at Dares Salaam Serena Hotel Call: +255 22 211 2416 • Arca di Noe – Pasta Festival, Eat all as you can for Tsh 11,500. Call: +255 22 2666924 • Spur Special ‘Kids Eat Free’. For reservations, call+255 764700657 • New Africa Hotel – A taste of Thai from 7.00pm – 11.00pm • Sizzling Grill Night at The Palm from 7pm to 10:30pm at Hyatt Regency The Kilimanjaro Hotel Call: +255 764 701 234 • Karaoke Night at OWillie’s Pub. Call: +255 22 260 1273 • Q-Bar- Live music with Roots Jazz Band from 8.30pm. Call: +2S5 754 282474 • Double Tree by Hilton – Buy one pizza, get one free from 6pm-10pm at the Pool Bar Join Belvedere for Special Belvedere Biryani (Indian Biryani + Raita (Chicken or Vegetable) at TSH 15,500
Thursday
• Spur Special - ‘Buy One Burger & Get One Free.’ For reservations, call+255 764 700 657 • Indian Night at Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel. Call: +255 22 211 2416 • New Africa Hotel – African Night at Bandari Grill with Babloom band from 7.00pm – 11.00pm. Call: + 25S 22 2117050 • Indian Night at The Palm from 7pm to 10:30pm at Hyatt Regency The Kilimanjaro Hotel Call: +255 764 701 234 • Boys’ Night (Free draught with every t-Bone steak purchased) at Shooters Grill. Call: +255 753 224223 • Mediterraneo Hotel & Restaurant - The Best Homemade Pasta in Dar. Call: +255 754 812567 • Arca di Noe – Pizza Party - Get a free glass of Italian wine for each pizza ordered. Call +255 22 2666924 • Istana - Satay Night Buffet. Call +255 784 607 018 • Join Belvedere for Special Belvedere House Steak (Rib-Eye Steak (300g) or Sirloin Steak (300g): Sautéed Vegetables & Fries with delicious Chef’s Steak Sauce) at TSH 28,000
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• African Night at Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel Call: +255 22 211 2416 • Seafood Night at The Palm from 7pm to 10:30pm at Hyatt Regency The Kilimanjaro Hotel Call: +255 764 701 234 • Happy Hour at New Africa Hotel Onyx Lounge from 5:307:30 pm. Call: + 25S 22 21170SO • Holiday Inn - Kili Happy Hour from 4.30pm - 6.30pm Tsh 5000/- for 2litres of Kili. Call: +255 22 2139250 • Indian Night at New Africa Hotel. Call: +255 22 2117050 • Mediterraneo Hotel & Restaurant- Dine with us and disco in town. Call: +2SS 754 812567 • New Africa Hotel – A taste of Thai from 7.00pm – 11.00pm
Saturday
• Asian Night at Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel. Call: +255 22 211 2416 • Akemi Restaurant – Grand Buffet, Express Continental Light Lunch Tsh 20,000 pp and Grand Buffet Tsh 30,000 pp from 12pm -3pm. Call: 0687 360 360 • New Africa Hotel – Indian Night with Varda Arts band from 7.00pm – 11.00pm . Call: + 255 22 2117050 • T-Bone steak and draught beer at Karambezi Café. Call: +255 22 260 0380 • Mediterraneo Hotel & Restaurant - Roots Rockers performing live from 8pm. Call: +255 754 812567 • Sea Food Night and Meat festival at Golden Tulip Hotel from 7pm-10: 30pm. Call 0774 010 812
Sunday
• Ambrosia Bistro & Bar – open for Lunch, BBQ in the garden 12pm to midnight. Call: 0779 585 858 • Akemi – Tanzania’s Revolving Restaurant – Grand Buffet and carver live band and complimentary glass of bubbly – Tsh 40,000 from 12pm – 4pm. Call: 0687 360 360 • Sunday Brunch at Hyatt Regency – The Kilimanjaro from 12:30-3:30 pm Call: +255 764 701234 • Tanzania Buffet at Trinity Bar from 2:00pm. Call: +255 732 998577 • Indian Night at Istana (Buffet). Call: +255 22 2761348 • Happy Hour at New Africa Hotel Onyx Lounge from 5:307:30 pm. Call: +255 22 2117050 • Mediterraneo- Chill out with our music & enjoy the best Italian food in Dar. Call: +255 754 812567 • Southern Sun – Brunch from 10am – 1pm, Tsh 30,000. Call: 0757 700 000 • Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel- Family Brunch, Tsh 40,000/PP .Call: +255 22 2112416
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RECIPE CORNER
PASTRY CHEF RAJPAL SINGH OF NEW AFRICA HOTEL AUTHENTIC UNIVERSAL DESSERTS TO DAR! By Pastry Chef Rajpal Singh
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200gm cookie crumbs 80gm melted butter
For the Toffee Sauce • 200gm sugar • 50gm unsalted butter • 30gm condensed milk
“Chef Rajpal’s favorite dessert to make is his signature twisted recipe, Banoffee Pie. He likes to use fresh fruits grown in and around the region for his pastries and cakes.”
ABOUT PASTRY CHEF RAJPAL Chef Raj’s culinary journey started in Dehradun India. He trained under award-winning French pastry chefs and has over with 16 years of rich experience working in various hotel brands in India including Clarks Dehradun, the Sarovar group of hotels, Tulip Manohar Hyderabad, Bassera Hyderabad and Sarovar Ahmedabad. In 2009 he joined the New Africa Hotel family in Tanzania to share his expertise in baking with Dar residents. He has since been spreading his passion for new desserts and wedding and birthday cakes. Raj also creates some African & Indian fusion desserts for theme nights at New Africa. 88 I Dar Life I August 2016
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50ml fresh cream
For the Filling • 2 ripe bananas, sliced • 50gm grated dark chocolate or chocolate ch ips • 100gm whipping cream
BANOFFEE PIE
Picture Courtesy of New Africa Hotel
INGREDIENTS: (Serves 4 portion)
PREPARATION METHOD 1. Grease a pie mold well. 2. Put the cookie crumbs in a bowl and mix together with melted butter. 3. Press the mixture firmly into the pie mold and chill for 40 minutes in the refrigerator. 4. Remove the pie base and then fill it layer by layer with the banana slices, half of the toffee sauce and chocolate chips to create at least two layers. 5. Pipe in cream, pour the other half of the toffee sauce, and sprinkle some chocolate on top of the pie. Garnish with fresh strawberry as desired.
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Restaurant Guide RESTAURANT IN DAR BBQ
Ally Kuku Ambrosia Bistro & Bar Mamboz Natasha Ocean View Grill & Bar Summy’s Harry’s
Morogoro Road Mbezi Beach Road Libya Street Kisutu Street Golden Tulip Hotel Morogoro Road Mikocheni B
CONTINENTAL
Arizona Grill Bar & Res. Msasani Village Ambrosia Bistro & Bar Mbezi Beach Road New Africa Hotel Bandari Grill Southern Sun Baraza Grill Butcher’s grill Millennium tower Cape Town Fish Market 108 Msasani Area Calabash Sea Cliff Court City garden Garden Ave. Sea Cliff Village Coral ridge spur Next to Yatch Club Coral beach club Dar alive Off Bagamoyo Rd LP Bahari Beach Jahazi
0765 159544 0779 585858 0784 243735 2116173 2600288 0655 786697 0772744 444
The Slipway Hyatt Regency The Arcade Sea Cliff Village The Slipway New Bagamoyo Rd
2600893 2131111 0784 706188 0754 304733 0762 883321 2774588
Beijing Mikocheni China restaurant off Chole Rd Chongqing Chinese Golden Tulip Hong Kong Restaurant Zanaki street Ming Dynasty Chinese Old bagamoyo Rd Oriental Hyatt Regency New Africa Hotel Sawasdee Sichuan Bibi Titi Tai Huo San Zhuang Jamhuri st. Garden Road Yangste
2775141 2602231 0753 013038 2136622 2667218 0764 701234 2117050 2150548 2110674 2775016
The pub The Palm Traders grill The Fish Monger Water front Zawadee Grill
0654 922102 0779 585858 2117050 2137575 2774588 0758555366 2601948 2137575 2600380 2610928 0777 310714 2650301
CHINESE
DuobleTree Marimba Jangwani Seabreeze Juice Parlour Karambezi café Kasakazi Kibo bar Kivulini L’Gaucho Oasis Restaurant Oysterbay grill O’Willies Irish whiskey Palm Beach Ruaha Restaurant Q-Bar Serengeti Shooters Santino’s Restaurant
Slipway Road Africana Road Mlimani City Sea Cliff Hotel Beach Comber Serena Hotel Holiday Inn Holiday Inn, Royal Mirage Hotel Oysterbay Hotel Chui Bay, Msasani Near Selander White Sands Haile Selassie Rd Serena Hotel Namanga Mavuno House
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2210000 2647215 0718 000180 2600380 2647772 2184556 2137575 2139250 718 060606 2600133 2601273 0713 222299 2647620 754 282474 2112416 0754 304733 0713 225522
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COFFEE SHOPS
Africafe Coffee House Sea Cliff Village Golden Tulip Arabica Coffee Shop Bakers Basket Serena Hotel Holiday Inn Café Zanzibar Classico Caffe The Slipway DoubleTree Piano Piano Slipway Road Haile Selassie Rd Epid’or Fairy Delights Shoppers Mchanga Beach Café White Sands Hotel Prachi’s Pastries Harbor View Wheat Fields Bakery Millennium Tower Golden Tulip - Town Citrus
DANISH Cozy garden
ETHIOPIAN
Addis In Dar Ethiopian Restaurant
FRENCH
Langi Langi Les Jardins d’epidor 883871/2 Rendez-Vous
INDIAN
Alcove Anghiti Bandari Grill Copper Chimney ChickenTikka Inn Khana Khazana Maharani Open House Retreat Ruchi Summy’s The Palm Tasty Bites 56 Bhog
0753 238858 2600288 2112416 2139250 0762 883321 2210000 2601663 2700998 2647620 0777 777005 2122855 2129351
ITALIAN
Arizona Grill Bar & Res. Angelo’s Debonair’s Pizza La Trattoria Jan L’Oliveto Mashua Grill Pronto Pizza Romano’s Saverio’s The Terrace Zuane Co.Ltd Mzinga
JAPANESE 132 Old Bagamoyo
0754 607557
35 Ursino St Namanga
0713 266299 0713 764908
The Courtyard Haile Selassi
2130130 0684
Golden Tulip Hotel
2600288
SeaCliff Hotel New Bagamoyo rd. New Africa Hotel Kijitonyama Upanga New Bagamoyo Rd. Kisutu(temple rd) Sewa St. Mrima St Town Upanga Jamhuri Street Hyatt Regency Kisutu Steet Kisutu Street
2601980 2701866 2117050 2701074 2125610 2771313 2139286 2131342 2128048 0754 209290 2136053 0764 701234 0717 333433 2134780
Azuma Ashibe Oriental Osaka
KOREAN Osaka Goong
LEBANESE Albasha
Batavi
Sea Cliff
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0654 922102 0784 976167 2122855 0754 282969 2112416 2600893 2602157 212033 2700393 2600893 0766 679600
The Slipway Mayfair Plaza Hyatt Regency Toure Drive
2600893 0754 623533 0764 701234 0755 268228
Oysterbay, Mrikau Street
0755 268228 2600563
Makunganya St.
2701800
MULTI CUISINE Bali’s Food Centre Ltd Bandari Grill Barbeque Village Kipepeo Restaurant Langi-Langi Malaika Restaurant Mtagalala Restaurant My Choice Restautrant Sanaa Sweet Eazy Taj mahal The Palm The Club Room Unique Multi-cuisine Fire
INDONESIAN
Msasani village Chole Road Steers Complex Kimweri Ave Serena Hotel The Slipway Sea Cliff Village Harbour Veiw Opp the Arcade The Slipway Road, Msasani
Alykhan road New Africa Hotel Msasani Village ValleyView Hotel The courtyard Karibu Hotel Sunrise beach resort Indira Gandhi Street Golden Tulip Hotel Oysterbay Hotel Msasani Hyatt Regency Protea Hotel Aly Khan Road Golden Tulip - Town
0784 607475 2117050 2667927 2184556 2130130 2602946 2920205 2125548 2600288 0755 754074 0784 5018351 0764 701234 2666665 2126160 2129351
MEXICAN Arizona grill Bar & Rest Msasani Village 2600380
0654 922102
Hot box Marry Brown Steers Subway
Morocco Petrol Sta. Msasani Peninsula Street Sea Cliff Village
0756 548508 0776 075277 2122855 2126258
RESTAURANTS IN ZANZIBAR
MALAYSIAN Istana Restaurant
New Bagamoyo Road 2761348
MEDITERRANEAN Al Dar RoofTop Mediterraneo Hotel Classico Café
NIGERIAN
ZensBar Restaurant
Holiday Inn Kawe Beach Oysterbay Center
2139250 0754 812567 0784 282444
Exclusive Resort
0783 671600
PORTUGUESE
BarcelosFlamedChicken Bagamoyo road,
TANZANIAN Bandari Grill City Grill Hugo Restaurant Kingsfood restaurant Makumbusho Village Mafian Fish Lounge Pavisa Grill Rose Garden Samaki Samaki Tausi Restaurant
THAI
Oriental Sawasdee Thai Village
New Africa Hotel Paradise Express Hugo House, Azikiwe Street Museum Masaki Kahama Rd Near Ocean Garden Road Mlimani City Peacock Hotel
FAST FOOD
2117050 0767 9555522 0755 048110 0754 966101 2700193 0715 376136 0754 827840 2772421 0776 359003 2120334
Hyatt Regency 0764 701234 New Africa Hotel 2117050 Msasani peninsula 0757 164047
DELIVERY SERVICES Albasha Checkers Debonairs Epidor’or Nima’s Subway
2647231
Makunganya Street Kisutu Steet Samora Avenue Masaki Road Kisutu Steet A.H Mwinyi Road
0787 909000 0773 936101 2122855/56 2601663 0713 217504 2126258
Checkers 0773 936101 Chhapan Bhog Kisutu Street 0754 777977 Chuchu’s Shoprite, Nyerere Rd 2183329 Doubletree Oasis Slipway Road, Masaki 2120000 Funky Orbits Masaki 2602264
Amore mio Stone Town 024 2233666 Archipelago Café 024 2235668 Bahari Restaurant Tembo Hotel 024 2233005 Buni Café Camlurs 024 2231919 Baharia restaurant Serena Inn 024 2231015 Chavda 024 2232115 Coco de Mer 024 2230852 Dhrama louge Stone Town 0777 844448 Hakuna Matata 0777 454892 236 Hurumzi 024 2232784 Kidude café Stone Town 0777 423266 Le spice rendezvous Stone Town 0777 410707 La Taverna Italian 0776 650301 Livingstone beach Forodhani 0773 164939 Mtoni marine Stone Town 024 2250117 Mansoon Stone Town 0777 410410 Mangwapani Serena 0713 333170 Mercurys Old Fort 024 2233076 Monsoon Restaurant 0777410410 Mistress of Spices Jafferji House 0773 740888 Neem tree Stone Town 024 2237823 Pagoda Chinese Stone Town 024 2234688 Parachute Opposite Airport 0777 575566 Radha food house Stone Town 024 2234808 024 2232132 Sea View Indian Rest. Forodhani Sambusa Two tables 024 2231979 Stone Town Café 0773 861313 Spices Restaurant Zanzibar Beach Resort 024 2236033 Tatu 0778 672772 Tower Top Restaurant 236 Hurumzi 024 2232784 Upendo Lounge 0777 244 492 Zan Sushi 024 2250117 Zanzibar Coffee House 024 2239319 6 Degree South Grill Shangani 0779666050
RESTAURANTS IN ARUSHA
Banana jungle lodge Marangu Road 027 2756565 Chez Nancy Njio Road Café bamboo 027 2506451 Restaurant Everest old Moshi Road 0754 316977 Intimate places Mt.meru Game lodge 027 2553643 Khans Mosque Steet 027 2544624 Sokoine Rd 027 2548083 Mcmoodys Mezza Luna Moshi Road 027 2544381 Patisserie Sokoine Road 0754 288771 Pizzarusha Clnl. middleton Road 0754 368374 Redds African grill Arusha Coffee Lodge 027 2544521 Serengeti stop over Near Serengeti 0784 406996 Shanghai Chinese Sokoine Road 027 2503224 Spices and herbs Moshi Road 027 2502279 The flame tree Themi Hill 0754 377399 The arusha hotel Arusha 0754 370474 The messerani oasis Dodoma Rd 027 2538052
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GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES & OFFICES
Ministry of Communication and Transport Ministry of Defence and National Services Ministry of Energy and Minerals Ministry of Finance Ministry of F.A & I.C Ministry of Industries and Commerce Ministry of Lands and Human Settlement Ministry of S. T. & H.E Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources Parastatal Sector Reform Commission Planning Commission and IP Prevention of Corruption Bureau Tanzania Information Services Tanzania Investment Centre Tanzania Revenue Authority
2111951 2150556 2117153 2111174 2111906 2126811 2180049 2113164 2666376 2111061 2115482 2117249 2110411 2116898 2150043 2122771 2116328 2119591 2116914
EMBASSIES & HIGH COMMISSIONS Algeria Angola Austria Bangladesh Belgium Brazil Burundi Canada China Cuba Cyprus DR Congo Denmark Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece India Indonesia Iran Ireland Italy
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2117619 2117674 2601492 2126027 2112688 2126920 2117615 2112831 2667586 2115927 2113119 2150282 2165200 2628180 2113591 2115540 2196565 2198800 2117409 2110101 2115895 2669040 2119119 2666866 2602355 2115935
Japan Kenya Libya Malawi Mozambique Netherlands Nigeria North Korea Norway Pakistan Palestine Poland Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Seychelles South Africa South Korea Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Turkey Uganda USA Vietnam Yemen Yougoslavia Zambia Zimbabwe
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Baylor College of ~Medicine Canadian International Development agency DFID eastern Africa European union Food & agriculture org GTZ International labour org International monetary fund Japan international cooperation agency Korea international cooperation agency Swedish international cooperation agency UNDP UNESCO UNFPA UNICEF UNIDO UNHCR USAID World bank World food programme World health organization
2115827 2701747 2150166 0784 481740 2116502 2110000 2666001 2118801 2113366 2117630 2150636 2115812 2666005 2130119 2668203 2774527 2601800 2667539 2666936 2117641 2111235 2666008 2117656 2134332 2667391 2668001 2772269 2110615 2115891/2 2118481 2602390
0689 282101 2112831 2110141 2117473 2113070 2115901 2126821 2115880 2113727 2772324 2111235 2112799 2666623 2132002 2150811 2112527 2150075 2668490 2114575 2666700 2113005
YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS YMCA YWCA
2647621 2122439
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DAR EMERGENCY SERVISES AMBULANCE SERVICE
Ultimate security KK security Knight support emergency Security group Hospital ambulance Lamingo International Air Safaris 405788/0767 405788
DENTISTS Dr. Sameer Mbonde/Agkhan Hosp. Dr. K.S Gupta/ Indira Gandhi Street Dr. Latha Sujit/ (orthodontist) Dr. Shabbir Mohmedali Dr. R. Zaro/ Zamu Dental Clinic Dr. Vinayak /Agakhan Hosp Dr. Bo Werner Muhimbili Dental Unit Upanga
ELICTRICITY (TANESCO) Headquarters Kurasini Magomeni Mikocheni
EMERGENCY NUMBERS Ambulance Fire
HOSPITALS & CLINICS
Al Hassan Medical Centre Amref Tanzania Aga Khan Hospital Burhani Charitable Health Centre
CCBRT Eye & Orthopaedic Clinic Dr K.K Khan Dr L.T. Khan Dr V.S. Somgal Ebrahim Haji Ithnasheri Charitable Health Centre Family dental clinic Mc Jays Clinic (Paediatrics) Med Ed Clinic (Paediatrics) Meise Clinics and Pharmacy Mission Mikocheni Muhimbili Government Hospital Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute Massana Maternity and General Hospital Oysterbay Medical Clinic Regency Medical Centre St. Bernard’s Hospital Shree Hindu Mandal Sunni Muslim Jammat
0713 123911 2774113 2760088 0784 700299 2181713 0784
0753 601155 2115151 2118838 0784 228089 2116630 2775958 2115151/3 2136801 2121580
2133330 2138351 2170129 2700358
112 112
2134135 2116610 2115151 2138457 2602346 2601522 2126779 2119081 2150237 2114995 2124416 2126188 2115837 2152797 2700021 2151351 2151298 2627177 2667932 2150500 2183276 2114991 2130672
TAG Clinic and Medical Services TMJ Hospital Trauma Centre Vision Plus-The Eye Clinic
2125359 2124394 2700007 2602500 2700841
HEALTH CARE SERVICES AAR Health Services Medex OPTICIAN Vision plus Jess Opticians OpticZone Eye Line Optometrists
2701121 2139970 2122218 2121961 2771021 2121869
POLICE
Airport police station Anti corruption Central police station Oysterbay police station Port police station Salender bridge police station
PEDIATRICIAN Dr.Feroz shivji Dr.Hasanali (TMJ) Dr.L.T. Khan Dr.Lakhani Dr.Mpangala Dr.Yohani
PHARMACIES Hoots the chemist
2844010 113 2117362 2667322 2116287 2120818
2112998 0784 784652 2119081 2115151/3 2115151/3 2115151/3
2668879
SECURITY & FIRE SERVICE G4S Security services (T) Ltd Knight Support KK Security Mint Master Tanzania Security Security group Technotion Ultimate Security Ltd
2761006/7 2760088 2774113 0784 722446 2600471 2134944 2667722
TELEPHONES SERVICES (TTCL) Customer service line Fault report International operator Local operator Number enquiry
100 140 0100 100 135
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
AUCTIONEERS
International Commercial Bank
2115386
I&M Bank
2127330/4
International Bank of Malaysia
2110518
Kenya Commercial Bank
2115386
Kilimanjaro co-operative
027 2750470
Mbinga Community Bank
025 2640719
National Bank of Commerce
2110042
National Microfinance Bank
2116487
Saving & Finance
2118625
Stanbic Bank
2122195
Standard Chartered Bank
2122160
Tanzania Bankers Association
2127764
Tanzania Postal Bank
2115258
Tanzania Investment Bank
2115906
Majema Auction Mart Ltd
2183044
The people’s Bank of Zanzibar
027 2231118
Yono Auction Mart Co.
2129534
Twiga Bancorp
2115575
United Bank of Africa
2130113
Western Union
2132821
AUTOMOBILE SERVICE/SPARES CMC Automobiles Ltd
2113017
Continental Automobiles Spares Ltd
2114284
Cross-Conti Enterprises
2121496
Gajjar Auto works
2121450
ADVERTISING
BUSINESS CENTRE Doubletree Business Centre
2210000
MSS ltd.
0784 457345
Mang and Sec Service Ltd
2165500
BUSINESS MACHINES
Prime Colour Scan
0713430374
Eyecatcherz (T) Ltd
2864800
Advertising & promotion co. ltd
0784 522811
MFI office solutions (T) ltd.
2182602
Ashton media
2127253
Reza company ltd.
2134458
Lowe scanad
2110647
Panatech Company Ltd
2134458
FCB
2127064
M&M
2668114
ZK advertising
2666599
Ogivly
0683 361523
BANKS
BMTL
2119193
CATERING SERVICES In flight Catering Services
2843541
Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel
2112416
Hyatt Regency - The Kilimanjaro
0764 701 234
African Banking Corporation
2119302
Hotel & catering equipment
0763 245 539
Akiba Commercial Bank ltd.
2118340
New Africa Hotel
2117050
Azania Bancorp
2118026
Bank of Baroda
2124472
Bank of Tanzania (B.O.T)
2110946
Barclays bank
2129381
Bank M (T) Ltd
2127824
CLEARING & FORWARDING AGENTS
Bank of Africa (BOA)
2110104
Giant links
2134907
Citibank
2117575
Kuehne & Nagel ltd
2860410/4
CRDB Bank Ltd
2117441
Laz Ltd.
2137450
Dar es salaam Community Bank
2180253
Manica Logistics
0784 355388
Diamond Trust Bank
2114888
Swiss port Tanzania ltd.
2844610
Eurafrican Bank
2111229
Spedag
2123420
Exim Bank
2113091
Teddy junior Logistics
2135990
FBME Bank ltd.
2126000
Federal bank of Middle East
024 2238936
Habib African Bank
2111014
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COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
College of Business Education
2150177
Holiday Inn
2137575
Learn it Inst. of Business & Tech.
2180615
Kunduchi Water Parks Ltd.
2650326
National college of tourism
2856862
Ledger Plaza Bahari Beach
2650301
Studies (UCLAS)
2700091
New Africa Hotel
0759 777461
The Aga khan university
2122740
Protea Hotel Amani Beach
0754 410033
Paradise Express
0767 9555522
University College of Lands & Architectural studies (UCLAS)
2700091
Paradise City Hotel
2200060
University computing centre
2136560
Serena Hotel
2112416
University of Dare s salaam (UDSM)
2410501
Sea Cliff Hotel
2600380
Salvation Army
2851467
COMMERCE AND TRADE
Tanzania Global Development LC
2123709
The Courtyard
2130130
Board of External Trade
0713 1268741
The Golden Tulip
2600288
DSM Merchants Chamber of Commerce
2122267
The SlipWay
2600893
Industry and Agriculture
2121421
White Sands Hotel
2647621
Tanzania Chamber of Commerce,
COMMUNICATIONS
CONSULTANTS
Agrovision
2761081
ARK Consultancy Firm
0754 034775
Golden Communication
2100000
BKP Consultants
2125178
Virtual Communications
2125166
Brahmbhatt & Co.
2132215
COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE SERVICES Amnu Business Solution
2136363
Cats Tanzania ltd.
2112631
Computer Centre (Tz) Ltd.
2117730
Computech ICS (T) Ltd
2152024
Computer Sales and Services
2125278
Cybercom Tz/ComputerPoint (K) Group
2121594
Elite Computers
2151287
DCDM Consulting Ltd
2112291
Deloitte and Touché
2116006
Ernst & Young
2667227
KPMG Tanzania
2118866
Massawe Ernst & Young
2667227
Price Water House Cooper
2133100
Tanna Sreekumar & Co.
2118660
Unique Financial Services Ltd
2118657
COURIER SERVICES
Extreme Web Technologies
0784 870811
High End Computers
2602200
Micronix System ltd.
2865693
a5500330
Orange Technologies ltd.
2116123
DHL Tanzania
2861000
Office Depo
2121610
Expedited Mail Services (EMS)
2113709
PC Solutions
2133040
FEDEX
2701647
Power Computers
2126768
Femina express Distribution
2185755
Sai Office
2864326/7
One World Courier
2123537
Soft-tech Consultant’s Ltd
2138433
Swallow
0754 730334
Software Applications Ltd
2120107
TNT International Express
2124585
Smart Solutions
0754 474495
TechPlus Computer Systems
2184454
Technotion
2134944
Aramex
022
HARDWARE
CONFERENCE FACILITIES
Asar Ltd ASL TZ Limited
0655625482 2864687
Atlantis Hotel
0684 226672
Akshar (Africa) Ltd
2862870
Amani Beach Hotel
0786 775566
Al-Hilal Ceramics & Hardware Ltd
2184600
Beach Comber
2647773
Hassanali Hardware Stores
2115793
Dsm Intl. Conference Centre
2122833
Prime Building material
2138442
DoubleTree Conference Facilities
2210000
Tent Trading
2865808
Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel
2112416
Hyatt Regency - The Kilimanjaro
0764 701234
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY INSURANCE COMPANIES & BROKERS Alliance Insurance Corporation
2139100
Alexander Forbes
2600910
Alliance Life Assurance
2103300
AON Tanzania
2114415
Heritage II Insurance Company
2138476
Impex Insurance Brokers
2122119
Jubilee Insurance Corporation
2135121
Liaison Insurance Brokers (T) ltd.
2124800
Lion of Tanzania Insurance Company
2132902
MGen Tanzania Insurance co. Ltd
2127580
Milmar Insurance Consultants Ltd
2126484
NIC of Tanzania
2113823
Organistaion (FAO)
2150075
Phoenix of Tanzania Assurance Company
2122777
Reliance Insurance Company
2120088
Royal Insurance Tanzania
2138058
Strategis INsurance Tanzania Ltd
2136579
MARITIME SERVICES DMI life raft servicing station
2133645
DMI fire appliances servicing station
2133645
DMI maritime consultants
2133645
DMI maritime safety/insurance warranty
2133645
DMI maritime training
2133645
Offshore safety training
2133645
Colour Print
2450331
DTP
2772802
Iprint
2863466
Imaging Smart
2866026
ID Press
2137750
Jamana Printers
2861400
Premadasa Printers
0713430374
Print Max
0713463332
Tanzania Printers
2866778
AGS Axxon Movers SDV Transami (T) Ltd Teddy Junior Logistics World Wide Movers (Tz) ltd
SCHOOLS
Academic international Aga khan nursery Aga khan primary Aga khan secondary Al-muntazir Islamic Cambridge academy Tanzania Dar es salaam international academy Dar international school Dares salaam independent school Dutch school French school Finnish school Haven of peace International school of Tanganyika I.S.T. elementary Japanese school Kwanzaa school Laureate international school Swedish school Princess gate school
SIGNS/ENGRAVING / BILLBOARDS SHIPPING
Diamond shipping services Mediterranean Shipping Co.
TRANSPORT Fast truck international Damas & Sons Musa’s Transport
TELEVISION NETWORK
REAL ESTATE Abla Estate Developers Ltd
2773148
Estia Real Estate
2600444
Gimcoafriaca Property Management Ltd.
2133037
Knight frank Phyka Real Estate Service Rupia investment Co. ltd Trust Selling & Letting Ltd
2600134 2774105 2124669 0787 706891
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REMOVALS
Eyecatcherz (T) Ltd Graphics & signs Co. ltd. Monier 2000 ltd.
PRINTERS
EroLink
Jobs search international Radar recruitment
0767 694654
Multi choice CTV WIN
WATCHES
2124669 2124594
2700932 2122392 2401016 2135990 2700977
2780628 2150511 2152484 2151253 2112768 2772674 0784 511822 2460214 2781515 2780491 2602970 2600670 2650604 2601126 2151817/18 2666825 2650451 2781066 2602762 2781059
2864800 0784 623777 2668142
2120160 2851660
2772747 2180408 0754 609370
2199600 2116611 2120683
Accurate 0784 292252 Lithoe Africa Hyatt Regency The Kilimanjaro 0753 603666 Swiss watch stores 2122142
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DAR SHOPPING GUIDE ART GALLERIES & JEWELLERY Art & Frame African Art & Tanzanite Crown jewellers La Petite Galleries Lithos Africa (Hyatt regency the Kilimanjaro) Mandawa Studio Persian Art Raza Art Gallery Mikono Mawazo Gallery Royal Plaza, Mikocheni Swala Gem Traders Tanzanite Dream (upanga) Tanzanite Jewellers (slipway) Yakub Jewellers (Mlimani city branch)
AMUSEMENT AREA Funky Orbit Wet n wild
BAKERIES
Epidor café
BEAUTY SALONS Ayurveda Afro World Colosseum Health Club Classic Cuts Eriq Amtalla Hairdressing Gayatri Bauty Parlour Hair & Nail Co. Josabell Karma Hair Srudio La coupe Masai Hair Beauty Salon Top Knots Top 2 Toe
BOUTIQUES
Africa Sana Green Boutique
CLUBS
American Club Bridge Club Corona Society Dar es Salaam Choral Society Dar Gymkhana Club Lions Club Lions Club of Dar century Little Theatre
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2136006/7
Rotary Club of Dar The DSM Yatch club The Horse Riding Club 000234
COOKING GAS Alpha Gas Mashru Stores ltd Chiku Gas
CULTURAL CENTRES & LIBRARIES Alliance Francaise British Council Goethe-Institut Iranian Cultural Centre National Centre Library National Museum Nyerere Cultural Centre Russian Tanzanian Cultural Centre Village Museum
CLEANERS
Spik n Span Plaza Dry Cleaners 0784 611655 0755 742831 2669072 0784 332293 2601610 0713 429192 2666033 2600601 0712 846406 2600042 0713 320301 2600380 2600651
0754 329252 0713606726
2666097 0787 464648 2150947 2775578 2120519 0713 322175 2180198 0784 277388
CLUBS/ASSOCIATION Aditi Indian High Commission Bridge Club Corona Society Dar es salaam Choral Society Dar es salaam Yatch Club Diplomatic Spouses Group Dar es salaam Young people’s Theatre Little Theatre Gymkhana Club Hash Harriers Irish Society Royal Society of St.George Sewing Club South African women’s group Russian Cultural Center Alliance Francaise Patel Samaj
0713 780565 2600132 0754
2132613 2120016 0713 327567
2131406 2116574 2134800 2115932 2150048 2122030 0754 264461 2136577 2700437
2150246 2700921
2600741 0787 464648 2150947 2775578 2600137 2602023 0784 412257 0784 277388 2120519 0754 433692 2601700 2600581 2775942 2781434 2136578 2131406 0713 606706
DIVING/SPORTS EQUIPMENTS Sea Breeze Marine Seatmate Sports Shop
ENTERTAINMENT
Claudia productions Homeboyz entertainment Tz ltd.
0754 783241 2602105
2773717 0784 355388
FITNESS CENTRE Colosseum Fitness Centre Fitzone
MUSIC BARS 2669072 2600786 2601953
FURNITURE SERVICES
Club bilicanas Hi tide Q-Bar Storm The slipway Java Lounge
2120605 2600800 0754 282474 0754 831258 2600893 2601131
Furniture Carpet & World
FUMIGATION SERVICES Rentokil Initial (T) ltd.
FUNERAL SERVICES Corona (T) ltd.
HAIR & BEAUTY
Azad hair dressers Angels Touch hair and Beauty Salon Adam & eve Beauty Clinic Chic Beauty Parlour Cleopatra Spa & Salon Eriq Amtallas Heaven’s beauty & Hair Salon Hair & Beauty Clinic New la Coupe The Hair & Nail Co. Total Lookz Top Knots Salon Touch Spa The Spot Hair & Beauty Spa
INTERNET CAFES Cyber cafe KNet Kool surfing
INTERNET SERVICES African online Cats Tanzania LTD Satcom Raha Yah Click
PICTURE FRAMING 2126005
POSTAL SERVICES 2122555
MOBILES PHONES A & S Mobile Phones & Accessories FoneZone
MOSQUITO NET TMTL
Tanzania posts corporation
SHOPPING 2123816 0784 417932 0784 524849 2116190 2666655 0754 833541 0715 458708 2668448 2600042 2775206 2700997 0787 117779 2602593 0754811630
2121427 2701274 0784 368444
Nakumatt Tanzania LTD J M mall Mlimani City Mayfair plaza Oysterbay Shopping Centre Quality Centre Shoppers Plaze Shirjee
STATIONERY
Masumin printways & stationers ltd. Pran pen corner ltd. Aakash Stationaries
SUPERMARKET Nakumatt Tanzania LTD Shrijee super market (town) Uchumi
2138394
THEATRE
Little theatre New World Cinemas Century Cinemax Cinemax
VETS
Vet care ltd Vet consult 2600707 2125096
2863129
2602700 2601046
2118280
0768 255900 - -
2117090 2118044 2134847
0768 255900 2131542 2865808
POOL EQUIP & CHEMICAL Nabaki Africa LTD.
2116090 2137915 2116611 2125230 0782 353281
KEY CUTTERS & LOCHSMITHS Manji’s key cutting centre ltd
Art n’ frame Taiyebi & Sons Ltd.
VIDEO STORES Tanrose
0754765508
0784 277388 2771409 2773053
2667488 2774269
2775386,
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Travel tips
Language Swahili is the National language of Tanzania, however English is widely spoken, but learning a few words of Swahili can be useful and will be appreciated greatly by the local people.
Currency Tanzanian shilling (Tsh/Tzs) divided into 100 cents. Major foreign currencies – such as US$, Euro and travellers cheques are accepted and are convertible at banks and Forex bureaus in the main towns and tourist areas. Apart from most high-end lodges, credit cards are not widely accepted. Some banks in major cities offer ATM for credit/debit cards. Parks fees are payable using special TANAPA cards available at local CRDB & Ezim bank. Alternatively payment by Mastercard & Visa card are accepted. Avoid changing money in the street.
Major Airlines KLM, Swiss air, Qatar, Emirates, Oman, South African, Ethiopian, Kenya Airways, Turkish, Egypt, Rwanda air, Uganda air, Precision air, Fast Jet and Air Tanzania.
Health Yellow fever vaccination is required if travelling from susceptible countries. Malaria is endemic but is preventable: use insect repellant, cover up at sundown, sleep under a mosquito net and take anti-malaria prophylactics as advised by your doctor. Drink only boiled or bottled water and drinks.
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Parks hours Gates open at 06:30 hrs. and close at 18:00 hrs.
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Climate
Electricity
Generally dry and hot with cool nights/mornings in June – October; short rains from November to mid-December and long rains March – May, but the seasons can vary. The coastal strip is hot and humid all year round. Temperatures on Mount Kilimanjaro and Meru drop to below freezing.
230V, but power failures, surges and dips are common. Bring a universal adaptor and a torch (flashlight) or headlamp.
Clothes
Car hire
Pack lightweight, washable clothes plus a sweater for early morning game drives, as well as a sun hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. Long sleeves and trousers in light-coloured fabrics help discourage insect bites. Shorts for women are acceptable. Women should carry a wrap to cover legs in the villages and towns as revealing clothes can cause offence, especially in Zanzibar and Muslim areas. On the beach and within the confines of beach hotels normal swimwear is acceptable. If you have plans to climb Kilimanjaro or Meru, bring thermal underwear, light layers, a sweater, rain jacket, proper socks and sturdy boots.
Self-drive vehicles are available mainly for local errands or tarmac use. 4x4 vehicles for safaris usually have to be hired with a driver.
On safari Distances in Tanzania are vast and travel by road can be wearing. Plan to spend more time in fewer parks. You’ll see more and won’t return home exhausted. Keep your distance from animals and be quiet to avoid distressing the wildlife. Follow instructions of rangers or guides. Don’t leave your vehicle in the parks except in designated places. Keep to recognised tracks to avoid damaging vegetation.
Photography Protect your camera from dust and keep equipment and film cool. It is courteous to ask permission before photographing local people. If you intend to take a lot of people pictures, please bring an instant printer with you so that you can leave a picture with the people you photograph.
Insurance Take out travel insurance to cover loss of baggage or valuables, personal accident and medical expenses.
Tipping Tipping is not obligatory, but a tip for exceptional service.
Time
Cuissine Local and international cuissine are served in hotels and lodges.
Driving People drive on the left side of the road. An international licence is required. Plan long safaris carefully, ensuring your vehicle is road worthy. Please bring two spare tyres, an operational jack and tool kit. Carry extra fuel, spares and water.
Travel with children Tanzanians love children and are especially helpful to mothers. However, canned baby food, powdered milk and disposable nappies may not be available outside major towns.
Visas Check current requirements with the nearest Tanzanian High Commission, embassy or consulate, or your travel agent.
Security Tanzania is a generally safe country, but do use common sense. Keep an eye on your belongings. Don’t walk in the towns or cities at night – take a taxi instead. Don’t carry cameras or large amounts of cash and beware of pickpockets. Use hotel safety deposit boxes to safeguard valuables and obtain a receipt. Leave valuable jewellery at home.
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Entry points • By road: Namanga, Tunduma, Horohoro, Sirari, Mtukula and Holili • By air: Julius Nyerere International Airport (Dar es Salaam) Amani Abeid Karume International Airport (Zanzibar) Kilimanjaro International Airport and Mwanza Airport • By ship: Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Pemba, Tanga and Mtwara to the Indian Ocean. Mwanza, Bukoba and Musoma - to the Lake Victoria.
3 hrs + GMT.
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