11 Days Paradise in the Wilderness – Tanzania Explore: Kilimanjoro, Arusha, Tarangire, Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro. 11 Days Paradise in the Wilderness
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Travel Tips to go on an African road trip (What I wish I knew before going to Africa. (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania Rwanda, Burundi.
Putting in mind the differences in speed limit country by country
Driving in Africa can be crazy and every country there’s away it considers as penalty due to speeding and flow of traffic, some countries like Kenya and Tanzania, Uganda , the speed limit is 80Km/hr while in Rwanda its 60Km/hr and in most crossroads and city centres or trading centres, the speed limit is 50Km/hr, Therefore, always obey the road signs as good as possible to avoid any issue that might come up.
knowing the driving side of the road
most countries in east Africa drives on the left hand side of the road. however, few of them and Rwanda in particular drives from the right hand side of the road. Therefore, you knowing which side you must be driving at before crossing from one country to another on your self drive safari will save you from any accident that might come as a result of driving on the wrong side of the road in that particular country
Don’t Go Overboard When Tipping
In case you happen to participate in some touristic activities like gorilla trekking or hiking expeditions to Kilimanjaro or Rwenzori mountains, just know that in all these places, people are spoilt with the Foreigner’s way of life. It’s must that these people expect a tip from you at the end of the service, although tipping was not originally a custom to African people but now, they are used to it but don’t go beyond the necessary tip, so $10-20 is enough, don’t go beyond it might make people get spoilt. But If your service provider has given you service worth tipping, feel free to do so over the amount you feel comfortable with.
Visiting Tanzania Northern circuit
To every travel going to Africa always never skip paying attention and a visit to the northern circuit, what is the northern circuit entitles of ? when one talk of this region in reference to Tanzania, this is the place where the happiness of being in the African savanna parks begins, it comprises of the 7 major parks that is the home of the great African big five , Serengeti national park being the leading , flowered by Ngorongoro conservation area , lake manyara national park, Tarangire national park, Lake natron a home to the beautiful framingos , Arusha national park, the closest to the city and Kilimanjaro national park. This place must always be on your bucket list because of its beauty and wonders like the great wildebeest migration that takes place throughout the year.
Don’t Buy Water from the Street Sellers in any of the countries
In most cases this water is not safe and at times its just duplicated so any time it might be harmful to your health, always visit respective shopping malls and if possible, buy the water in supermarket
Be careful with corrupt traffic police officers
Its 100% advisable to be aware of these police guys at any point, try to be obedient to all road signs and never overtake where there’s a solid line, be aware that police men always target at those points as bait to get money from you, much as the locals are doing so please let them do so , to you as a visitor in foreign country just do the needful and obey the traffic rules. The locals have mastered the art of bending the rules and you haven’t yet.
Respect pedestrian crossings signs
Zebra crossing signs are more respected in some African countries like Tanzania and Rwanda unlike in places like Burundi , Kenya and Uganda , pedestrian are never given right of way at Zebra crossing so once you meet people there , stop give way to people crossing the road otherwise you will be given traffic penalty .
Strict rules in national parks over speed
All national parks have strict rules of not driving beyond 40km/hr this is aimed at protecting the animals right within their eco system and always its huge penalty once anything like an accident happens to avoid all this from happening, always keep the speed low
Never switch off the engine while in Remote areas
Africa is very remote and not all places can be accessed by self driving guests, therefore always never switch off the engine while you’re in an open wilderness as you never know what might happen, the battery terminals might have gone off from the original connections, and getting help might not be easy and this might ruin your adventure as the battery might be drained completely
The importance of road map on the African road trip
Road map is very crucial on the road it helps your know your surroundings and better alternative routes, much as you may be having the GPS, maps.me or using trcks4africa , these might show you where to pass as you’re driving and how far to get to your next destination but the map will always play an added advantage to soften and to ease your adventure executions
Why should you avoid Europcar?
Avoid Europcar, these are international agencies which always charge exorbitant prices basing on mileage coverage but try locals as these will always offer to you room for price negotiations before service and they know always the in and out of the usual places. so basically, having a private car on places like Zanzibar Island is never avoided since by all means you need to get from airport to places like Nungwi, kendwa, paje and few of other places.
Don’t Pay Roaming Charges
Roaming are the extra charges transferred to you from your home service provider, please be aware that now days Africa has advanced and now network signals and connectivity has improved every where, so what to do is just to buy a local Simard which costs $1 and just load on normal data bundles and you will be connected 24/7 with 4G internet this will make you save some dollars that you would have incurred through roaming charges.
Don’t Believe Everything You Read about the safety precautions and advises
In most cases these safety things take so long to be updated even if the situation gets better, the website will still be reading the security threats which is not true.
Don’t leave before paying street parking tickets
In most of the towns in Africa, these new tickets have been introduced and it’s a new way of how local councils generate money to clean and keep the city clean, its small amount of money charged but if not paid on time it generates penalties over time so be safe on the road make sure these small charges are paid as you move.
Move with some local currencies
Never move without small local currencies: once you get to airport or any land boarder entry points, try to pop into any ATM machine and have some local curries, you never know how and when you will need them. Not every place use dollar or Euro. Things like fixing puncture, buying cigarettes and may be popping into local restaurant, one might need the local currency
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