An update guide for travelling safe and free from COVID-19 Pandemic : While in Tanzania safari the most important thing is safety for everyone and safe is our priority. Everyone’s target is to ensure that you enjoy and be safe all along the way. The tourism companies with cooperation of TANAPA (Tanzania National Parks Authority) are ensuring the safety and well being of the visitors and the staffs. All the tourists that arrive in Tanzania they must present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate on the arrival and the test should be taken within 96 hours before arrival. The tourist must arriving will be subjected to enhanced screening for the COVID-19 which also includes the mandatory rapid test. If tested positive then you will guaranteed for 14 days to the hotel that the government will arrange and all the expenses will be on you.
The effects of COVID -19 hit greatly the tourism industry. This sector was highly affected as there was the travelling bans, the closing of borders as well as the lock down. The international flights where banned and even in Tanzania there was partial lockdown. Most of the people lost their jobs the tourism sector was highly affected such that most of the hotels and all the companies where closed, millions of people lost their jobs. In new came when the vaccine of COVID-19 was found. Slowly the tourism industry has started working most of the tourism activities are now back to work but with very few visitors, marketing and spreading the beauty of Tanzania national parks and beaches has officially started so that to bring back the peak of the tourism industry as it is one of the activity that contribute to the national GDP being number two after the manufacturing industry.
The following are guidelines for travelling safe and free from COVID-19.
There are no restriction on public areas neither or when using the public transport, when in public maintain social distance all the time. There are some activities that might require you to meet with community people such as;
Visiting the Maasai community, most of the Maasai communities are found around the national parks in the northern circuits, which includes the Serengeti national park, Ngorongoro crater, Manyara national park and Tarangire national park. This tribe is specifically very famous and well known by the tourist who comes to this national park. They have a very unique life style and their culture is interesting and anyone would want to learn more about them. Some of them lives inside the national parks especially the ones in Serengeti and Ngorongoro conservation area. While you are on a nature walks the armed rangers will accompany you but along the way you will meet with the Maasai men grazing inside the park on their own without any arms. They live in large community they don’t put on normal clothes like trousers or shirts they just use a piece of clothes to cover themselves.
While on the visit to the northern circuit one of the most activity would be to visit them they love visitors and they will gladly welcome you with a warm smile. While on this visit make you have you masks on all the time because it’s the most interactive activity. Do not hug or even shake hands, a maximum social distance rule must be observed all the time so that to be safe and for the safety of everyone during the safari.
Walking around the streets of Zanzibar in the spices, strolling along the narrow streets, while admiring the rustic stories and learn about the culture of the people of Zanzibar. This also one of the interactive activities that you might want to take part in, the use of masks all the time is highly recommended while maintaining the social distance too. Have your won sanitizers that you can be using very often, for more safety avoid handshakes or even hugs all along during the streets walks. Explore the beauty, culture and the true identity of the people of Zanzibar while learning their culture while on the walk. This stress are so narrow such that the cars cannot be used during the walk. These streets are famous known as the stone town, there are several building that are built using the coral stones. The catchy features of this town might get you lost, because there are amazing maze of alleys that might make you not to take a single glance away from them.
Visit the markets of Tanzania especially the Maasai markets and the art galleries are also other interactive activities that will need you to take extra precautions so that you can be safe all the time. The markets in Tanzania are normally very crowed hence the use of the marks all the time while in the market is highly recommended and the use of the hand sanitizers often will keep you safe all the time that you will be in the markets.
Visit different national parks in Tanzania and see the beauty of the wildness, have time to enjoy the beautiful wonders that he has made. The national parks of Tanzania are like the animals kingdom, you have the opportunity to meet different animals from the largest to even the smallest. Meet the big five in less than one hour while on the game drive in the national parks.
The game drives can be private or share drive while on the tour. The private tour might be cost full but for safety and if you can afford a private tour with a private tour guide it can be arranged and it’s the most effective method for you to stay safe while on the tour to the paradise of animals. Appreciate the nature and the creation of God while in different national park. The most common national parks in Tanzania are Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Manyara, Mikumi and many more to mention a few. The nature walks, game drive, bird watching, camping, watching the sunrise and sunsets in the wilderness are other important, relaxing and explorative activities that you might not want to miss while in the safari in Tanzania.
Hike to the tallest mountain in Africa and the tallest free standing mountain in the whole while keeping safe from getting infected while on the tour to Tanzania. the most important safety tips during the hike is to have your own sanitizer which you can sanitize yourself more often, there will be available sanitizers that are being offered along the way while hiking but having one of your own too is highly recommended. Maintain social distance all the time among yourself and with the staffs during hiking. The use of marks is not recommended because of the change in attitude hence the use of marks can make breathing difficult.
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- Have your masks on all the time that you will be practicing the interactive activities such as nature walks, shared game drives, and visits towards the markets of different communities in Tanzania.
- It’s highly recommended to have a sanitizer of your own, there will be sanitizers for everyone but having one of your own can be advised.
- Practice social distance all the time, avoid hugging, or handshakes all the time while on the tour to avoid being infected.
