The green season in south Tanzania is an exceptionally beautiful time just after the short rains when everywhere is lush and green, flowers and butterflies are out, migrant birds pass through and tourists are even thinner on the ground than usual.

Authentic Tanzania offer a 10% discount on all our camping and walking safaris from January 15-March 31 throughout the green season.

NEW AUTHENTIC TANZANIA SAFARIS in 2008

Ruaha Walking Safaris – 5 days/4 nights walking safari using different campsites every night.
Can be combined with 4 days/3 nights camping safari with game drives in Ruaha N.P.

Cultural Itinerary including Morogoro, Ruaha, southern highlands Tukuyu region and Kipili, Lake Tanganyika. Optional extension to Katavi N.P.
An adventurous off the beaten track itinerary including hiking, wildlife, cultural interaction and kayak and diving activities on Lake Tanganyika.
Departure in September 2008.

Please ask for full details

SELOUS PARK FEES TO INCREASE FROM JULY 01 2008.

The much debated increase in Selous park fees will come into operation (again) from July 01 2008.
The new price will be $50 p.p./day park fee with an additional $25 p.p./day concession fee if staying at lodges inside the park and additional $50p.p./day when staying at private campsites inside the park.
We hope to see improvements in infrastructure to justify these increases soon ……

SHARED CAMPING SAFARIS to SELOUS, MIKUMI and RUAHA

Contact us to join fellow travelers on a south Tanzania camping safari in 2008.
Min 2, max 5 pax per car on these safaris with shared costs starting from $200p.p./day

Set dates for:

Selous, Mikumi, Ruaha 9 day/8 night safari

Sunday June 1st depart Dar es Salaam
Sunday June 22nd depart Dar es Salaam
Sunday September 21 depart Dar es Salaam
Sunday November 9th depart Dar es Salaam
Sunday November 30th depart Dar es Salaam

Let us know which dates you prefer and we will put you in touch with your fellow travelers to discuss travel plans

TRAVELLERS FORUMS

Let us know if you want to meet up with fellow travelers in south Tanzania.
We can give best advice on how to make your $ go further, off the beaten track destinations from Lake Niassa to Lake Tanganyika, Mtwara to Tanga and Usambaras to Udzungwas as well as the best game viewing in the south.
Send comments to info@authentictanzania.com and get connected

REINTRODUCTION for YELLOW FEVER CERTIFICATE

Travellers to Tanzania will need to show a yellow fever certificate on arrival in the country as per latest updated advisory from Tanzanian health ministry in January 2008.

1.For all travellers coming directly from Europe to Tanzania e.g on KLM flight, which did not cross an endemic country the yellow fever Vaccination will not be necessary.

2.For all travellers coming from Europe

a) via or transitted through an endemic country e.g via Addis and Nairobi, they will need the Yellow fever vaccination card.
b) On any internation flight to Nairobi then connecting charter plane or KQ/PW flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport they will need Yellow fever vaccination.

YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION ON ARRIVAL AT KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
It is provided at the airport at a cost of usd 50 per pax.

Procedure.
On arrival the passengers must first go to the health desk then to the Immigration desk,no passport will be accepted at immigration desk without
a stamp from the Health department.