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Recreation and Travel: Tanzania

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African Cookbook -- Tanzania (http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African%5FStudies/Cookbook/Tanzania.html)
Topics include: “How a Dinner is Served in Tanzania, How You Can Present a Tanzanian Dinner, Menu from Tanzania, Shopping List for Eight, Recipes.”

Air Tanzania (http://www.airtanzania.com/)
“Our Website will give you a profile of our airline, schedule, [and ] contacts."

All About Zanzibar (http://www.allaboutzanzibar.com/)
“AAZ is a comprehensive internet travel resource for Zanzibar, offering ... full information, advice and reservations service for all of the hotels, lodges, guesthouses and liveaboards on the islands ...”

ArushaNet (http://www.arushanet.com)
“Arusha, a town in the northeastern Tanzania (commonly known as the little Geneva of Tanzania) is nestled in the shadow of Mount Meru with commanding views of the roof of Africa, the mighty Kilimanjaro mountain. Arusha is visited by thousands of tourists every year as it happens to be the gateway to the famous northern safari circuit proud of its unique world-renowned national parks.”

Dar Hotwire (http://www.darhotwire.com/)
Offers “information about the city, [Dar es Salaaam its] happenings, whereabouts and the places...”

Hassan Alis Home Page (http://www.glcom.com/hassan/)
Offers links to many sites helpful to those interested in basic information about the Swahili language and cultural life of Tanzania.

Lonely Planet - Destinations (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/)
Search by country to find information on travel, attractions, history, culture, and environment. of that location.

NTZ: An Information Resource for Northern Tanzania (http://www.ntz.info/)
Sponsored by Digital Safaris which maintains web sites for safari and similar travel companies, this bibliographic database is described by the publisher as containing 600 books, 200 extracts and 1000 names. “The book list is comprehensive, and can be reviewed by Author or by Classification. ... . The criteria for inclusion is that there should be at least one interesting reference to Northern Tanzania.”

Ngorongoro, Africa's Cradle of Life (http://www.pbs.org/edens/ngorongoro/)
This site offers part of the text of the PBS program about the Ngorongoro Conservation Area located about 110 miles north of Arusha.and information about how to buy the videotape of the program.

Online Travel Guide to Tanzania (http://www.safariweb.com/tanzania/index.htm)
Published by the Tanzania Tourist Board and Safariweb, the site offers information arranged in the following broad categories: “Basic Facts, TravelAdvisory, Tourism Profile, National Attractions [includes National Parks], Archeological Sites, Safaris, Major Centres, Zanzibar, Mount Kilimanjaro, Souvenirs, Useful Addresses [and] References...”

Rockers (Dar es Salaam) (http://www.xs4all.nl/%7Erockers/)
Describing itself as the "home of talents" and the "one of the oldest infotainment sites in Tanzania," news about a wide range of artistic activities, especially music, is presented.

Tanserve (http://www.tanserve.com)
Offers information on a range of topics concerning East Africa, particularly Tanzania, including news, activities for tourists, and general background essays.

Tanzania Tourist Board (http://www.tanzania-web.com/home2.htm)
"This is the Official Website for the Tanzania Tourist Board. These pages have been designed with the leisure or business traveller in mind, looking to find out more information about the land of Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar." Includes an interactive map and other features of interest.

Travel Document Systems (http://www.traveldocs.com/)
A source for information about the documents required for travel to a particular country. The forms themselves are offered in PDF format as well as basic travel information.

United States. Department of State (http://www.state.gov)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the State Department’s official site by searching under a particular country’s name.

World Health Organization (http://www.who.int/home-page/)
The official site of the WHO offers text in English, French or Spanish on its mission and health initiatives, programs and warnings world wide.

Zanzibar Commission for Tourism (http://www.zanzibar.net/zautalii/index.html)
“The Commission for Tourism was incorporated in 1992 as Zanzibar's National Tourism Organisation, with the role of promoting Zanzibar as a tourist destination. Other than promotion, the Commission is involved with planning, monitoring, education and research.”

Zanzibar.net -- the Zanzibar Travel Network (http://www.zanzibar.net/index.html)
As the name suggests, most of the information is directed to the needs of the travelers, however, there are essays about the history, culture, and society of Zanzibar.

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