L'incroyable faune du N'gorongoro
- Ngorongoro
- 15 days
- From €2,300 / pers. (*)
(*) price based on 1 person
Tanzanie
Ngorongoro
Apparu
il y a des millions d'années, le cratère de Ngorongoro est un ancien volcan dont
le cône s'est effondré pour former cette incroyable caldeira. Créée en 1959,
l'aire de conservation du Ngorongoro s'étale sur 8300km² et est intégrée aux
25000km² du Serengeti. Classé Patrimoine mondial de l'humanité par l'UNESCO en
1978, ce cratère est l'un des panoramas phares de la Tanzanie. Sa faune variée
est d'une densité unique. Les animaux évoluent au cœur des 20km de diamètre du cratère en se
protégeant, où ils viennent aussi s'abreuver. La savane,
entre lacs et marais, cohabite avec une forêt tropicale, offrant au voyageur une multitude
de paysages. Situé dans la vallée du Grand Rift, il est voisin avec les gorges
d'Olduvai, important complexe préhistorique d'Afrique de l'Est. La zone protégée du Ngorongoro est riche de
son histoire et de ses décors authentiques. D'hier à aujourd'hui, un voyage au
cœur du cratère de Ngorongoro pour comprendre le berceau de l'humanité.
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Formalities
ENTRY FORMALITIES
A passport valid for at least six months beyond the date of entry to
Tanzania is required by all nationals of Australia, USA, Canada, the UK
and other EU countries.
While still part of Tanzania, Zanzibar and the other islands are
administered autonomously; they have their own immigration procedures
and you will be asked to show your passport on entry and exit.
Visas
Visas for Tanzania are required by all nationals referred to above, except:
Nationals of Cyprus and Romania, who do not require a visa.
You can obtain single-entry and transit visas on arrival at the port of
entry into Tanzania.
Passport photos are not required; all other
requirements must be in place.
Visa note:
Nationals not mentioned are advised to contact the embassy or high commission to check visa requirements for Tanzania.
Types and cost:
Single-entry tourist visa: US$50 on arrival (the exception is US
citizens for whom a single-entry visa is US$100) or £40 in advance.
Multiple-entry business visa: £80 (six months) or £100 (12 months).
Validity:
Single-entry tourist visa: up to three months from the date of issue.
You can re-enter Tanzania on the same visa (providing it is still valid)
if coming into Tanzania for a second time from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda or
Burundi.
IMPORTANT:
Tanzania has announced that it will ban single-use polythene bags from June 2019 in the war against plastic pollution.
Travellers bringing plastic bags in the country may face heave fines.
Please do not try to bring in any plastic bags (including zip lock bags
for liquids under 100ml) into the country.
Embassies
Tanzanian High Commission
3 Stratford Place
W1C 1AS London
Tél. : +44 (0) 207 569 1470
Health
There are no vaccinations legally required to travel to Tanzania except
that you will need to have a cholera stamp (to prove you don't have the
disease) if you plan to visit Zanzibar. And you need a Yellow Fever
vaccination if you have travelled to a country (7 days or less before
entering Tanzania) where that disease is widely prevalent. A yellow
fever vaccination is often recommended anyway!
The general vaccinations against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DTP) are recommended, as are both Hepatitis A and Typhoid.
If you are staying longer than 3 months or have a particular risk you
might consider a Rabies vaccination. Vaccination against Tuberculosis
and Hepatitis B are also sometimes recommended for stays longer than 3
months. Like most African countries south of the Sahara, Malaria is prevalent in
the country. Don't underestimate this tropical disease and take
precautions. Buy repellent (preferably with 50% DEET), and sleep under a
net.
Practical info
Practical info
Voltage
230 volts AC, 50Hz. Plugs are mostly UK-style square three-pin, but
round three-pin plugs are also in use. Power cuts are common in the
rainy season, though most large hotels have back-up generators.
Budget & money
Tanzanian Shilling (TZS; symbol TSh). Notes are in denominations of
TSh10,000, 5000, 2,000, 1,000 and 500. Coins are in denominations of
TSh200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 but these are worth very little and are
rarely used. In Kiswahili, it is shilingi and written prices are often
denoted with the symbol /=; i.e. 100/= is the same as TSh100.
Credit cards:
Most top-end hotels, safari lodges, airlines and tour operators accept
Visa and MasterCard (American Express and Diners Club less so), though a
commission of 2-5% is usually charged. Budget hotels and most
restaurants and shops do not accept credit cards, and they are rarely
accepted for payment outside the main tourist areas.
ATM:
Cash can easily be withdrawn from ATMs using Visa or MasterCard. Any
sizeable town has at least one bank with an ATM, and there are ATMs at
the larger airports. ATMs generally only dispense notes in increments of
TSh 10,000 and these larger notes are often hard for people to change –
hoard smaller change whenever possible to pay for taxi fares, snacks,
souvenirs and the like.
The import and export of local currency is prohibited, so use up you Shillings before departing.
Telephone & jet lag
Mobile phone roaming agreements exist with most international mobile
phone companies. Tanzania's many cellular networks cover almost all
towns, the urban sections of the coast, Zanzibar and the tourist areas,
but not some of the parks and reserves or the southwest of Tanzania away
from the towns and the main road. SIM and top-up cards for the
pay-as-you-go mobile providers are available just about everywhere; in
the towns and cities they often have their own shops, but you can buy
cards from roadside vendors anywhere, even in the smallest of
settlements.
GMT + 3 hours
Dialling code +255