Jim Cochran's List: TANZANIA

The Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania in the United States welcomes you to our official website. Here you will find information about visas, tourism, events and much more.

It is said that the mainland portion of what is now Tanzania was named by a British civil servant in 1920, from the Swahili words tanga (sail) and nyika (bright arid plain).

Tanzania, a land of spectacular beauty, and one of the largest countries in Africa, is a union (formed in 1964) between the mainland (Tanganyika), and the Zanzibar Isles consisting of Unguja (also known as Zanzibar) and Pemba.

The town of Bagamoyo, Tanzania, was founded at the end of the 18th century. It was (also spelled Bagamojo) the original capital of German East Africa and was . . .

Basic Swahili (Kiswahili) for travelers to Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Learn some Swahili (Kiswahili) and traveling in East Africa will be even more rewarding.

What is the weather like in Tanzania? What is required for entry into Tanzania? etc