{"id":26155,"date":"2018-04-17T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures?p=26155&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=26155"},"modified":"2025-03-18T00:47:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T13:47:24","slug":"misconceptions-about-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/misconceptions-about-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Since when is Mt Kilimanjaro in Kenya? 5 wildly inaccurate misconceptions about Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I first visited <a href=\"\/tanzania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tanzania<\/a> in 2009; I lived in Arusha for several months and taught English. In 2016 I travelled back to spend a week in northern Tanzania, working on a documentary project. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before I went, I was a little gobsmacked by some wildly incorrect notions my friends and family had about the coastal African country. Here are five common misconceptions about Tanzania:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Mt Kilimanjaro is in Kenya<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_26632\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26632\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_kilimanjaro_giant-groundsels.jpg\" alt=\"Kilimanjaro. Tanzania\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_kilimanjaro_giant-groundsels.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_kilimanjaro_giant-groundsels-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_kilimanjaro_giant-groundsels-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_kilimanjaro_giant-groundsels-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Avatar_023, Shutterstock<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A Finnish friend once told me she was taught in primary school that Mt Kilimanjaro was in Kenya. The text books, quite glaringly, had it wrong. Fortunately, the internet has since emerged and students can now cross-check such questionable geographic claims \u2013 and find out that <a href=\"\/kilimanjaro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil=\"url\">Mt Kilimanjaro<\/a>, Africa\u2019s highest mountain, is in Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/kilimanjaro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil=\"url\"><strong>INTERESTED IN CLIMBING MT KILIMANJARO? HERE&#8217;S EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When you first set eyes on the snow-topped peak of that majestic mountain, it\u2019s hard not be taken aback. You know you\u2019re in the presence of something pretty special, towering as it does at an awesome 5,895 metres (19,341 feet) above sea level. It\u2019s one of those iconic images you\u2019ve probably seen before \u2013 on TV, online or in photos. It\u2019s a similar feeling when you see, say, the Eiffel Tower for the first time, or the Great Barrier Reef. You don\u2019t forget. And that\u2019s the beauty of travelling, particularly in Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>That said, my Finnish friend still gets a strange look on her face when I tell her that Mt Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/serengeti-safari-tanzania\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:\u00a0\u201cTHIS IS AFRICA!\u201d: ONE TRAVELLER\u2019S ADVENTURES ON THE SERENGETI TRAIL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. Zanzibar is its own country <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_26631\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26631\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26631\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_zanzibar-island_beach-chairs-blue-water-sky.jpg\" alt=\"Zanzibar beach\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_zanzibar-island_beach-chairs-blue-water-sky.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_zanzibar-island_beach-chairs-blue-water-sky-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_zanzibar-island_beach-chairs-blue-water-sky-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-tanzania_zanzibar-island_beach-chairs-blue-water-sky-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Jess Wight<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nope, Zanzibar is part of Tanzania. The archipelago of beauty, if I can coin that phrase, sits just off Tanzania\u2019s eastern coast, nestled on the edge of the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Flying from Dar es Salaam, on Tanzania\u2019s mainland, to Stone Town, the main city in Zanzibar, takes 20 minutes. The flight is like being catapulted across a tiny strip of water in a comfortable, air-conditioned cabin. On touching town, you quickly realise you\u2019ve entered heaven on earth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/tanzania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CRUISE AROUND THE SPICE ISLANDS ON A 7-DAY SAILING ADVENTURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stone Town is a wondrous melting pot of history, culture, food and architecture. The best, freshest and most affordable seafood I\u2019ve ever had was from a night market in the centre of Stone Town. You eat a huge plate of delicious fish, chatting easily with locals and tourists alike, as the sun slides behind the rich blue ocean. The small wooden fishing trawlers, called Ngalawas \u2013 which look like ancient yet efficient catamarans \u2013 are still gliding into shore with their nets full.<\/p>\n<p>From Stone Town, a mini-bus up to the northern stretch of the island is a must. On a recent trip I made the hour-long trip northwards to Kendwa beach. I could ramble on about Kendwa beach for days. Lush white sand, endless turquoise sea, comfy hammocks, snorkeling, and crisp, refreshing beer (my pick is Safari Lager, but try them all &#8211; responsibly, of course).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/adventures\/zanzibar-beaches-island-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RELATED:\u00a0WHY BEAUTIFUL ZANZIBAR DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>3. Killer mosquitoes\u00a0are everywhere<\/b><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_26634\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26634\" class=\"wp-image-26634 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park-wildlife-5481.jpg\" alt=\"A giraffe in Tanzania\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park-wildlife-5481.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park-wildlife-5481-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park-wildlife-5481-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Intrepid-Travel-Tanzania-Serengeti-National-Park-wildlife-5481-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NOT a killer mosquito. Photo by David Nagle<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Before my first trip to Tanzania in 2009, when I lived in Arusha for three months, a select group of family and friends enquired about the killer mosquitoes they\u2019d heard about in Tanzania \u2013 which they kept accidentally calling Tasmania, or a variation thereof.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBill, where is this <em>Tanzmania<\/em> place, anyway? Isn\u2019t malaria bad there?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They were half right, half wrong. The \u201ckiller mosquitos\u201d concern was in reference to the threat of malaria. Which, in their defence, must be taken seriously if travelling in many parts of Tanzania. Bed nets, to stop the mosquitoes biting, are common in most accommodation. Applying mosquito repellent when you know you\u2019re in a riskier area is advisable, and there is anti-malarial medication you can take to avoid any issues. Talk to your GP before you go.<\/p>\n<p>While malaria can be a big problem and does affect millions of Tanzanians, if you\u2019re wise about it there\u2019s no need to let it stop you from travelling to the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil=\"url\"><strong>SUBSCRIBE TO INTREPID\u2019S NEWSLETTER FOR TRAVEL INSPO, COMPETITIONS, GIVEAWAYS &amp; MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. It\u2019s undeveloped<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_26627\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26627\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dar-es-Salaam-downtown_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838455869.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Dar es Salaam\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dar-es-Salaam-downtown_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838455869.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dar-es-Salaam-downtown_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838455869-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dar-es-Salaam-downtown_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838455869-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Dar-es-Salaam-downtown_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838455869-585x328.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Bill Snaddon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This misconception is laid to rest as soon as you enter the outskirts of Dar es Salaam, the country\u2019s biggest city and commercial capital; a bustling metropolis of business, colour and life. It\u2019s also here that you truly get to see Tanzania\u2019s diversity on display. The country is made up of a harmonious mix of 60 per cent Christians and 35 per cent Muslims, with the remainder following other faiths or none.<\/p>\n<p>Arusha, a flourishing city in the north of the country, has heaps of great hotels and nightspots. Via Via is one caf\u00e9-cum-bar in Arusha that can\u2019t be missed. Arusha is also the gateway city to many of Tanzania\u2019s greatest attractions: Mt Kilimanjaro, and the Serengeti and Ngorongoro national parks. Tourism, like many industries in Tanzania, is well developed and professional.<\/p>\n<p>Poverty does remain a pressing concern in the country, though, despite impressive economic growth in recent years.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. It\u2019s dangerous<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_26628\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26628\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soccer-training-in-Enduimet_northern-Tanzania_1_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838504416.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer training in Tanzania\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soccer-training-in-Enduimet_northern-Tanzania_1_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838504416.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soccer-training-in-Enduimet_northern-Tanzania_1_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838504416-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soccer-training-in-Enduimet_northern-Tanzania_1_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838504416-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Soccer-training-in-Enduimet_northern-Tanzania_1_photo-by-Bill-Snaddon-e1523838504416-585x329.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-26628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Bill Snaddon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Many people might have an idea that Africa \u2013 in general \u2013 is a dangerous continent. But Africa is made up of 54 very different countries. The only proper way to rid yourself of these misconceptions is to travel there and see for yourself. Meet people. Talk. Learn.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent time in Tanzania, I know that it is a peaceful country. Sure, it has its issues, like many other nations. But if you\u2019re thinking of travelling to Tanzania, don\u2019t be hung up on security. Of course, be sensible, do your research and use common sense. Talk to trusted people. But you\u2019ll be missing out on so much if you neglect to visit this great east African country. In a word: Go.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Has Tanzania piqued your interest? Check out <a href=\"\/tanzania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our range of small group adventures now<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before I travelled to Tanzania for the first time in 2009, I was a little gobsmacked by some wildly incorrect notions my friends and family had about the coastal African country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16064,"featured_media":26635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[455],"tags":[65,384,395,73,92],"class_list":["post-26155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","tag-africa","tag-east-africa","tag-mt-kilimanjaro","tag-tanzania","tag-zanzibar","ipf_region-tanzania"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tanzania: 5 Common Misconceptions about the African Country | Intrepid Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tanzania, on Africa\u2019s east coast, is a melting pot of history, culture, food, and some of the most incredible wildlife on the planet. 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