From Africa's highest mountain to the white beaches of the coast, Tanzania has a lot to offer the budget traveller. It's a remarkably unspoilt country given it's popularity with tourists and the people are one of the main highlights - a friendlier bunch you'd be hard pushed to find.
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Accommodation on a Budget
There are backpacker hostels available in the major towns in Tanzania, plus there are pretty good guesthouses, known as gesti, available for around the same price. Camping is a good option and readily available in the countryside but in the national parks it can be expensive. Although still cheaper than the other accommodation you'll find there, huts and cabins for instance.
A Traveller's Budget for Tanzania
You'll probably need around US$20 per day for basics but allow more if your day includes any national park antics, these cost a bit of money to get into (much more for tourists than locals for instance) and if you stay there overnight it's more again.
Travel around the country is generally by bus (you can get to pretty much anywhere by bus or passenger truck / pick up), the quality varies massively depending on the company you choose. There are two train lines in Tanzania with 3rd class being an option but you'd have to be really skint to consider this. 2nd class is generally more comfortable than a bus so worth considering if you're going on one of these routes.
Cheap food is readily available pretty much everywhere. You could eat the local curries, try fresh seafood, samosas, donuts or matoke, cooked savoury banana.
Activities on a Budget
Take a wildlife safari - organised tours are often cheaper than organising your own.
Trekking in one of the national parks - there's something for just about every level
Diving or snorkelling off the coast and around Zanzibar.
