Your wildlife experience in Tanzania, Africa

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Because you are so close to the equator the sun is magnified. It's not hot in a dry way, like a desert which I think is a more manageable heat, the sun is very sharp, your skin burns if it's not covered, especially around the mid afternoon. If you have a tented jeep, short sleeves are fine though.
The actually temp isn't bad though, if you're in a covered spot it will be quite pleasant. 

They also say to not wear black or blue, they have these flies out there called "zetsy flies" and those suckers will bite you. They have a long proboscis that can even go through your jacket. But it doesn't matter, if you go to the Serengeti you're going to be attacked by these guys so you just have to sack up. Where you will get most of the attacks consist of wooded, dry forest areas. In very rare cases these flies carry a diesease, "sleeping something" I forget. But that is 1/1000000 rare.

The crater is extremely pleasant.
It's always cooler, a bit more cloud cover and more moisture in the air. There are no flies and it bordered on "chilly" when we were there.


Just bring sunscreen and you'll be alright. The lodges will have mosquito nets and during the dryer season (now) they aren't nearly as bad. Not one person in my group suffered a single bite. Reply