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Tanzania Shopping
and Nightlife: Africa Natural Tours
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Pick
up African crafts and curios at the most popular tourist centres. Dar es
Salaam, Arusha and Stone Town on Zanzibar are dotted with curio shops, markets
and bazaars, as well as main roads near parks and reserves, and the coast roads
behind beach resorts, all have plenty of roadside stalls.
Items
to buy include African drums, batiks, basket-ware, soapstone knick-knacks,
handmade chess sets, paintings of Maasai tribes and Serengeti landscapes in the
popular Tingatinga style, and large wooden carvings of animals or salad bowls
fashioned from a single piece of teak, mninga or ebony.
Maasai
items such as beaded jewellery, decorated gourds and the distinctive
red-checked blankets worn by all Maasai men make good souvenirs. Kangas and
kikois are sarongs worn by women and men
Respectively
and are often in bright colours and patterns. These are made into other items
including clothes, cushion covers and bags. In Zanzibar, find old tiles,
antique bowls and the famous carved wooden Zanzibar chests (once used by the
Sultans to store their possessions, but today ornate replicas), and pick up
packets of Zanzibar’s famous spices in Stone Town, as well as on a spice tour.
A
Tanzanian specialty is the semi-precious stone called tanzanite, which ranges
from deep blue to light purple and it is only found around Arusha. Tanzanite
jewellery can be seen in upmarket curio and jewellery shops in Arusha, Dar es
Salaam and Zanzibar’s Stone Town.
Whilst
most prices in shops are set, the exception include the curio shops where a
little good-natured bargaining is possible, especially if it’s quiet or you are
buying a number of things. Bargaining is very much expected in the street
markets.
Shopping hours
Mon-Fri
0800-1730; Sat 0830-1230. Some tourist shops open on Sunday, while some
Muslim-owned supermarkets and other businesses close on Friday afternoons but
may also be open on Sunday. In Zanzibar, some shops close for a siesta from
around 1200-1500 but stay open later until around 1900. In the larger cities
markets are open daily 0800-1800.
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Note:
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) was established to prevent trading in endangered species. Attempts to smuggle controlled products can result in confiscation, fines and even imprisonment. International trade in elephant ivory, rhino horn, sea turtle products and the skins of wild cats, such as leopard, is illegal.
Nightlife in Tanzania
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) was established to prevent trading in endangered species. Attempts to smuggle controlled products can result in confiscation, fines and even imprisonment. International trade in elephant ivory, rhino horn, sea turtle products and the skins of wild cats, such as leopard, is illegal.
Nightlife in Tanzania
Nightlife
is limited in Tanzania, but Dar es Salaam does have several nightclubs, cabaret
venues and cinemas. Generally, nightlife is centred on the top tourist hotels and
restaurants. All along the coast, and particularly on Zanzibar, hotels and
beach bars often feature bands during the weekends with dance floors right on
the beach. Quite often, traditional tribal dancing and drumming is performed in
the safari lodges and beach resorts. Rowdy full moon parties have become
popular on Zanzibar’s backpacker-focused northern beaches.
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