National currency in Tanzania is Tanzanian Shilling. They are very beautiful with the image of wild animals.
In addition to shilling in free handling in the country there is an American dollar. For payment of the hotel, or services during Safari Tour, pay you in dollars. Therefore, if you plan not to make any spending outside the hotel, you can not bother with currency exchange.
If you still need an exchange, you need to do this either in banks or in special exchange offices:
- Forex Bureaus.
- Bureaux de Change
Opening hours of local banks: Monday - Friday from 08-30 to 12-30, Saturday from 08-30 to 13-00. Resurrection day off.
After currency exchange, be sure to keep the receipt of the monetary operation, until the end of the trip.
I want to warn, the fraudsters are very often spinning near banks and exchange points, offering tourists to exchange money on a more favorable course, do not believe them, deceive !!! This is warned by many, but a certain part, especially gullible tourists come across fraudsters. Money then return unreal.
Is it worth taking credit cards in Tanzania ? I would probably advise better cash. Maps are small, in hotels, in large banks and supermarkets in the port areas. Remove money from the card is also problematic, ATMs are located only in banks, and for the issuance of cash and conversion will be removed 8-9%.
Course 1 American dollar is 3097 Tanzanian shillings.
10 thousand Tanzanian Shilling
5 thousand Tanzanian shillings
2 thousand Tanzanian Shilling