This is the Tanzania chapter from Lonely Planet's East Africa 9 guidebook.

Wildlife galore, idyllic beaches, snow-capped Kilimanjaro, moss-covered ruins, friendly people, fascinating cultures – Tanzania has all this and more wrapped up in one adventurous and welcoming package.

• marvel at nature's rhythms on the Serengeti plains and elsewhere in Tanzania's northern circuit
• maps
• scale Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro, or hike their lower slopes
• transport
• watch an Indian Ocean moonrise, lose yourself in Zanzibar's Stone Town and explore Pemba's hidden corners on the Zanzibar Archipelago
• restaurants and accommodation

Coverage includes: Understand Tanzania, History, People, Religion, Music & Dance, Visual Arts, Environment & National Parks, Survival Guide, Directory A-Z, Getting There & Away, Getting Around, Dar Es Salaam & around, Pugu Hills, Offshore Islands, Northern Beaches, Southern Beaches, Zanzibar Archipelago, Jozani Forest, Menai Bay, Unguja Ukuu, Offshore Islands, Pemba, Chake Chake, Northern Pemba, Northeastern Tanzania, Bagamoyo, Saadani National Park, Pangani, Tanga, Muheza, Usambara Mountains, Amani Nature Reserve, Lushoto & around, Northern Tanzania, Moshi, Marangu, Mt Kilimanjaro National, Park, Arusha, Arusha National Park, Trekking Mt Meru, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Lake Natron, Karatu, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Eyasi, Serengeti National Park, Central Tanzania, Dodoma, Babati, Kondoa Rock-Art Sites, Lake Victoria, Musoma, Mwanza & around, Rubondo Island National Park, Bukoba, Western Tanzania, Tabora, Kigoma, Gombe National Park, Mahale Mountains National Park, Mpanda, Katavi National Park, Sumbawanga, Southern Highlands, Morogoro, Mikumi National Park, Mikumi Town, Iringa, Ruaha National Park, Makambako, Njombe, Mbeya, Tukuyu, Lake Nyasa, Songea, Tunduru, Southeastern Tanzania, Mafia, Selous Game Reserve, Kilwa Masoko & around, Mtwara, Mikindani and Masasi.