Before your trip, learn about Germany’s colonial history in Tanzania. Learn from and engage in dialogue with Black and/or Tanzanian historians, social scientists, artists and activists.
Be critical about where you spend your money and who benefits from your trip. Book with Tanzanian providers or small German businesses with diverse teams.
Visit colonial historical memorial sites with local guides who tell stories from a Tanzanian perspective and ask questions about resistance and pre-colonial history.
Stay in guesthouses or hotels run by Tanzanians instead of international chains. Avoid accommodation in former colonial buildings that market nostalgia.
Buy your souvenirs directly from artists and craftspeople. Avoid products that romanticise colonialism and stereotypes or those that originate from exploitative production conditions.
Choose Tanzanian safari operators that work in an ecological and community-based manner, and educate yourself about the colonial history of the national parks and current land conflicts. Avoid places of mass tourism.
Do not photograph people without asking, especially in poorer areas and children. What do you want to show with your motif? Is the photo respectful and dignified?
Pay attention to environmental sustainability: offset the CO2 emissions of your long-haul flight. Take the bus, train or bicycle for your travels within the country. Choose local food and drink over European imports, take your rubbish with you and don’t waste water.
