Decolonial Travel Guide Tanzania

Quiz: Tourism in Tanzania

The World Travel Awards named Tanzania ‘Africa’s Leading Destination 2024’. How many German tourists travelled to Tanzania in 2024?

  • 233,115 – first place among all international arrivals
  • 102,798 – fourth place among non-African tourists
  • 69,651 – sixth place among non-African tourists, but one of the fastest growing arrival rates
Solution

102,798. In 2024, more than 2 million international tourists travelled to Tanzania. With 233,115 arrivals, most travellers come from Kenya. Among non-African travellers, Germans rank fourth after the USA, France and Italy with more than 100,000 guests. Chinese tourists ranked sixth, but were the fastest-growing group of arrivals

Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (2024): Maliasili Statistical Bulletin, online: www.maliasili.go.tz/resources/statistical-bulletin

What share of Tanzania’s gross domestic product does the tourism industry account for?

  • 24%
  • 17%
  • 13%
Solution

17%. In 2024, the tourism sector contributed 17% to GDP, up from 16.4% in 2023. With over 850,000 direct employees, the tourism industry is the third-largest employer in the country.

UN World Tourism Organization: Tourism Doing Business Tanzania, online: www.unwto.org/investment/tourism-doing-business-investing-in-the-united-republic-of-tanzania

In the 1960s, what was then known as ‘Third World’ tourism began. The airport in Dar es Salaam was built in 1962, and the Kilimanjaro Hotel in 1965. The socialist Ujamaa Five-Year Plan stipulated investments in tourist facilities and infrastructure. However, parts of the population were critical of tourism. Why?

  • Tourism contradicted the principle of independence and reinforced neo-colonial subordination.
  • Tourism only benefited foreign investors and travellers as well as the Tanzanian elite.
  • The money should be spent on the local population, i.e. on infrastructure, education and health, not on foreigners.
Solution

All correct. The heated debate on tourism was summarised by lawyer and journalist Issa Gulamhussein Shivji in his book Tourism and Socialist Development (1973).

357,807 international visitors travelled to Serengeti National Park in 2024, which corresponds to almost 17% of travellers. How many foreign tourists visited the House of Culture National Museum in Dar es Salaam?

  • 11.338 (0,5%)
  • 107.094 (5%)
  • 321.284 (15%)
Solution

0,5%. While around 6,000 international visitors visited the National Museum in 2022, 11,338 guests visited it in 2024, which corresponds to 0.5% of foreign tourists. Tanzania is best known for safaris and beach holidays. Cultural, historical and urban tourism has been a niche market so far.

Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (2024): Maliasili Statistical Bulletin, online: www.maliasili.go.tz/resources/statistical-bulletin

Every year, more than 55,000 people climb Kilimanjaro, not including local guides and porters. Their rubbish, such as plastic bottles, tampons and cigarette butts, pollutes the environment, and the guides and porters often work under unfair conditions. What does the non-profit organisation Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project do?

  • It organises rubbish collection campaigns and controls the number of tourists to reduce erosion of the trails.
  • Among other things, it campaigns for fair wages and appropriate safety equipment.
  • It certifies tour operators who guarantee fair working conditions for porters.
Solution

The Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (www.kiliporters.org) advocates for fair wages, adequate safety equipment and good working conditions for porters. Experts recommend choosing responsible tour operators certified by this NGO for the climb, who protect the sensitive ecosystems and biodiversity of Kilimanjaro and contribute sustainably to the local economy

EasyTravelTZ (2024): „Wie man den Kilimandscharo verantwortungsvoll besteigt“, online: www.easytravel.co.tz/de/blog/how-to-climb-mount-kilimanjaro-the-responsible-way/

How many litres of water does a room in a luxury hotel in Zanzibar consume on average per day?

  • 3195l
  • 1475l
  • 450l
Solution

3195l. According to Tourism Watch, an average household in Zanzibar has 93 litres of water at its disposal. In a luxury hotel, approximately 3,195 litres are consumed per room. This includes, for example, laundry, the pool and showers

Bildungsmaterial „Verantwortungsvoll Reisen. Tourismus zukunftsfähig gestalten“ von Brot für die Welt/Tourism Watch (2025) online: www.tourism-watch.de/bildung-material/

How much CO2 does a return flight from Berlin to Arusha generate?

  • 1760 kg
  • 2522 kg
  • 3489 kg
Solution

2522 kg. For a round trip of almost 13,500 km, the carbon footprint per person is around 2522 kg of CO2. According to Atmosfair, the climate-friendly annual CO2 budget for one person is around 1500 kg.

Atmosfair: Calculate CO₂-Footprint, online: www.atmosfair.de/de/kompensieren/flug/

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