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Local Customs: THE MONEY TRICK
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PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS FOR BUDGET TRAVELLERS, NOT SOMETHING AGAINST LOCAL PEOPLE. You have to haggle EVERY price in Zanzibar, except some restaurants. So, you can play the money trick to make sure you always get a good price. Tanzanian Schillings are weak against the U.S. Dollar, which everyone will take. Make sure you take some single $1 notes for emergencies. You get about 1100 to 1200 Schillings to 1 dollar. Agree a price and take in units of 1’s so it sound like you mean dollars. Some people will even say $1 or 1000 Schillings. They would say 10 meaning 10,000 Schillings. Schillings are cheaper for you. Go to any good exchange in Stone Town have some Schillings with you when you haggle. You agree ‘10’, hand over 10,000 Schillings, not $10. Too late, they know you know and they have just given you a 10-20% discount! I did this with a hotel and agreed ‘30’. I saved $10 over a 3 night stay. It makes your money stretch! You can also agree the price, leave to get Schillings and come back. The deal has already been done. Remember – if you do agree a deal, you have to stick with it. Negotiations are much more intense in Stone Town. In Jambiani, it is very relaxed, so take it easy.
***PLEASE NOTE ** Watch out for anyone trying to agree Kenyan Schillings, they are much more valuable than Tanzanian and only con artists would say this. $1 only gets you about 69 Kenyan Schillings. So 10,000 Kenyan Schillings would be $143!
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Local Customs: THE TYRE GAME
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During my stay in Jambiani Village I kept seeing kids playing with old bicycle tyres rims. They would use a good stick and propel the tyre along the road at great speed with the stick pushing along the groove. Not only is this not easy to do – these kids were amazing fast. If you think its easy – give it a try.
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junecorlett Wed May 27, 2009 10:38 UTC
I suppose he can charge whatever he likes for the water - clever- only way to get change! | Dester Tue Mar 3, 2009 10:09 UTC
Looks like a place you could be happy forever. I'm dying to know what bushbabies is...... | lynnehamman Mon Nov 17, 2008 23:53 UTC
Jambiani looks like my kind of paradise- unspoilt & natural. Good tips-great pics. I loved the Swahili language tip! Would be handy for a visit there | SLLiew Sun Oct 26, 2008 21:36 UTC
Another great page. Excellent hotel tips. Interesting games children can come up with when there is no Toysarus. |
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