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Mauritius vs Tanzania

Mauritius and Tanzania, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Mauritius compared with Tanzania
MauritiusMeasureTanzania
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 3: Reconsider Travel
17Resorts in our catalog14
★ 4.5Average guest rating★ 4.7 (better)
$147–$303/night ppNightly rates$152–$615/night pp
5 of 17Adults-only resorts0 of 14
In the hurricane beltHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
January–MarchRainy seasonLong rains mid-March–May (April is seriously wet), short rains November
May–November (cooler, dry, cyclone-free)Sweet spotJune–October and December–February
English & French official; Mauritian Creole everydayLanguageSwahili & English (English widely used in tourism)
Mauritian rupee (MUR); cards widely acceptedCurrencyTanzanian shilling (TZS); USD widely accepted
230V, mainly Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapterPower230V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter
On the leftDrivingOn the left
Port Louis / Plaisance (MRU)Main airportZanzibar / Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ)
~17–20h+ from the US, with at least one connectionFlight time~16–19h+ from the US, with a connection

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Mauritius resorts
Mauritius
Map of Tanzania resorts
Tanzania

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mauritius and Tanzania
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mauritius · high °F868686848178777779818385
Tanzania · high °F899090878484838384868889
Mauritius · rain (in)10.411.09.45.03.82.62.32.51.41.61.96.7
Tanzania · rain (in)3.02.45.915.37.81.91.11.42.03.58.05.5

Approximate climate normals for Island-wide and Zanzibar: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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