Discover GEEO’s recommended books to read before you travel to Tanzania. Our book club is a way for travelers to learn through literature about the places they’ll be visiting.
These are some of our favorites about Tanzania, so if you’re heading there, take a look (the GEEO book club is not a required element of our programs, just a bit of added fun)! We hope you will enjoy the books we have selected and they will enhance your experience.
You should be able to find most of our selections through the links below and in your local library system as well. Do you have any feedback on our selections or suggestions for additions? Contact us and let us know!
Recommended books to read before traveling to the Tanzania:
Fiction:
- Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- A Girl Called Problem by Katie Quirk (Amazon)
Nonfiction:
- In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Green Hills of Africa by Ernest Hemingway (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
For those looking for more suggestions, here are some other books you may want to consider:
- Revolution In Zanzibar: An American’s Cold War Tale by Donald Petterson (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- The Tree Where Man Was Born by Peter Matthiessen (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- By the Sea by Abdulrazak Gurnah (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- The Hadza: Hunter-Gatherers of Tanzania by Frank Marlowe (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Lonely Planet Tanzania by Anthony Ham (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Wildlife of East Africa by Martin B. Withers and David Hosking (Amazon)
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories by Ernest Hemingway (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
Recommended films and videos to watch before traveling to Tanzania:
GEEO travelers can register with SIMA Academy for free using a unique access code that we provide after our programs end. Feel free to contact us if you would like to receive the access code early. For this program, we recommend watching Girls Like Us and Dancing Revolution. SIMA Academy utilizes the storytelling power of award-winning global short documentaries to nurture globally competent and socially active learners worldwide.
GEEO utilizes both Bookshop.org and Amazon Associates links for the above-suggested books. If you purchase a book through one of the links above, you’re supporting us as a nonprofit and helping more teachers travel through GEEO!