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Did you know?

  • The stomach of crocodile has a size of football ball, he eats little, but many times per day.
  • Hippo weights 3,2 tones and is one of the heaviest land mammals.
  • Giraffe is one of the rare animals that have horns at birth.
  • The elephants walk on tiptoe, because under their heel they have thick layer of fat.
  • The biggest snakes of the world can eat a human in one time and a meal lasts for one year.
  • Flamingos get the color of their feathers because of their specific nutrition.
  • African elephant can run faster then a human and can walk several hours without any rest.
  • In first year of hippo’s life 45% of them die.
  • Shark is swimming with average speed of 3km/h and maximum speed of 95 km/h.
  • Giraffe has a same number of vertebrae like most of the mammals, but theirs are much longer.
  • Bushbabies got a name because of their sounds that reminded first explorers of crying babies.
  • Elephants communicate through vibrations that they make by hitting the ground with their feet.
  • Most of the elephants sleep standing and only 2-3 hours per day.
  • Hippo can stay 5 minutes under the water-surface and can even run on the bottom of the lake.
  • The biggest known shark in the world was 13 meters long and had 15 tones
  • Leopard likes to drink water everyday, but he can stay without it up to one month.
  • Wild elephant can eat 230 kg of food and drink 125 liters of water per day sometimes at once.
  • Near relative of African ostrich is South American nandu and Australian emus.
  • Ostrich, zebra and giraffe can kill with their kick even the mighty lion.
  • Turtles, birds and crocs like to rest on the backs of hippos.
  • African tribes are hunting bushbabies by leaving a palm wine in the forest and collecting drunk animals from it.
  • Warthog can run 50 km/h and they are very skillful to defend themselves.
  • The head of the rhino weights 200 kg.
  • Black leopard or Panther was first considered as different species, but in same family can be puppies of normal and black colour.
  • The biggest turtle in the world is belonging to the species of leatherback and weights 752 kg.
  • The grey rat is living everywhere in the world except polar countries. One couple can have up to 800 babies in just one year.
  • Insect-eating bats produce ultrasound of very high frequency, with echoes that bounce back, they get all necessary information.
  • One of the most shamefaced animals in area of high and low tide is octopus.
  • The longest recorded jump of bushbaby from one branch to another was more then 7 meters.
  • From 1830 on each year 10 to 30 thousand slaves were sold at slave market on Zanzibar.
  • Coconut palm can live up to 100 years but can reproduce only 20 years.
  • Warthog’s only enemies are lion and leopard.
  • In darkness leopard can see 6 times and hear 2 times better then human.
  • Monkey species of red colobus are living only in forest Jozani on Zanzibar Island.
  • Cheetahs are running 120 km/h, but only 20 seconds. This is still enough for successful hunting.
  • Insectivorous bats obtain most of the water they need from their prey, cave bats can lick up condensation.

Accommodation

Hurumzi Hotel

Location

  • Situated in the heart of city center.

Type of the room (all double room)

  • Hotel has rooms in 3 wings, main wing with house rooms, Peace of love, Residence Hotel
  • House rooms: Kipembe, Zenana, Gallery, East, West, North, South, Lavender, Crystal
  • Residence hotel: Bargash, Livingston, Salme, Siti
  • Peace of love: Suite Rose, Suite Blue , Suite Sultan Seyyed, Keep Suite, Suite Pavilion

Rates per room (B/B)

  • Double room: from 120 USD to 225 USD

Family

  • No age restriction for children.

Room equipment

  • Each of the rooms is decorated in different way, hotel is like a museum.
  • All rooms have double beds with ensuite bathrooms and bath.
  • No room has telephone, TV's or wardrobe.
  • All rooms have fan, but the downstairs rooms have also A/C.

Other Services

  • telephone at the reception
  • limited laundry service
  • credit cards accepted (but not America Express, Diners Club)- check before arrival for others
  • no room service

Restaurant

  • The Tower Top restaurant with excellent view is arabic style, it means no tables or chairs, but with cushions on the floor
  • Kidude Restaurant is a small airconditioned restaurant on the ground floor of the hotel
  • breakfast is served from 7.00 am - 10.00 am in the towertop restaurant

Remarks

  • This hotel was called Emerson & Green
  • Hotel has no single room rate.
  • Extra person in the rooms is charged 30 USD per night.
  • All rooms receive fresh flowers and bottled water

*Prices can change by the hotel management without notice.

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