Tanzania

Actually true

• Kilimanjaro really is Africa's highest peak and climbable without technical gear

  At 5,895m, Kilimanjaro is the highest free-standing mountain in the world and can be summited by trekking routes without ropes or climbing skills.

• The Serengeti migration genuinely happens every year like clockwork

  Millions of wildebeest and zebra follow an annual circular migration through the Serengeti in search of fresh grazing.

• Zanzibar was genuinely a major centre of the spice trade

  Zanzibar's clove, nutmeg and cinnamon plantations once made it one of the world's most important spice exporters.

• Swahili originated on this coast

  Kiswahili developed from centuries of Bantu, Arab and Persian trade along the Tanzanian and Kenyan coast and is now spoken by over 100 million people.

Commonly believed, wrong

• "Tanzania is just the Serengeti"

  It also has the tropical island of Zanzibar, Africa's highest mountain, Lake Victoria's shores and the Selous, one of Africa's largest reserves.

• "Climbing Kilimanjaro requires mountaineering experience"

  Most trekking routes require no technical climbing skill, just fitness and proper altitude acclimatisation.

• "It's the same culture as its neighbours"

  Tanzania has over 120 ethnic groups, and mainland culture differs significantly from Zanzibar's Swahili-Arab coastal identity.

• "Safaris are only in the Serengeti"

  Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and the Selous each offer distinct, less crowded wildlife experiences.