Tanzania: Travelling

Entry Requirements

Passport and Visa Service: Ministry of Home Affairs - Tanzania Visa Information
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Visa policy of Tanzania

Check IATA Travel Website for visa requirements and health advices.

Airport	Distance	Taxi	Bus	Train	Car Rental
Julius Nyere International Airport	12 km	TZS 35,000 - 45,000	TZS 400	-	Private hires are available. Check here for rates.

Health Precautions: There are no specific vaccination requirements to enter Tanzania (except for vaccine against yellow fever if travelling from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission). Nevertheless, WHO and Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommend the following vaccines before entering Tanzania: hepatitis A, hepatitis B, rabies, typhoid, boosters for tetanus, diphtheria and measles. Cholera is also known to occur in Tanzania (with recent cases reported in Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Iringa, Katavi, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Manyara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Rukwa, Rumuva, Songwe, and Tanga).
For Further Information on Sanitary Conditions: Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Tanzania Travel Information
UK Foreign Travel Advice - Tanzania
For Further Information on Safety Conditions: U.S. Department of State - Tanzania Travel Information
Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Tanzania Travel Advice
Government of Canada - Tanzania Travel Advice

Police, ambulance, fire	112
Dar es Salaam Police	+255 22 2117362

Time zone

Type of Climate: Tanzania has a tropical climate and is divided into four main climatic zones. These can be described as: the hot humid coastline; the semi-arid plateau; the high-moist lake regions; and the temperate highland areas. Temperatures rarely drop below 20°C, except in the highlands, where they range between 10°C and 20°C during cold and hot seasons. The hottest time of the year runs from November to February whereas the coldest period is between May and August. The weather is hot and humid throughout the year in the Zanzibar Archipelago. Rainfall tends to vary significantly between different parts of the country, nevertheless only about half of the country receives more than 750 millimetres annually. Rainfall can reach well above 2,500 mm in the lake region and drop below 500 mm in parts of the hot and dry Central Plateau.
For further information: Climates of Travel - Tanzania Climate Information
Global Security - Tanzania Climate

Climate

Domestic Currency: Tanzanian Shilling
ISO Code: TZS
Possible Means of Payment: Credit and debit cards (Visa and MasterCard) are widely accepted and a convenient method of withdrawing local currency. Cards are required for paying park fees at most national parks. Most hotels and tour operators do not accept credit cards and require cash payment. Some high-end hotels and tour operators may accept credit cards; however often with commission averaging from 5% to 10%.

Official Language: Kiswahili (Swahili) (de jure), English (de facto)
Other Languages Spoken: Bantu (Bemba, Safwa, Digo, Hehe, Makonde, Nyamwezi, Yao, and Luguru) and Nilotic languages (Maasai, Datooga, Ngasa, Ogiek, Kisankasa, and Pare). Arabic in Zanzibar.
Business Language: English and Swahili

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