Tanzania Travel

Tanzania Travel - Tanzania is in East Africa with the Indian Ocean on the coast to the east. It shares land borders with Uganda and Kenya in the north, Mozambique and Malawi in the south, Zambia in the south-west and Zaire, Burundi and Rwanda in the west. Tanzania is quintessentially Africa with the wildebeest migration across endless savannah, the snow of Mt Kilimanjaro, the Masai warriors, exotic beaches of Zanzibar.

Tanzania Travel Facts

Formerly: Tanganyika
Capital: Dodoma
Area: 945,087 km2
Population: 37,187,939
Language: Kiswahili, English and many local languages
Currency: Tanzanian shilling (TZS)
Electricity: 230V/50Hz (Plugs Three square pins arranged in a triangle)

Tanzania Map

Getting To Tanzania

South African Airways operates from Johannesburg to Dar es Salaam.

KLM operates from Amsterdam to Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro. Remember you will need the Dutch Consent document for transit in Amsterdam.

Lufthansa operates from Frankfurt to Dar es Salaam.

British Airways operates from London to Dar es Salaam.

Air Tanzania operates domestic and international flights to/from Dar es Salaam. Website not working.

Swiss operates from Zurich to Dar es Salaam.

Tanzania Travel Health

Vaccinations/boosters are strongly recommended for:

Prophylactic precautions are strongly recommended for:

Malaria

Other health hazards:

All hepatitis strains are present.
Bilharzia is present in fresh water.
Outbreaks of Meningitis may occur.
Food and drink contamination.

Tanzania Visa

Tanzania visa and passport information includes all application instructions and visa application form downloads.

Visa and Passport Requirements For US & UK Citizens

Submit your Passport, must be valid at least 6 months beyond intended stay
1 Visa Application Form, fully completed and signed
2 Recent passport-type photographs in colour (black & white or scanned photographs are not acceptable)
Copy of recent bank statement
Copy of round trip airline tickets
There must be at least 3 blank pages in the passport
Consular Fee: $50.00 per visa - single-entry tourist visa
Consular Fee: £38.00 per visa - single-entry tourist visa

Application Forms