Before traveling to Tanzania, you can find here helpful travel information on Flights, Health, Luggage, Money and Visa/Passport. Please note that the information’s given here are only an orientation. It is essential to check with your doctor, bank and embassies/consulates.
Health and Dietary
Yellow fever vaccination is compulsory and a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travelers over 1 year of age coming from areas with risk of yellow fever transmission (check the internet for details).
Please ensure that inoculations for other tropical diseases, such as cholera, hepatitis, tetanus and typhoid are up-to-date.
Malaria is endemic but preventable. Use insect repellent, sleep under a mosquito net and take anti-malaria as advised by your doctor.
If you suffer from a medical condition, please ensure that you have enough medicine to last during the length of your trip.We remind travelers who have any allergies or an asthma condition, to pack the required medication. It is very important to check with your doctor before arrival.
Most dietary requirement can be catered for. Please inform us of any specific dietary requirements and these will be communicated to our chefs if you will be on a Camping Safari and to all Lodges if you will be on a Luxury Safari.
Passport & Visa
EU and US passport holders are required to purchase a Tourist Entry Visa, which is available at Tanzanian Embassies or at any Border Post. The Tourist Entry Visa costs USD 50 per person for Europeans and USD 100 per person for Americans and is valid for 3 months. Visas obtained at any Border Post are payable in USD cash only. We recommend small dollar notes as officials are not in the position to give change.
Visitors from other countries should check with the Tanzanian Embassy or the nearest Visa Service.
Passports are required by all foreign visitors and must be valid for 6 months after the intended length of stay. Please ensure that you have sufficient blank pages (not endorsement pages) in your passport with at least two consecutive/side by side blank pages. If there is not sufficient space in the passport then entry into the country could be denied.
It is imperative to check visa requirements with the various country embassies/consulates before you travel as visa requirement vary according to your nationality.
Insurance
It is essential that adequate travel insurance is arranged prior to arrival. This guarantees emergency evacuation to the nearest hospital should you either suffer severe illness or injury. This insurance does not cover the cost of treatment once in hospital, nor does it replace the normal travel insurance.
Luggage
No formal clothes are required, so we recommend that you keep your luggage to the basics. Traveling light is best as it takes less time to load your vehicle on travel days. Please use soft-side cases instead of hard suitcase.
Bright or dark blue colors attract tsetse flies and black colors attract mosquitoes, so we recommend better khaki or neutral colors
Money
The local currency is Tanzanian SHILLINGS. Major foreign currencies, especially EURO and USD, are well accepted. They are convertible at Banks or Bureau de Change in main towns or in any tourist areas. It is not possible to obtain Tanzania Shillings outside the country. Credit Cards are not yet widely accepted and carry a poor exchange rate.
Health and Dietary
Yellow fever vaccination is compulsory and a yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travelers over 1 year of age coming from areas with risk of yellow fever transmission (check the internet for details).
Please ensure that inoculations for other tropical diseases, such as cholera, hepatitis, tetanus and typhoid are up-to-date.
Malaria is endemic but preventable. Use insect repellent, sleep under a mosquito net and take anti-malaria as advised by your doctor.
If you suffer from a medical condition, please ensure that you have enough medicine to last during the length of your trip.We remind travelers who have any allergies or an asthma condition, to pack the required medication. It is very important to check with your doctor before arrival.
Most dietary requirement can be catered for. Please inform us of any specific dietary requirements and these will be communicated to our chefs if you will be on a Camping Safari and to all Lodges if you will be on a Luxury Safari.
Passport & Visa
EU and US passport holders are required to purchase a Tourist Entry Visa, which is available at Tanzanian Embassies or at any Border Post. The Tourist Entry Visa costs USD 50 per person for Europeans and USD 100 per person for Americans and is valid for 3 months. Visas obtained at any Border Post are payable in USD cash only. We recommend small dollar notes as officials are not in the position to give change.
Visitors from other countries should check with the Tanzanian Embassy or the nearest Visa Service.
Passports are required by all foreign visitors and must be valid for 6 months after the intended length of stay. Please ensure that you have sufficient blank pages (not endorsement pages) in your passport with at least two consecutive/side by side blank pages. If there is not sufficient space in the passport then entry into the country could be denied.
It is imperative to check visa requirements with the various country embassies/consulates before you travel as visa requirement vary according to your nationality.
Insurance
It is essential that adequate travel insurance is arranged prior to arrival. This guarantees emergency evacuation to the nearest hospital should you either suffer severe illness or injury. This insurance does not cover the cost of treatment once in hospital, nor does it replace the normal travel insurance.
Luggage
No formal clothes are required, so we recommend that you keep your luggage to the basics. Traveling light is best as it takes less time to load your vehicle on travel days. Please use soft-side cases instead of hard suitcase.
Bright or dark blue colors attract tsetse flies and black colors attract mosquitoes, so we recommend better khaki or neutral colors
Money
The local currency is Tanzanian SHILLINGS. Major foreign currencies, especially EURO and USD, are well accepted. They are convertible at Banks or Bureau de Change in main towns or in any tourist areas. It is not possible to obtain Tanzania Shillings outside the country. Credit Cards are not yet widely accepted and carry a poor exchange rate.
