About Tanzania

Tanzania is home to Africa's highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, it is also a country of vast wilderness areas that are home to the lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, rhino and many other species of bird and mammal. Tanzania is most well known for the Serengeti and Ngorongoro conservation area, a UNESCO World heritage site but there are also many other parks well worth visiting such as Tarangire on the northern circuit.

Tanzania is also well known for its wonderful coastline and the islands of Pemba and Zanzibar, which not only has idyllic white sandy beaches and warm blue turquoise waters but also has other historical and cultural attractions such as Stone Town and its markets and mosques as well as indigenous wildlife.

​Activities include; game drives, bush and nature walks, climbing Kilimanjaro (organised as expedition) boat safaris, scuba diving and snorkelling.

Map of Tanzania showing parks and reserve areas

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Visa & Passport requirements

Almost everyone needs a visa, which costs US$50 for most nationalities (US$100 for citizens of the USA) for a single-entry visa valid for up to three months. Officially, visas must be obtained in advance by all travellers who come from a country with Tanzania diplomatic representation. One-month single-entry visas (but not multiple-entry visas) are also currently issued on arrival (no matter your provenance) at both Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro International Airports, at the Namanga border post between Tanzania and Kenya.

Weather

• June to September; cool and dry
• ​October to February; hot and dry with short rains in late October
• March to May; fairly hot with heavy rains, often late afternoon and during the night​
• Coastal region; temperatures rarely dip below 25c, can be humid, heavy rains fall from March to May
• For more climate information goto Weather and Climate Tanzania

Seasons & visiting times

• ​High; 1st June to 30th September
• Mid; 1st October to 28th February
• Low; 1st March to 31st May
• February and early March is calving season for the wildebeest herds in the south eastern Serengeti
• April to June the herds migrate northwards towards the Masai Mara

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Health & Security

• ​You must have all your standard vaccinations up-to-date
• Anti-malarial's are advised
• For up-to-date health advice, vaccinations etc goto  Centre for Disease Control & Prevention Destination List
• Take the advice of your G.P.
• For the latest travel information visit UK Govt. foreign travel advice

Other useful links

• ​www.tanzaniaparks.com - National parks of Tanzania
• http://tanzaniahighcomm.co.uk - Tanzania High Commission in London