Before you fly
Before you fly: everything to sort for Tanzania
The practical side of a Tanzania trip, in one place: the visa, what to check before you fly, which airport and airline, flights between parks, what happens when you land, and a quick tool to line up your dates.
The practical guides
Start with the visa, then flights, then what happens on arrival. Each guide stands alone, and all of them link to the official sources for anything that changes.
Tanzania visa guide
How the visa works, the official site to use and a passport check.
Read the guideEntry checklist
Documents, health, money and the rules to know before you fly.
Read the guideFlights to Tanzania
Which airport to fly into, who flies there and how to plan your routing.
Read the guideDomestic flights
Light aircraft between parks, baggage rules and which safaris fly.
Read the guideArrival and transfers
What happens when you land, and how long the transfer takes.
Read the guideTrip dates calculator
Pick a safari and a start date to see every date of the trip.
Read the guide
A sensible order
Choose your safari and dates first. Then check your passport and the visa route for your nationality, book your international flights, and send us the flight details so we can plan your transfers. In the final weeks, work through the entry checklist.
- Pick a safari and your dates, with the trip dates calculator.
- Check your passport and the visa route on the official site.
- Book your flights, with the flights guide and the airports table.
- Send us your flight numbers as soon as they are booked.
- Work through the entry checklist in the final weeks.
Questions answered
What travellers ask us
Check your passport and the visa route for your nationality on the official site, book your flights, arrange travel insurance, see a doctor or travel clinic six to eight weeks before you go, and send us your flight details so we can plan your transfers.
No. We do not book international flights, and visa applications are personal to each traveller, so we cannot apply for you. We advise on routing and timing, and we arrange your airport transfers.
From the official Tanzanian government site. Our visa guide explains the process and links to it.
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Where to go next
Free guides
Take the planning with you
A free PDF to read at your own pace: where to go, when, and what each park is best for. Tell us where to send it.
Free PDFFree guide
The Tanzania Safari Planning Guide
Where to go, when, and what each park is best for: a clear primer before you choose a safari.
- The best months for every park, park by park, on one page
- A profile of each destination: the landscape, the wildlife to expect and the size of the park
- The ways to travel, from classic game drives to walking, beach and combination trips
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