Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest, Kenya to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the east, Mozambique and Malawi to the south, Zambia to the southwest, and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Wikipedia
Cities
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 9 October 2026:
You must have a tourist or business visa to enter Tanzania.
If you are planning to work or volunteer, you will also need a work permit. Information on how to apply is available from the Tanzanian Prime Minister’s Office.
Your employer or volunteer organisation should help you arrange this before you travel.
If you overstay your visa or permit you can be arrested, detained and fined before being deported.
The Tanzanian Immigration Department has more information on visas.
Passport validity
To enter Tanzania, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive and at least one blank page.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Tanzania
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For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Tanzania's embassy in United Kingdom
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For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Tanzania
- Currency
- Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)
- Time
- UTC+3
- Tue 17:00 there now
- Plugs and power
- Types D, G · 230 V
- Driving
- On the left
- Calling code
- +255
- Languages
- Swahili, English
- Capital
- Dodoma
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.