Tanzania

Visa requirements for Tanzania depend on which passport you hold. Check the Traveller visa tool to see whether your passport needs a visa and, if so, how long you can stay.

June–October is the long dry season — best for wildlife viewing (Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, Ruaha), the Great Migration's river crossing (July–September), and Kilimanjaro climbing (best visibility). January–February (short dry season) is excellent for calving in the Ndutu area. Zanzibar is beach-perfect June–October and December–February. The Southern Circuit (Selous/Nyerere, Ruaha) is brilliant July–October.

• Safari neutral colours (khaki, olive, beige) — avoid bright colours that disturb animals
• Zanzibar: modest dress in Stone Town and on beaches with locals; swimwear at beach resorts
• Modest dress throughout mainland Tanzania

• Tanzania is home to over 120 ethnic groups — a genuinely plural society unified by Swahili as the national language
• The Great Wildebeest Migration (1.5 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra) between the Serengeti and Kenya's Masai Mara is the greatest wildlife spectacle on earth
• Kilimanjaro (5,895m) is the highest free-standing mountain in the world and climbed by 40,000+ people per year — altitude sickness is the main risk, even on the more gradual routes
• Zanzibar's Stone Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site — a labyrinthine medieval city of Arab, Indian, and African architecture where the slave trade's history is still tangible

• LGBTQ+ same-sex activity is illegal with up to 30 years imprisonment — exercise extreme caution, especially on Zanzibar which has stricter Islamic enforcement
• Plastic bags are banned — do not bring plastic bags through customs
• Wildlife products (ivory, shells, hides) cannot be exported — even souvenirs