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Latest Travel Alert
Citizens should exercise caution in any decisions about international travel, taking account of their overall health, their vaccine status, and the risk of testing positive for COVID-19 while abroad. Anyone considering travelling abroad should be aware that restrictions are subject to change at short notice, and additional restrictions may be imposed by the country of your destination, including during your visit.
Travel to Tanzania
All international passengers to Tanzania must complete an online Health Survey within 24 hours of arrival. A separate Health Survey is required for Zanzibar. Further information on both Health Surveys is provided in the Tanzanian government’s travel guide here.
Fully vaccinated passengers are exempt from pre-departure testing requirements. Passengers will be required to present a valid vaccination certificate with a QR code for verification upon arrival. The only acceptable vaccines are those approved by the Ministry of Health of Tanzania and the WHO.
Passengers who are not fully vaccinated, or unvaccinated and those not eligible for vaccination due to their country policy, will be required to present a negative Covid 19 RT PCR (Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction) or NAATs (Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests) certificate with a QR code obtained within 72 hours before departure.
Passengers arriving from certain countries experiencing variants of interest and high Covid-19 case numbers are obliged to take a rapid antigen test on arrival in Tanzania, at their own expense (USD 10 for Tanzania Mainland). If found positive, they will be tested with RT PCR for confirmation and will be required to self-isolate. The list of countries for which rapid antigen testing is required can be found here. Further details on rapid antigen testing requirements, including advance online booking, can be found in the Tanzanian government’s travel guide here.
Passengers who are not fully vaccinated or unvaccinated who arrive in Tanzania with no negative Covid 19 RT PCR certificate:
- For air transport and international marine vessels, they will be tested for Covid 19 using an RT PCR test at a cost of USD100 for Tanzania Mainland
- For international regional and inland vessels, they will be tested using a rapid antigen test at a cost of USD 10. If found positive, a further RT PCR test will be administered at a cost of USD 50.
- For ground crossing, they will be tested by rapid antigen test at a cost of USD 10 and if found positive will be handled according to bilateral and joint border agreements.
Passengers in transit are exempt from both vaccination certificate and Covid 19 testing requirements unless stated otherwise by their travel operator or by the authorities in the country of their final destination.
General Travel Advice
In weighing up the decision to travel to Tanzania at this time, Irish citizens should take into consideration the risk of restrictions being introduced during their travel and, also, the impact which responding to COVID-19 may have on local health care systems over the course of their proposed visit.
You should monitor developments regularly and follow the advice of local authorities.
Private healthcare facilities with the capability to respond to COVID-19 cases exist, but capacity is limited. You should be aware that in the event of a significant COVID-19 outbreak in Tanzania, the ability to access treatment for other ailments is likely to be limited.