Tanzania: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 59
- Consulates
- 21
- missions abroad
- 32
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 174
Live & travel in Tanzania
Monthly budget
$1,150/mo
Prices vs USA: 26%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 2,636.29 TZS
Internet access
31%
of people online
Air quality
20.2
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English, Swahili
Emergency
114 · 115 · 112
Plug types
BS 1363, British and related types
Calling code
+255
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Oct 15, 2026
3.5
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.7
- Safety3.8
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality3.0
- Climate4.9
SOS · Tanzania114Restaurants, cafés and dishes in TanzaniaUgali · Mandazi · Chipsi mayai · Mtori · Ming'oko
Government consensus
Increased caution· 3 of 3 governments- United StatesIncreased caution· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 9, 2026 · Independence Day
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Dec 26, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 2, 2027 · Zanzibar Revolution Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
Cities in Tanzania
Traveller essentials · Tanzania
- Emergency
- 114 · 115 · 112
- Calling code
- +255
- Currency
- TZS
- Plug types
- BS 1363, British and related types
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Time zone
- Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Foreign missions in Tanzania
AlgeriaDar es Salaam1AngolaDar es Salaam1AustraliaDar es Salaam1BelgiumDar es Salaam1BrazilDar es Salaam1BurundiDar es Salaam2CanadaDar es Salaam1ChinaDar es Salaam, Zanzibar City2CubaDar es Salaam1CzechiaDar es Salaam1DenmarkDar es Salaam1DR CongoDar es Salaam2EgyptDar es Salaam1FinlandDar es Salaam1FranceDar es Salaam1GermanyDar es Salaam1GuineaDar es Salaam1IndiaDar es Salaam1IndonesiaDar es Salaam1IranDar es Salaam1IrelandDar es Salaam1ItalyDar es Salaam1JapanDar es Salaam1KenyaDar es Salaam1MalawiDar es Salaam1MoroccoDar es Salaam1MozambiqueDar es Salaam, Zanzibar City2NetherlandsDar es Salaam4NorwayDar es Salaam1OmanZanzibar City1PakistanDar es Salaam1PalestineDar es Salaam1PolandDar es Salaam1RussiaDar es Salaam1RwandaDar es Salaam1Saudi ArabiaDar es Salaam1Sierra LeoneDar es Salaam1South AfricaDar es Salaam1South KoreaDar es Salaam1SpainDar es Salaam1SwedenDar es Salaam1SwitzerlandDar es Salaam1SyriaDar es Salaam1TürkiyeDar es Salaam1UgandaDar es Salaam1United Arab EmiratesDar es Salaam1United KingdomDar es Salaam1United StatesDar es Salaam1Vatican CityDar es Salaam1VietnamDar es Salaam1ZambiaDar es Salaam1ZimbabweDar es Salaam1
Tanzania missions abroad
BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1BurundiBujumbura1CanadaOttawa1ChinaBeijing1ComorosMoroni1DR CongoKinshasa1EgyptCairo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin1IndiaNew Delhi1IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome1JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1MozambiqueMaputo1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1NigeriaAbuja1OmanMuscat1RussiaMoscow1RwandaKigali1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SwedenStockholm1TürkiyeAnkara1UgandaKampala1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1ZambiaLusaka1
Who can enter Tanzania without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Tanzania?
59 missions, 52 countries.
Emergency: Tanzania?
114 (fire department), 115 (emergency medical services), 112 (police)
Who can enter Tanzania without a visa?
174: Antigua & Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominica, and Equatorial Guinea…