Travel Health Guide
Tanzania
With some of the most dramatic landscapes, friendly locals, and wildlife filled plains on the African continent, Tanzania makes its way onto most traveler’s bucket lists. And there’s much more than just thrilling safari adventures on offer - including trekking tours of Mount Kilimanjaro and beach holidays on the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, to name a few.
Travel Health Guide
Tanzania
With some of the most dramatic landscapes, friendly locals, and wildlife filled plains on the African continent, Tanzania makes its way onto most traveler’s bucket lists. And there’s much more than just thrilling safari adventures on offer - including trekking tours of Mount Kilimanjaro and beach holidays on the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba, to name a few.
Tanzania Travel Checklist
At Runway, we're looking to empower the traveler with information, resources and access to prescription travel medication. Runway Health Guides are compiled from government sources, local authorities and vetted by a team of licensed travel physicians. From vaccine requirements to medication recommendations, here’s everything you need to know.
Vaccine Entry Requirements For Tanzania
Yellow Fever
If traveling directly from the US, Tanzania does not require any vaccines to enter. If your itinerary includes a visit to or a 12+ hour layover in another country before arrival in Tanzania, such as Kenya or Uganda, a Yellow Fever vaccine and proof of vaccination may be required to enter.
To see if you are stopping in a Yellow Fever Endemic country before arrival, click here:
Countries with Risk of Yellow Fever Transmission:
Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Cono, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
South & Central America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
*Note that Kenya and Uganda are considered to be a Yellow Fever Endemic country and are often combined with Tanzania. If you are stopping in either country before Tanzania, you will need proof of Yellow Fever vaccination or a Yellow Fever exemption certificate to enter Tanzania.
COVID-19
Requirements for COVID-19 vaccinations change regularly. For the latest travel requirements, please refer to this interactive map developed by our friends at Sherpa.
Most travelers get these
when traveling from the US to Tanzania
Vaccines
Covid 19
Childhood Vaccinations
- Chickenpox
- Diphtheria – Tetanus – Pertussis
- Flu (Influenza)
- Measles – Mumps – Rubella (MMR)
- Polio
- Shingles
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
Medications
Malaria Medication
is recommended for most visitors traveling to Tanzania, as transmission of malaria is high throughout the country.
Traveler’s Diarrhea Antibiotics
to alleviate an intestinal infection resulting from eating or drinking contaminated food or water. It is the most common travel-related illness and can occur anywhere, but the highest-risk destinations are in Asia, Africa, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Middle East.
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Some travelers get these
when traveling from the US to Tanzania
Vaccines
Typhoid
if you are visiting rural or remote areas or enjoying an extended stay in the country.
Cholera
is rare for travelers, and vaccination is not routinely recommended. It may be considered if you are working in humanitarian settings or visiting friends or family in active transmission areas. Avoiding unsafe food or water and regularly washing your hands is your best bet for staying safe. High transmission areas in this country are: Kigoma and Katavi districts.
Rabies
may be considered if planning activities that involve direct contact with animals or wildlife – ie. wild camping, cave exploring, or fieldwork in rural areas. As a rule, we recommend avoiding interaction with animals – even domestic pets may carry diseases.
Medications
Altitude Sickness Medication
if you plan to visit high elevation areas like Mount Kilimanjaro. Tanzania is a mountainous country with many of the traditional highlights above 8,000ft. Consider traveling with medication for altitude sickness as symptoms set in within the first 6-24 hours.
Motion Sickness Medication
will ensure your travels by air, land or sea are more enjoyable without nausea and dizziness tagging along.
Sleep Aid
may be a great addition to your packing list if you struggle with jet lag or sleeplessness due to travel stress or time zone changes.
Travel Checklist
At Runway, we're looking to empower the traveler with information, resources and access to prescription travel medication. Runway Health Guides are compiled from government sources, local authorities and vetted by a team of licensed travel physicians. From vaccine requirements to medication recommendations, here’s everything you need to know.
Yellow Fever
If traveling directly from the US, Tanzania does not require any vaccines to enter. If your itinerary includes a visit to or a 12+ hour layover in another country before arrival in Tanzania, such as Kenya or Uganda, a Yellow Fever vaccine and proof of vaccination may be required to enter.
Countries with Risk of Yellow Fever Transmission:
Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of Cono, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Tanzania, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda
South & Central America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela
*Note that Kenya and Uganda are considered to be a Yellow Fever Endemic country and are often combined with Tanzania. If you are stopping in either country before Tanzania, you will need proof of Yellow Fever vaccination or a Yellow Fever exemption certificate to enter Tanzania.
COVID-19
Requirements for COVID-19 vaccinations change regularly. For the latest travel requirements, please refer to this interactive map developed by our friends at Sherpa.
when traveling from the US to Tanzania
Vaccines
Covid 19
Childhood Vaccinations
- Chickenpox
- Diphtheria – Tetanus – Pertussis
- Flu (Influenza)
- Measles – Mumps – Rubella (MMR)
- Polio
- Shingles
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
Medications
Malaria Medication
is recommended for most visitors traveling to Tanzania, as transmission of malaria is high throughout the country.
Traveler’s Diarrhea Antibiotics
to alleviate an intestinal infection resulting from eating or drinking contaminated food or water. It is the most common travel-related illness and can occur anywhere, but the highest-risk destinations are in Asia, Africa, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Middle East.
when traveling from the US to Tanzania
Vaccines
Typhoid
if you are visiting rural or remote areas or enjoying an extended stay in the country.
Cholera
is rare for travelers, and vaccination is not routinely recommended. It may be considered if you are working in humanitarian settings or visiting friends or family in active transmission areas. Avoiding unsafe food or water and regularly washing your hands is your best bet for staying safe. High transmission areas in this country are: Kigoma and Katavi districts.
Rabies
may be considered if planning activities that involve direct contact with animals or wildlife – ie. wild camping, cave exploring, or fieldwork in rural areas. As a rule, we recommend avoiding interaction with animals – even domestic pets may carry diseases.
Medications
Altitude Sickness Medication
if you plan to visit high elevation areas like Mount Kilimanjaro. Tanzania is a mountainous country with many of the traditional highlights above 8,000ft. Consider traveling with medication for altitude sickness as symptoms set in within the first 6-24 hours.
Motion Sickness Medication
will ensure your travels by air, land or sea are more enjoyable without nausea and dizziness tagging along.
Sleep Aid
may be a great addition to your packing list if you struggle with jet lag or sleeplessness due to travel stress or time zone changes.
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Just $30 plus the cost medication, if prescribed.
Atovaquone: Proguanil (Malarone)
$125
Let the anticipation give you chills, not a fever.
Malaria Prevention
Ciprofloxacin or Azithromycin
$25
Battle upset-stomach causing bacteria and feel ready for the day in no time.
Traveler’s Diarrhea
Acetazolamide (Diamox)
$60
Tackle high elevations, adjust to altitude and recover from hypoxia so you can keep on climbing.
Altitude Sickness
Scopolamine Patch
$75
A Scopolamine patch will keep you moving forward, without motion sickness leaving you green in the face.
Motion Sickness
Treatments
Not sure what you need? Initiate a Runway consultation and get access to unlimited chat with a licensed physician, personalized prescription suggestions and travel health advice wherever you go.
Just $30 plus the cost medication, if prescribed.
Malaria Prevention
Traveler’s Diarrhea
Altitude Sickness
Motion Sickness
Runway offers travelers like you, the medications you may need before you go.