Money / Currency

Tanzanian Shilling (TSh) = 100 cents. Notes are in denominations of TSh10,000, 5000, 1000, 500 and 200. Coins are in denominations of TSh200, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1, and 100, 50, 20, 10 and 5 cents.
credit cards have limited acceptance
Cash can be changed at banks.

Communications

Internet cafes are available in cities and main towns
Post to Europe takes around 1 week and is generally reliable.
Most international mobile ompanies have agreements in Tanzania but coverage is limited to urban areas.
International calls can be made from most phones, but can be expensive especially from hotels.

Country code: ++255

Electricity

Electric Power is 230V running at 50Hz. The Plug types used are :
Round pins with ground or Rectangular blade plug

Advice & Warnings

US State department
Australia foreign affairs
Canadian Consular affairs
UK Foreign & Commonwealth office
New Zealand foreign Affairs

Health

World Health organisation

Visas

If you are from a country where there is no Tanzania Embassy or High Commission to issue a visa, you can travel to Tanzania and obtain visa at one of the four point of entries which are as follows:

Dar-es-Salaam International Airport,
Kilimanjaro International Airport,
Zanzibar International Airport,
Namanga boarder crossing point, between Tanzania and Kenya.

This rule does not apply to all as the following nationalities will not be granted a visa on arrival. Afghanistan, All West African countries, Bangladesh, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Travel Visa Requirements

Weather

Because Tanzania lies below the equator, the coolest months occur during the northern hemisphere’s summer, and all-year round the weather remains pleasant and comfortable. Between June to October, temperatures range from around 10°C in the northern highlands to about 23°C on the coast. On the plains and the lower-altitude game reserves, the temperatures from June to October are warm and mild. On the coast, these months are some of the most pleasant to visit, with balmy, sunny weather much of the day and cooling ocean breezes at night.

The masika, or long rains fall from mid-March to the end of May, and the mvuli, or short rains, that come intermittently throughout November and parts of December, and sometimes stretch into early January

World weather Information service

Public Holidays