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Update history
2024-05-03 11:08
Information on Tropical storm Hadiya forecasted to make landfall between 3 and 6 May (‘Safety and security’ page).
2024-01-29 15:41
This travel advice has been rewritten to make it easier to read and understand.
2023-10-30 12:04
(CORRECTION) Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Tanzania in the near future.
2023-10-28 18:37
Terrorists are highly likely to try to carry out attacks in Tanzania in the near future.
2023-09-06 11:46
Updated links to the Tanzanian immigration website (‘Entry Requirements’ page).
2023-06-27 12:05
Information on the risk of terrorism (‘Summary’ and ‘Terrorism’ pages).
2023-06-22 11:48
Information about the global terrorism risks to British nationals abroad on all FCDO travel advice pages.
2023-06-07 15:32
Information on declaration that the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak is over (‘Health’ page).
2023-04-26 10:55
Updated information on the risk of altitude sickness in the northeast (‘Safety and Security’ page).
2023-03-24 16:10
Update to information on an outbreak of Marburg virus in Bukoba, northwest Tanzania. Health authorities have announced enhanced public health measures (‘Health’ page).
2023-03-22 16:56
New information added on an outbreak of Marburg Virus in Bukoba, Northwest Tanzania (‘Health’ page).
2023-03-10 15:10
Updated information on the risk of terrorism (‘Summary’ and ‘Terrorism’ pages).
2023-02-09 11:52
Updated information on health screening for entry; you no longer need to show a COVID vaccine certificate or PCR test for entry. Removal of information on Ebola screening for arrivals from Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo. (See ‘Health’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages).
2023-01-27 10:11
Updated information on the terrorism threat. (See ‘Summary’ and ‘Terrorism’ page).
2023-01-26 09:41
Updated information on locations that terrorists may target. (See ‘Terrorism’ page)
2023-01-18 20:44
Updated information on threat level in Tanzania. (See ‘Summary’ and ‘Terrorism’ pages)
2023-01-04 10:17
Updated information on health surveillance forms required for entry to Zanzibar, and for travellers entering Tanzania from Uganda or DRC (‘Entry requirements’ and ‘Health’ pages).
2022-11-30 11:38
Update to information and advice on road safety, local transport and the Ebola outbreak in neighbouring Uganda (‘Safety and security’ and ‘Health’ pages).
2022-11-06 18:02
Update following the Precision Air plane crash in Lake Victoria (‘Summary’ and Safety and Security’ pages).
2022-10-10 10:35
Updated information on COVID-19 entry requirements for Tanzania (‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-09-23 16:24
Updated information on COVID-19 entry requirements for Tanzania ; Ebola outbreaks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda (‘Health’ and ‘Entry requirements’ page).
2022-08-19 15:32
New information regarding a questionnaire residents and tourists may need to fill out for the population and housing census on 23 August 2022, a public holiday (‘Summary’ page)
2022-03-28 13:30
Update to information on entry requirements and the terrorism threat (‘Summary’, ‘Terrorism’ and ‘Entry requirements’ pages)