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Tanzania travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Tanzania: travel advice level, plug type G, 230V, emergency 112, currency TZS.

📷 Dodoma · Mangapwani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-10-30

Latest change (original, English)
Additional information about use of security measures to reduce the risk of burglary in hotels and other accommodation (‘Safety and security’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalDodoma
CurrencyTZS
LanguagesEnglish, Swahili
Calling code+255
Emergency numbers112 · 114 · 115
Plug typesType G
Voltage230 V
Driving sideLeft
Population57M
Type G

📅 Public holidays💱 Exchange rates

📷 Photos

Georg Braun and Franz Hogenberg · Public domain · Commons
Korzhiv1 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Mzalendo2016 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
David Berkowitz · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Prof.Chen Hualin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Émile Bayard · Public domain · Commons
Amani · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Jonathan Stonehouse · CC BY 2.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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