Health and Safety in Tanzania

This page is general information from Sejova Safaris in Arusha. It is not medical, legal or insurance advice. Confirm visas, vaccinations, weather and evacuation cover with official sources, your doctor and your insurer before you travel.

Tanzania is a straightforward safari country when you travel with a licensed operator, keep valuables simple, and sort malaria and vaccines before you fly. Most Arem itineraries use private 4×4 vehicles, booked lodges or camps, and known airstrips — not informal street taxis between parks.

Before you leave home

See a travel clinic several weeks before departure. Typical discussions include hepatitis A, typhoid, tetanus, and yellow fever if you are arriving from a country where it is required. Malaria prophylaxis is commonly advised for the northern parks, the coast and Zanzibar even if you will also climb Kilimanjaro, where mosquitoes are not the main issue. We do not prescribe drugs from the office in Arusha.

On safari

• Stay seated with arms inside the vehicle unless your guide says a stop is safe.
• Do not walk away from camp after dark. Use an escort where lodges provide one.
• Drink bottled or treated water. Ice in reputable lodges is usually fine; be more careful with roadside juice.
• The equatorial sun is strong. A brimmed hat, sunglasses and high-SPF cream matter on crater rims and the Serengeti.
• Hand sanitiser and a small personal first-aid kit cover most minor issues between lodge clinics.

Towns and transfers

Use the driver we send for Kilimanjaro Airport, Arusha and Zanzibar hotel runs. Keep phones and cameras out of sight in busy streets. Leave spare bank cards in the hotel safe when you do not need them. If anything feels wrong, stay with the vehicle and call the Arem office.

Insurance

Buy cover that includes safari, any planned trek, and medical evacuation — see flying doctors services. For the mountain, read health and safety on Kilimanjaro. Visa and fever-certificate rules sit on Tanzania visa.

Plan this with the Arusha team

WhatsApp +255 769 891 360 or request a quote. Tell us dates, group size and whether you want a park safari, Kilimanjaro, or both.

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