Tanzania Resources

A visa is required for entry into Tanzania.  Passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your date of visit. Single entry visas cost US $50, multiple entry visas cost US $100 (multiple entry visas required for all U.S. citizens).

Visas can be obtained one of three ways:

1) Recommended Method:  Online using Tanzania’s e-visa application form.  Allow at least two weeks for processing.  If applying online please see our SENE e-visa page with answers to many of the questions on the application form.

2) Upon arrival in Tanzania at all international airports and border crossings.  Can be slow.  Allow at least 30 – 45 extra minutes for processing through the airport.  No photo required with this method; USD cash only accepted.

Kilimanjaro International Airport is Tanzania’s gateway to Mount Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and the other northern safari parks, as well as all SENE adventures.  You will also fly out of Kilimanjaro unless you end your Tanzania trip on Zanzibar, where you will want your departure directly out of the Zanzibar Airport or the Dar es Salaam International Airport, which serves Tanzania’s capital city and a short hop from the island.

Major carriers that fly into Kilimanjaro are KLM, Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines.  KLM offers the most convenient connections when flying from North America and most of Europe.

Flying through Nairobi offers more international flight options, but requires an additional 1-hour flight from Nairobi to Kilimanjaro on Kenya Airways or Tanzania’s Precision Air.

Tanzania bans all plastic bags (except Ziploc-type bags).  Upon arrival customs officers may look for the bags in your luggage and collect them for disposal (you will not be fined nor arrested!).

We at SENE recommend you leave plastic bags at home and use reusable cotton or other material bags to hold items in your luggage.  If you use plastic bags to keep items dry or dust-free, replace them with durable waterproof camping bags (dry sacks).

To save the planet and our only home, we at SENE believe that change comes from you and us. Together we can make a huge difference when we act responsibly.

For 5 years now, while at the Mbahe Farm Cottages, our guests have been using stainless-steel water bottles filled with our purified water for all their drinking water needs. And our Kilimanjaro climbers are all required to bring their own reusable bottles to carry their filtered water for drinking.

For Safari, we ask you to bring your own reusable water bottle.

You will be able to fill up your bottle with purified drinking water from the purification system installed in our safari vehicles and at every lodge and camp. Tanzania is moving away from its addiction to single-use plastic and the safari industry is leading the way as all lodges and camps, in lieu of doling out bottled water, are providing clean safe drinking water for all guests.

Do not drink water directly from taps in Tanzania (and do not use tap water for brushing teeth).  Drink only purified water offered by SENE and lodges and camps, bottled water, or water that has been brought to a full rolling boil (for tea and coffee).

Water served in pitchers at all tourist lodges and camps, and at our Mbahe Village cottages, has been purified and is safe to drink.  All beverages served in bottles (soda, beer, etc.) are safe to drink.

All food – both cooked and raw – prepared at tourist lodges and camps, tourist restaurants, SENE’s Mbahe cottages, and by SENE camp cooks is safe to eat. Tanzania tourism providers prepare all food in a clean, hygienic manner.  Avoid eating food sold by street vendors and raw food at non-tourist establishments.

Remember always to wash your hands or use hand sanitizer before eating.