Visitors to the below countries should bring a:
- Hard copy of a Tourist Visa
- Valid passport which:
- a. At least six months from the date of entry of the last country to be visited
- b. has an empty page for each country to be visited
- c. At least 2 empty pages minimum remaining after all countries have been visited
We recommend you apply for your Tourist Visa at least a month or so from the time of your arrival in each country.
Tanzania:
You can apply for your three-month Tourist Visa at Tanzania Immigration Department e-Service
A three-month Tourist Visa for Australians for example is currently priced at ~US$ 50 and is valid for three months.
A three-month Tourist Visa for Americans is ~US$100.
It is recommended that you get your visa BEFORE you arrive into Tanzania as the visa application lines can be long and it can take up to 3 hours.
When applying for your Tanzanian visa, the above website will ask you for some information. We hope below will assist you.
Let us know of any other question you find at the immigration website which is confusing so we can update this section (as the website changes from time to time)
Once you open the visa website click Visa Application and then New Application
Once you have put in your passport information, the system will give you an Application ID number. Save it.
After putting in your passport and personal information, you will move to the page where you have to input information for your visa.
- Select the country where you are applying for your visa from (eg Australia) and then select the Tanzanian Embassy in your country (eg Perth has the Tanzanian Embassy in Australia)
- Select ORDINARY visa if you are coming to Tanzania to visit.
- Select TOURISM in the Purpose of Visit field
- For the travel plans section:
- Select Tanzania mainland if you are flying into Dar es Salaam, Arusha or Kilimanjaro. If you are first arriving into Zanzibar, then select Zanzibar.
- Select your mode of entry. If you:
- Are flying into Tanzania, then you will either fly into Mt Kilimanjaro International Airport or Dar es Salaam International Airport. Arusha is a domestic airport and not an international Airport which is why its not listed as a point of entry into Tanzania.
- are driving from Nairobi, Kenya to Arusha, Tanzania then pick Namanga town as the border town whereby you cross from Kenya to Tanzania.
- For the LOCAL HOST section:
- Select Company/Organisation
- For the FULL NAME field of the Company/Organisation field, if you are:
- Staying for many days at The School of St Jude after arrival, then write The School of St Jude as the Company/Organisation, then insert the following information:
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- Contact Number: +255 758 305 776
- Email: info@schoolofstjude.co.tz
- Company Registration Number: I-NGO/R1/0031
- Relationship: visitor
- Physical Address: 40 School of St Jude Road, Arusha
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- Staying at hotel after arrival into Tanzania and then are going off on safari then write Safaris R Us as the Company/Organisation, then insert the following information:
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- Contact Number: +255 626249125
- Email: info@safaris-r-us.com
- Company Registration Number: 80206
- Relationship: visitor
- Physical Address: 38 School of St Jude Road, Arusha
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- For the ACCOMODATION section select:
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- Hotel and write either for physical address either:
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- The School of St Jude (if you are staying at St Jude’s on your arrival).
- The name of the hotel where you are staying after arrival into Tanzania as per your itinerary.
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- Do not press the Resided Countries button but instead press Save & Continue
- Upload a:
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- Passport picture of yourself (max size allowed is 300kb which is less than 1/3 meg)
- Copy of your passport biodata page (max size allowed is 300kb which is less than 1/3 meg)
- Flight ticket (to prove you are leaving the country also 😊 NB: Max size allowed is 1meg.
Note that the above documents cannot be large in size, otherwise the website won’t accept the document. If you don’t know how to reduce the size of the document, then email your document to us, so we can help you reduce the size for you and send the document back to you for uploading into the website.
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- You will then be sent to a page whereby you check that you have inputted all the information correctly before sending you to a payment page.
NB: If you are worried about the visa not coming out as you had paid for your visa some weeks back, send a copy of your passport and visa Application ID etc so we can follow up with immigration for you here in Tanzania.
Kenya:
As of Jan 2024, visitors to Kenya now need an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). This has replaced the old visitor visa system. You can apply for your Kenyan Eta at www.etakenya.go.ke
Currently its ~$34 USD.
Note that if you are driving from Nairobi to Arusha over the road border, the name of the border town you need to put into the ETA is Namanga.
Processing time is at least 3 business days but I suggest applying for it as soon as your plans are confirmed.
It is mandatory that you have your Kenyan ETA BEFORE arriving into Kenya.
Rwanda:
You can apply for your three month Tourist Visa at www.migration.gov.rw
A three month Tourist Visa to Rwanda is currently priced at ~US$ 50.
Uganda:
You can apply for your three month Tourist Visa at https://visas.immigration.go.ug
A three month Tourist Visa to Uganda is currently priced at ~US$ 50.
To apply for a Tourist Visa you will need scanned attachments of the following documents:
- biodata-page of your passport
- a recent passport photo
- your Yellow Fever Vaccination Card (the actual vaccination must have been taken at least 3 weeks prior to arrival into Uganda)
NB the size of each document should not be larger than 250kb and should either be a JPEG or PDF. If you need assistance with correct document sizes, we’re happy to assist.
Zimbabwe:
Most tourists to Zimbabwe need a visa. However, you can get it on arrival. A single-entry tourist visa is currently priced at US$ 30 for Australians. A multi-entry visa (if you are travelling say from Vic Falls, Zimbabwe to Botswana and then coming back to Vic Falls) is 45USD.
