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Tanzania
South Africa passport holders do not need a visa to visit Tanzania.
Source: Tanzania Immigration Services — Visa Application Guidelines · checked 3 Oct 2026
South Africa citizens can enter Tanzania without a visa. You only need a valid South Africa passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Whatever your visa status, Tanzania applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Tanzania lets 46 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 1, issues eVisas to 151. South Africa citizens are treated the same way as Angola, Botswana, Burundi, DR Congo and Eswatini. Overall the South Africa passport ranks #96 in the world with 61 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a South Africa passport you can also visit 16 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Gabon, Kenya, Lesotho and Mauritius.
In the other direction, Tanzania citizens can visit South Africa visa-free for up to 90 days.
Entry requirements for TanzaniaTanzania's visa guidelines say visa applicants must ensure that their passports have a validity of at least six months and at least one unused visa page before submitting their application.
Tanzania eVisa - Guidelines✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
Tanzania Immigration Services — Visa Application Guidelines✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
WHO lists Tanzania as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who transited more than 12 hours through the airport of such a country.
WHO — Countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and countries requiring yellow fever vaccination✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The Government of Canada says there is a risk of malaria in certain areas and/or during a certain time of year in Tanzania, that antimalarial medication may be recommended depending on your itinerary and the time of year, that you should consult a health care professional, ideally 6 weeks before travel, and that you should protect yourself from mosquito bites at all times.
Government of Canada — Tanzania travel advice (health)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The UK Foreign Office says all visitors to mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, except residents, must have mandatory Tanzanian Government-provided inbound travel insurance, even if they already have a personal policy in place, valid for the duration of the stay (up to 92 days). It can be bought online or at ports of entry on arrival, only for the first port of entry: from the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) if they arrive in mainland Tanzania first, or from the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation (ZIC) if they intend to arrive in Zanzibar first. Travellers who bought ZIC insurance before 1 October may use it when the mainland is their first port of entry. Visitors without the required insurance may be refused entry.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Tanzania entry requirements✓ Checked 15 Oct 2026
Tanzania's visa guidelines say visitors must show their return ticket upon arrival at the entry point.
Tanzania Immigration Services — Visa Application Guidelines✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Tanzania.
Tanzania Immigration Services — Visa Application Guidelines (ordinary visa requirements: passport, return ticket, form, fee)✓ Checked 5 Oct 2026
The UK Foreign Office says visitors (except residents) who arrive in mainland Tanzania first must buy travel insurance from the National Insurance Corporation (NIC) upon arrival, or online beforehand, even if they already have a personal policy in place; it is valid for the duration of the stay (up to 92 days). Travellers who bought Zanzibar Insurance Corporation insurance before 1 October may use it instead. Visitors without the required insurance may be refused entry.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Tanzania entry requirements✓ Checked 15 Oct 2026
The UK Foreign Office says visitors (except residents) who intend to arrive in Zanzibar first must buy travel insurance from the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation upon arrival, or online beforehand. The Corporation says proof of other international insurance coverage is not accepted, that the policy is valid inside Tanzania for a maximum of 92 consecutive days, and that only one policy per visitor is allowed per trip.
Zanzibar Insurance Corporation — Mandatory Inbound Travel Insurance, FAQs (Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The UK government says that if you overstay your visa or permit you can be arrested, detained and fined before being deported. No Tanzanian official page we read states the penalty.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Tanzania travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 15 Oct 2026
The Government of Canada says you must declare all currencies exceeding 10,000 U.S. dollars upon arrival in and departure from Tanzania.
Government of Canada — Tanzania travel advice (money)✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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