A visa is required to enter Tanzania and can be obtained before arrival online. Allow between 2 to 3 weeks to receive it.
Alternatively, visa’s are obtainable on arrival directly at Dar es Salam airport or Kilimanjaro upon arrival.
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the expected entry date on Tanzanian territory.
There are no mandatory vaccines required to enter the country.
It is important to consult your travel physician before you travel to Africa for advice on precautions against malaria, as well as any other required vaccinations.
Methods of prevention are encouraged to protect your health while on safari: legs, feet and arms should always be covered from 6pm onwards.
If you are taking any prescription medicines, be sure to bring the required dosage with you, so that you don’t run out while on holiday. It is also advisable to travel with copies of your prescriptions.
Please adhere to the maximum weight limit of 15 kilos for your luggage (per person). This is standard for all air transfers to national parks.
Soft bags are requested for easy storage.
Bath, pool, and beach towels are provided in each lodge.
Bathrobes, shower products and a hairdryer are also provided in each lodge.
Indoor slippers are not available, for sustainable and ecological reasons:
(there are no local suppliers and slippers must be discarded after each use)
For our safaris camps:
- Neutral khaki coloured safari clothing, no bright or dark colours
- Ruaha, Nyerere and Serengeti have a cooler climate so we recommend both short sleeves and shorts for the day and long sleeved/trousered clothing for the evening and possibly a fleece for morning walks and game drives
We strongly advise against wearing leopard print clothing and perfume while on safari.
For Fanjove:
- Casual beach wear
- The island can get very hot/humid so we recommend cotton, lightweight shorts and short sleeve shirts.
Due to safety concerns and other guests’ enjoyment of the camps we accept children from six years.
For each camp, we have a limit of two children (aged 6 – 11) at any one time. The camp is unfenced and children are the responsibility of their parent or guardian, at all times.
At Siwandu, Single beds can be added to the tents to make triples or quadruples but only for children under 18 years of age.
If you have any dietary restrictions, allergies or follow a special diet, please advise when making your reservation or at least one week prior to your arrival. The produce supply for our camps
All our lodges are equipped with wifi (both in the common areas and in the villas or tented suites)
Laba Jongomero and Laba Bush Manor do not receive any cellphone signal
Laba Siwandu picks up a weak signal in the reception area
Laba Fanjove also picks up a weak signal almost everywhere on the island
AIRTEL is the best network for signal
All our lodges have international outlets to charge your various devices
The official currency of Tanzania is the Tanzanian Shilling (or shilingi in Swahili). One shilling is divided into 100 cents or “senti” in Swahili. However, the currency has been so inflated that “senti” coins are no longer circulated or used.
Our advice is to use US Dollars only – and in cash: credit cards and traveller's cheques (although accepted in most establishments) incur transaction fees. ATMs are found throughout the major towns and cities in Tanzania, but not in the national parks and game reserves where our camps are located.
Note: US Dollar bills printed before 2006 are not accepted in Tanzania.
Check out time is at 12h00, departing on the morning flight. Guests who would like to leave in the afternoon need to book the next night or may be charged late departure fees (kindly check with the reservations team upon booking).
