FAQ – Frequently Answer and Question

• We remind you to check the validity of your passport: to enter Tanzania you need a passport
  with 6 months of residual validity.
• Please send us copies of your passport if you haven’t already done so. This is just in case of
  emergency.

• Your visa for entry into Tanzania can be obtained on arrival or in advance, online at https://visa.immigration.go.tz/. Sometimes the visa queue at the airport can be long, so please consider applying for your visa online approximately three weeks before intended departure.
• The cost ranges from 50USD to 100USD per person depending on your country.
• You will need a passport with 6 months of validity and 2 free pages.
• You do not need a photo to obtain the visa in person, but you will need one to apply online.

• There are no compulsory vaccinations to enter Tanzania, not even yellow fever (compulsory only for those arriving from endemic countries, where you have been for more than 12 hours).
• The sanitary standards during the safari are equivalent to those in Europe. Our Italian director lives here with his family; they have not had any vaccinations and have not caught any diseases. The choice of vaccinations is ultimately a personal choice.

• The luggage on domestic flights is usually 15-20 kg, 1 piece per person + 5 kg hand luggage.
  Depending on the airline and the type of aircraft, the weight may vary slightly.
• Online check-in is not available on most domestic flights.
• Any changes in flight schedules, cancellations, etc. are beyond our control, however we will do
  everything possible to minimize inconvenience to travellers.

• Malaria is not widespread however we have mosquitoes and they do bite. Please pack mosquito repellent for your comfort.
• To prevent bites from tsetse flies (found in Tarangire NP and Serengeti NP) we suggest an insect repellent with DEET (30% or less DEET recommended)

• The Orangi Collection offers all of its safari guests in game package a guarantee of response by air ambulance services in case medical air evacuation is necessary with Arusha Medivac.
• For safer travel, this coverage is included in the price of the safari and is activated by our office in Arusha (you do not have to fill out forms or anything else).
• This Medivac service is only available IF you provide us with your passport and travel insurance information
• IF an air evacuation is needed, YOU or your travel insurance are responsible for the cost of the flight
• It also does not cover your hospitalization costs

To enter Zanzibar, insurance is mandatory and can be purchased with ZIC (Zanzibar Insurance Company) via the website – https://visitzanzibar.go.tz/ – Anyone who does not have this insurance will be denied entry to Zanzibar.

• To enter Zanzibar, insurance is mandatory and can be purchased with ZIC (Zanzibar Insurance Company) via the website – https://visitzanzibar.go.tz/ – Anyone who does not have this insurance will be denied entry to Zanzibar.

Tips are always appreciated by your guide, waiters, lodge staff etc.

To give you an idea:

• For the safari guide a good tip is 10USD per person per day.
• In the lodges and tented camps there is a shared “tip box”. A good shared tip is 5USD per person per day

• The roads inside the parks are unpaved, as is the main road that crosses from Ngorongoro to the entrance of the Serengeti.
• Dust, vibration, mud, flat tires, windows blocked by dust can/will be part of your adventure.

If you have not already notified us about your dietary restrictions please do so now so we can notify the necessary parties.

Customers will be met by a guide/driver at the airport exit holding a banner with your name. The guide/driver will wait for you outside the airport.

• From 1 June 2019 the ban on the use of single-use plastic bags came into force.
• The use, manufacture or import of plastic bags including garbage bags and shopping bags is illegal. Violators will incur fines.
• Items bought at the airport before arriving in Tanzania must be removed from the plastic bags and left on the plane.
• Please check your hand luggage before disembarking at the entry points and leave any plastic bags on the plane.
• The transparent “zip-lock” plastic bags that some airlines distribute to passengers for liquids, cosmetics, toiletries, etc.in hand baggage ARE permitted in Tanzania.

• Tanzania has a pleasant, tropical climate, but it has large regional climatic variations influenced by several factors, including altitude. The hottest and most humid part of the country is the coast. Other low-lying areas, such as the western and southern parks, are also hot but less humid. The rest of the interior is much milder and often cold at night. Tanzania has a distinct Dry and Wet season.
• There is little rainfall in the Dry season and the humidity is very low. It cools off at night. Be sure to pack warm clothing because morning game drives in open vehicles will be cold, especially in the northern parks.
• During most of the Wet season, afternoon temperatures are consistently hot (around 30°C/86°F) but it is colder above 1,300m/4,265ft. Mornings are cold in most northern parks due to the high altitude.

• Pack a light warm jacket or lightweight cotton clothes for cooler days.
• Bring long sleeve shirts and trousers to prevent insect bites.
• Sunscreen, sunhat, and swimsuit also need to pack for both safaris and beach holidays.
• Pack casual shoes and slippers/sandals for safari, swimming pool and beach.

Clothing

• Being a predominantly Muslim country, you will find that most women cover their midriff, shoulders and knees.
• While shorts and sleeveless shirts are acceptable for men, they will never be seen walking shirt-less in towns/cities.
• On the beach it is acceptable to wear swim suits, however you are expected to be fully covered at meal times in the restaurant. Topless sunbathing and nudity are not permitted.

Behavior

Holding hands is acceptable, while kissing and hugging in public are not.

• Always ask permission before taking photographs of people in Tanzania – there are cultural differences that you may not be aware of and you may offend the local people.
• NEVER take photographs of any person in uniform→police, government officials, and especially MILITARY – it is illegal and you will be arrested for it.

• The unit of currency is the Tanzanian Shilling which is accepted everywhere, but please keep in mind that prices in lodges and most tourist shops are in USD.
• Credit cards are accepted in many places but you can expect a service fee.
• USD/Euro are the most widely accepted foreign currencies. Please make sure bank notes are in good condition and USD are not older than those printed in 2013.
• There are 24-hour ATM machines in main towns where you can only withdraw local currency.