Travel Clinic Appointment & Medications

Make an appointment with a travel doctor, as they have specific knowledge about your destination, vaccines, and preventative care that your physician may not.  Most large hospitals have a travel clinic, or you can use the CDC’s travel clinic finder.

If you have special health concerns or conditions, we recommend making an appointment with your primary care physician as well.

Frequently Recommended Travel Medications

While the COVID-19 vaccination is not required for travel to Tanzania, Thomson Safaris and the government of Tanzania strongly advise all travelers to be fully vaccinated, including booster doses, as a precaution. There are no other immunization requirements if you are traveling to Tanzania directly from North America via Europe. However, if your itinerary includes travel to Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda or any other yellow fever endemic countries, immigration authorities in Tanzania may require proof of vaccination for yellow fever (or an appropriate medical waiver) as a condition of entry.  

Many of our past travelers have asked their travel doctor about the following:

• Anti-malarial medication
• Yellow fever vaccination
• Hepatitis A vaccination

Other Considerations

• Tetanus booster
• Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), and polio update
• Typhoid fever vaccination
• Hepatitis B vaccination

For More Health Information

Visit the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website or call 800.232.4636. Navigate to the page specifically about travel in Tanzania for the most up-to-date information. 

Please note, the information on the site applies to all visitors to Tanzania, including long-term aid workers and others who have more health concerns than average tourists