Sub Saharan Africa

Insurance

We advise you to obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling.  This should cover you for medical repatriation by air, if necessary.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for the activities you want to undertake.  For more general information see Travel Insurance.

If things do go wrong when you are oversees then this is How We Can Help.

Registering with the British High Commission

Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency.  More information about registering with LOCATE can be found here.

British residents and visitors staying more than three months should also register with the Consular Officer at the British High Commission on arrival.  This can also be done online at the website of the British High Commission in Tanzania: (UK in Tanzania: go to Passport and Visas, then consular, then online consular registration).

Money

Credit cards are accepted by some, but not all, hotels, and by more up-market shops in urban areas.  ATMs are only available in major cities.