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Tanzania

East Africa · capital Dodoma · population 65,500,000
70
/ 100
, flat
Low risk · exercise caution
Photograph by Jeroen Overschie on Unsplash

Strong wildlife tourism (Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar); coastal advisories for the area near the Mozambique border.

Read the Tanzania safety guide
70
Disease
80
Conflict
76
Disaster
80
Crime
78
Unrest
70
Infra
What ministries say

Government advisories

  • UK · FCDOLevel 2
    FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts
    Updated 19 May 2026 · Read full advisory
  • US · State DeptLevel 3
    Level 3, Reconsider Travel
    Updated 31 Oct 2025 · Read full advisory
  • AU · SmartravellerLevel 4
    Do not travel
    Updated 1 Jun 2026 · Read full advisory
Why this score

Active drivers

  1. advisorySafe Trip EditorialOfficial1 mo ago
    Tanzania · routine baseline

    No material drivers in the past 7 days. The country sits at its long term baseline.

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Vs. nearby in East Africa

Kenya

East Africa
60
Heightened risk
72
Disease
70
Conflict
72
Disaster
70
Crime
70
Unrest
21
Infra

Rwanda

East Africa
73
Low risk · exercise caution
82
Disease
78
Conflict
80
Disaster
80
Crime
84
Unrest
78
Infra
FAQ

Frequently asked

Is it safe to visit Tanzania right now?

Tanzania's Safe Trip Score today is 70/100, low risk · exercise caution. The score has flat over the last 7 days, and the highest active advisory across the UK FCDO, US State Department, Smartraveller (AU), travel.gc.ca, Auswärtiges Amt, and France Diplomatie is Level 4. Travel advisories are nearly always region-specific even when the headline level is national; check the per-ministry advisories on this page for any zones to avoid in your itinerary. The score recomputes daily at 06:00 UTC from 1 active driver plus the blended advisory tier.

Is Tanzania safe to travel to?

Today's headline read is low risk · exercise caution (70/100). The six sub-scores break down to: disease 70/100, conflict 80/100, natural disasters 76/100, crime 80/100, civil unrest 78/100, infrastructure 70/100. Lower numbers indicate higher risk in that category. For trip-specific planning, the country safety guide covers neighbourhood-level patterns the headline number does not.

What is the current travel advisory for Tanzania?

Tanzania has 3 active advisories from major foreign ministries, ranging up to Level 4 on the standard 1 to 4 scale. The advisory cards on this page link to each ministry's full text. Travel advisories carve out specific districts or border zones as "avoid all travel" while keeping the rest of the country at a lower level; clicking through to the relevant section for your itinerary is the single highest-value 90 seconds of trip planning.

Has the situation in Tanzania changed recently?

The 7-day Safe Trip Score change is +0 points. Day-to-day moves under 3 points are noise; moves of 3 to 7 points usually reflect a fresh advisory or a moderate-severity event; moves above 7 points typically come from a major advisory level change or a high-severity acute event. The recent-events feed and the 7-day timeline page identify the specific drivers.

How is the Safe Trip Score for Tanzania calculated?

The score is a weighted blend of six sub-scores (disease 18%, conflict 22%, natural disasters 16%, crime 16%, civil unrest 14%, infrastructure 14%) plus a 20% blend of major foreign-ministry advisories. The methodology page documents the exact algorithm and the changelog tracks every weighting change. Score range is 0 to 100; 100 means very low risk, 0 means extreme risk.

When does the Tanzania Safe Trip Score update?

Daily at 06:00 UTC after the morning ingestion sweep. Live event feeds (USGS earthquakes, GDACS disasters, WAQI air quality) update hourly throughout the day. Foreign-ministry advisories are checked daily. Last computed 1 Jun 2026, 17:48 (just now). The status page shows the freshness of every individual data feed.