Travel update · Effective 1 October 2026
Mandatory travel insurance for all foreign visitors to Tanzania
Every foreign visitor entering Mainland Tanzania now needs the government Inbound Travel Insurance from the National Insurance Corporation (NIC). Travellers without it can be refused entry.
Buy it online before you fly and keep the certificate on your phone. It saves time at the arrival desk.
This policy does not replace your own full travel insurance.
USD 44per visitor
92 daysvalidity, multiple entries
What it coversEmergency medical care, evacuation, repatriation and lost luggage
Which policy?Arriving via Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam or a land border: buy NIC. Arriving via Zanzibar: buy ZIC. One policy covers the whole trip.