Airport: The largest airport in Zanzibar is Abeid Amani Karume International Airport and is the single air gate to the international community. The main airlines operating in Zanzibar are Air Excel, Air France, Air Tanzania, Coastal Aviation, Coastal Travels, Condor, Edelweiss Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Flexflight, Fly540, FlyDubai, and FlySafair. A lot of international airlines fly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport from various destinations in the globe.
Invitations: The event organizers will issue support letters, if required, only to those delegates who have registered for the academy.
Immigration and Visa Information: Travelling to Tanzania requires Visa from Tanzanian Diplomatic Missions of your Country of residence or where there’s not a traveler sent a request for an entry facility on line, which will be used to obtain a visa on any official point of entry in Tanzania. Single entry tourist visa costs $50. Participants from EAC and SADC countries will not require Visa to enter Tanzania.
Airport Transfer: Airport Taxis (you can ask from airport officials for directions) are available at the airport to various Hotel destinations in Zanzibar at an average fare of about $20.
Time zone: GMT + 03:00
Climate: Zanzibar is a Tropical region due to its proximity to the equator and the warm Indian Ocean, the city experiences tropical climatic conditions; therefore, it is warm in August, with an average temperature of 29 degrees during the day and 21 during the night.
Currency: Tanzanian Shillings
Banking and ATM: Zanzibar has many bank service operators and most of them accept international cards and provide Money transfer services. The preferred banks are People’s Bank of Zanzibar, ABSA Bank, Y9 Bank, PBZ Islamic Bank, Equity Bank, Diamond Trust Bank (DTB), NBC Bank Zanzibar, Bank of Tanzania, Exim Bank, and CRDB Bank you can find them in Zanzibar. With your VISA card, you can withdraw money from ATM machines or get bank services from a bank officer with a MasterCard or VISA card.
Services and goods in Zanzibar are mostly paid in Tanzanian currency so at your arrival please visit an exchange bureau to get the local currency. The exchange rate varies but the current average is 1 USD = 2600 tsh. Please visit this website for daily exchange rate: Bank of Tanzania at http://www.bot.go.tz/
Official Language: The official language is Swahili and English
Electricity: Type G British BS-1363 Type D Indian BS-546 5amp 220-240 Volts AC.
Healthcare:It is a requirement to have been vaccinated against yellow fever 21 days upon arrival into the country and COVID-19, this will be verified at the airport with yellow fever and COVID-19 vaccination card/certificate.
Health care in Tanzania is available depending on one’s income and accessibility. People in urban areas have better access to private and public medical facilities. Insurance has only in recent years been introduced whereas pension schemes have been around longer but the limitations of either are vast and do not attend to the needs of the majority of Tanzanians.
The Health Facility nearby is Glopal Hospital, which has an IAA Insurance scheme and many other local and internationally recognized medical insurance.