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Africa Trails
recommends that you seek advice from you doctor prior to travel
and the information below is for general information only.
Africa Trails accepts no responsibility for the information
contained here as changes in Visa and Vaccination requirements
can occur without prior warning.
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Malaria: Exists from November
to May/June in the northern parts of the country: Boteti,
Chobe, Ngamiland, Okavango, Tutume districts/subdistricts.
Recommended prophylaxis: Mefloquine.
Visas: Required by all except the following for
stays of up to 90 days: British, Other EU, Australian,
Canadian, USA and Japanese; nationals of Commonwealth
countries (except nationals of Bangladesh, Cameroon,
Ghana, India, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri
Lanka, who do require visas); nationals of Iceland,
Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Uruguay
and Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro); transit passengers
provided continuing their journey by the same or first
connecting aircraft and not leaving the airport.
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Yellow fever: A yellow fever
vaccination certificate is required from travellers over
1 year of age coming from infected areas.
Malaria: Exists throughout the year in the whole
country. Recommended prophylaxis: Mefloquine.
Visas: Required by all. Multiple-entry visas: 90
days from date of issue. Transit visas: 7 days from date
of issue. Visas can sometimes also be obtained at the
airport or in the country.
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Yellow fever: A yellow fever
vaccination certificate is required from travellers
coming from infected areas - or who were in transit
through infected areas (unless they remained on board or
at the airport) Malaria: From November to May/June in the
northern regions and in Omaheke and Otjozondjupa. Also
throughout the year along the Kavango and Kunene rivers.
Recommended prophylaxis: Chloroquine plus Proguanil.
Visas: Required by all except the following:
nationals of EU countries (except nationals of Greece
who do require a visa); British, Australian, Canadian,
USA and Japanese; nationals of Angola, Botswana, Brazil,
Cuba, Iceland, Kenya, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Malawi,
Malaysia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Russian
Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland,
Switzerland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Yellow fever: A yellow fever
vaccination certificate is required from travellers over
1 year of age coming from infected areas
Malaria: Exists in northern Mpumalanga (including
the Kruger National Park), Northern Province and
north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal as far south as the Tugela
river. Recommended prophylaxis: Mefloquine.
Visas: Required by all except the following :
British, Other EU, Australian, Canadian, USA and
Japanese for visits of up to 90 days; nationals of
Iceland, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, Norway and
Switzerland for visits of up to 90 days; nationals of
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Israel, Jamaica,
Malta, Paraguay, St Helena, Swaziland, Uruguay and
Venezuela for visits of up to 90 days; nationals of
Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bolivia,
Botswana, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Gabon, Guyana,
Hong Kong (SAR), Hungary, Jordan, Korea (Rep. of),
Lesotho, Macau (SAR), Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, Peru, Seychelles, Singapore,
Slovak Republic, Thailand, Turkey, Zambia and Zimbabwe
for visits of up to 30 days; transit passengers
continuing their journey by the same or first connecting
aircraft provided holding onward or return documentation
and not leaving the airport.
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Yellow fever: A yellow fever
vaccination certificate is required for travellers
coming from infected areas. Malaria: In all lowveld areas (mainly Big Bend,
Mhlume, Simunye and Tshaneni). Recommended
prophylaxis in risk areas: Mefloquine.
Visas: Required by all except the following for
stays of up to 60 days: British, other EU, Australian,
Canadian, USA and Japanese; nationals of Commonwealth
countries (except nationals of Antigua & Barbuda,
Bangladesh, Belize, Brunei, Cameroon, Dominica, India,
Kiribati, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St
Vincent & the Grenedines, Tuvalu and Vanuatu who do
require a visa); nationals of Iceland, Israel,
Liechtenstein, Poland, San Marino, Switzerland, Turkey
and Uruguay.
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Yellow fever: No vaccination
requirements for any international traveller
Malaria: Throughout the year in the whole
country. Recommended prophylaxis: Mefloquine.
Visas: A bonafide tourist, who is travelling on a
pre-arranged package tour with a foreign tour operator,
in conjunction with a local tour operator in Zambia,
will be issued a fee-waived visa for a stay of no longer
than 14 days. The fee-waived visa will be issued at any
port of entry to Zambia.
In other cases, visas are required by all except the
following for stays of up to 30 days: British tourists
travelling in organised tour groups pre-arranged through
tour operators in conjunction with registered local
Zambian tour operators; nationals of Ireland (all other
EU nationals do require a visa); Australian, Canadian;
nationals of Romania and Yugoslavia (Serbia and
Montenegro); nationals of Commonwealth countries (except
nationals of Bangladesh, Gambia, Ghana, India,
Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sierra
Leone, Sri Lanka and New Zealand who do require a visa);
transit passengers continuing their journey by the same
or first connecting aircraft within 24 hours provided
holding valid onward or return documentation and not
leaving the airport.
Note: British, Danish and Norwegian children
travelling on their own passports do need a visa.
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Yellow fever: A vaccination
certificate is required from travellers coming from
infected areas Malaria: Exists from November through June in
areas below 1200m and throughout the year in the Zambezi
valley. Recommended prophylaxis: Mefloquine.
Visas: Required by all except the following:
nationals of Canada, Ireland, Sweden and the UK;
nationals of Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Botswana,
Brunei, Fiji, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, Jamaica,
Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Malta, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, Norway, St Kitts &
Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
Singapore, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga,
Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia;
passengers continuing their journey to a third country
within 6 hours by the same or connecting flight,
provided holding tickets with reserved seats and
documents for onward travel and not leaving the transit
area.
Note: Nationals of the following countries may obtain
visas on arrival in Zimbabwe, provided holding tickets
and documents for return or onward travel and sufficient
funds for their stay: Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Cook Islands, Denmark, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana,
Iceland, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Kuwait,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Seychelles, Spain,
Switzerland, USA and Vatican City.
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Yellow fever: A yellow
fever vaccination certificate is required from
travellers over one year of age arriving from infected
areas. Ethiopia is listed in the endemic zone for yellow
fever and travellers arriving from non-endemic zones
should note that vaccination is strongly recommended for
travel outside the urban areas, even if an outbreak of
the disease has not been reported and they would
normally not require a vaccination certificate to enter
the country. Malaria: Malaria risk, predominantly in
the malignant falciparum form, exists throughout the
year in all areas below 2000m (6562ft). Highly
chloroquine-resistant falciparum is reported. No malaria
risk exists in Addis Ababa.
Visas: Required by all except the following:
nationals of Djibouti and Kenya for stays of up to three
months and transit passengers continuing to a third
country within 12 hours, provided not leaving the
airport and holding valid travel documents for onward
destination.
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Yellow fever: A yellow
fever vaccination certificate is required from
travellers over one year of age arriving from infected
areas. Travellers arriving from non-endemic zones should
note that vaccination is strongly recommended for travel
outside the urban areas, even if an outbreak of the
disease has not been reported and they would normally
not require a vaccination certificate to enter the
country. Malaria: Throughout the year in the
whole country. There is usually less risk in Nairobi and
in the highlands (above 2500m/8200ft) of the Central,
Eastern Nyanza, Rift Valley and Western Provinces. The
predominant falciparum strain has been reported as
highly resistant to chloroquine and resistant to
sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine. Recommended
prophylaxis: Mefloquine.
Visas: Required by all except nationals
of the following: nationals of Commonwealth countries
for stays of up to three months except nationals of
Great Britain, Australia, Antigua & Barbuda, Bangladesh,
Belize, Cameroon, Guyana, India, New Zealand, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Sri Lanka, St Kitts & Nevis and Trinidad &
Tobago who do require a visa; nationals of
Ethiopia, San Marino, Turkey and Uruguay; nationals of
Malaysia if staying less than 30 days; all holders of a
re-entry pass to Kenya; transit passengers continuing
their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft
provided holding valid onward or return documentation
and not leaving the airport .
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Yellow fever: A yellow
fever vaccination certificate is required from
travellers
arriving from- or who were in transit through infected
areas. Malaria: Throughout the year in the
whole country and is highest in coastal areas.
Recommended prophylaxis: Mefloquine.
Visas: Required by all except the
following: transit passengers continuing their journey
by the same or first connecting aircraft within 24 hours
provided holding onward or return documentation and not
leaving the airport.
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Yellow fever: A yellow
fever vaccination certificate is required from
travellers arriving from, or transiting through,
infected areas. Malaria: Throughout the year in the
whole country. The predominant malignant falciparum
strain is reported to be highly resistant to chloroquine
and resistant to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine.
Recommended prophylaxis: Mefloquine
Visas: Required by all except nationals
of the following: nationals of EU countries except
nationals of Austria, Czech republic, Estonia, Greece,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovak Republic and
Slovenia, who do need a visa; nationals of
Commonwealth countries except Cameroon, India, Nigeria
and Pakistan who do require a visa; nationals
of Canada, Island, Israel, Japan, Madagascar, Norway,
San Marino, USA and Zimbabwe; foreign nationals in
transit who are continuing their journey by the same or
connecting aircraft to a third country within 24 hours.
Permission must be obtained to leave the airport,
however.
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Yellow fever: A yellow
fever vaccination certificate is required from
travellers over one year of age arriving from infected
areas and travellers coming from countries considered to
be endemic by the Tanzanian authorities. The risk of
yellow fever is highest in north western forest areas.
Malaria: Malaria risk, predominantly in
the malignant falciparum form, exists all year
throughout the country below 1800m (5906ft). The strain
is reported to be highly resistant to chloroquine and
sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine.
Visas: Required by all nationals except
the following for stays of up to three months (who are
issued with a visitor's pass on arrival): Antigua &
Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brunei,
Cyprus, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya,
Kiribati, Lesotho, Malaysia, Malawi, Maldives, Malta,
Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia,
St Vincent & the Grenadines, São Tomé e Príncipe,
Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Swaziland,
Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Note: Nationals who do not require visas for stays of up
to three months may still need entry permit clearance,
except nationals of Kenya and Uganda. All other
nationals must obtain visas in advance except nationals
coming from a country where there is no Tanzania
Embassy, High Commission or Consulate to issue a visa.
In this case, these nationals may obtain a visa on
arrival at one of the following four main entry points,
provided all immigration and health requirements are
met: Dar es Salaam International Airport, Kilimanjaro
International Airport, Namanga Entry Point
(Tanzania-Kenya border crossing) and Zanzibar
International Airport.
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