Tanzania
Tanzania has M-Pesa too. Bolt is the main ride app in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, and Zanzibar since Uber left in January 2026. WhatsApp essential for safari and Kilimanjaro operators.
🚖Rideshare & Taxi
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European rideshare with cheaper fares than Uber in many cities. Also offers scooters.
Main ride app since Uber left — Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Zanzibar, Dodoma, Mwanza.
💳Payments & Wallets
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East Africa's mobile money — Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique. Pay anyone by phone number; in Kenya the app is now Safaricom's My OneApp.
Vodacom's M-Pesa is widely used. It is a separate app from Kenya's (M-Pesa Tanzania) and runs on a Vodacom Tanzania SIM.
🗺️Navigation & Maps
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Works almost everywhere except mainland China. Offline maps are critical when roaming.
Offline maps recommended for safari.
📱Messaging
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The dominant messenger in Europe, Latin America, India, Middle East, Africa.
Universal.
Is Tanzania one stop of several?
Add your other destinations and get one combined app list, with the adapters and currencies for the whole trip.
The practical basics
Power & plugs
- Plug type
- D / G
- Voltage
- 230V
- Frequency
- 50Hz
- Type D: Three large round pins in a triangle. Used in India and South Asia.
- Type G: Three rectangular pins. The British plug, used in UK, Ireland, HK, Singapore, Malta, much of Africa and Middle East.
British plug standard; some older Indian-style outlets exist.
Tipping
Tipping is expected in tourism: budget roughly $10-20 per day for safari guides and a few dollars for porters and drivers. In restaurants, 5-10% is appreciated where no service charge applies.
CurrencyTZS
Swahili you'll actually use
Etiquette and scams to know
✓ Do
- Greet people before any request; a warm 'Jambo' or 'Habari' is expected
- Use your right hand for handshakes, giving, and receiving
- Dress modestly, especially in Zanzibar and other Muslim areas; cover shoulders and knees
- Ask permission before photographing people, particularly Maasai
- Show respect to elders, who are greeted with 'Shikamoo'
- Accept hospitality such as tea or food graciously
✕Don't
- Don't photograph people, especially the Maasai, without asking and often paying
- Don't show public displays of affection, which are frowned upon
- Don't wear revealing clothing in Zanzibar's villages and Stone Town
- Don't photograph government buildings, airports, or military sites
⚠️ Common scams to know
- 'Flying guides' or fake safari operators taking deposits and disappearing
- Street touts and 'flycatchers' in Arusha and Zanzibar pushing overpriced tours
- Inflated taxi fares with no meters, especially from airports and tourist hubs
- Vendors at markets quoting hugely inflated 'tourist prices' for crafts
This page was last reviewed in September 2026. Apps launch, rebrand and pull out of countries all the time, so confirm anything your trip depends on. Spotted something out of date? Tell us — here's how we check.