Depending on your country of origin, you will need a valid passport and a visa for Tanzania. Please consult the website http://immigration.go.tz/module1.php?id=14 for information on whether you would require a visa. Please ensure that your passport is valid for at least 6 months after your planned date of entry into Tanzania. 

To get a visa you have 2 options: 

• get a visa in good time from your country of origin
• get a visa at the airport

Please also note that depending on your country of origin, you would also need a valid certificate of yellow fever vaccination.

Check the list on:

 http://tanzaniahighcommission.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=73

For self-sponsored participants: you are expected to cover the cost of your travel from your country of origin to the conference venue. If you have made your own travel arrangements, please advise the organizing committee ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ) of your expected dates and times of arrival (to allow us to facilitate airport to hotel transport) and departure and the name of your hotel.

For sponsored participants: we have secured funding to sponsor a small number of scientists, whose abstracts have been accepted for an oral presentation, for their participation in the conference. To be eligible for sponsored participation 2 additional criteria will be relevant: 

1/Country of origin: priority will be given to African scientists. 

2/Professional status: priority will be given to students.

You have the possibility to apply for this grant by sending a CV and cover letter justifying as to why the organizing committee should support you among other applicants. This should be sent via email to  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  before 25/03/2014. The decision will be communicated before 01/04/2014.

For conference participants that will be sponsored by Afrideltas, the organizing committee will issue and send to you a ticket covering the most direct route. Please note that once you confirm your route and travel dates, the ticket will be issued. Any changes made after confirmation will incur additional costs which will be at your expense. 

You are required to keep your boarding passes for the in-bound flight and submit them at the registration desk upon arrival. Your boarding passes for the return flight will need to be sent to the organizing committee by post-mail and a scanned copy by email.

Please also note that you are expected to cover the costs of local transportation to the international airport in your home country. Local transport and taxi charges will not be reimbursed.

Arrival at Julius Nyerere International Airport

Arrangements will be made for transportation from the airport to the hotels for all the participants. Please send your travel arrangement to the address  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.