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Dar es Salaam: clearing in by boat

Port of entry of Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar).

Check with the authorities before you leave (last checked on 28 October 2026).

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Clearing out possible here

VHF
16

Good to know

Commercial port with nowhere to anchor: stay at the Slipway anchorage or Dar es Salaam Yacht Club and take a taxi to Customs and Immigration at the port. Official fee TSH 50,000.

Offices to visit

In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.

  1. Douane et immigration du port de Dar es Salaam

    CustomsImmigration

    Port de commerce de Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie

    VHF : 16

    Stay at the Slipway anchorage or Dar es Salaam Yacht Club and take a taxi to the port; official fee TSH 50,000.

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Sources

This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.