sallysaab

I've been reading info from the Kenya & Tanzania High Commission & they say Yellow fever vaccinations arent mandatory - can you easily get in without them?

And: A custom's bond may be demanded from those bringing in video/filming equipment, radios, tape recorders and musical instruments to ensure the goods are re-exported.
Has anyone had to pay a bond?

UltimateKilimanjaro

Yellow Fever certicates ARE mandatory. Beginning on January 21, 2008, Kilimanjaro Airport reinstated health surveillance desks to enforce the Yellow Fever certificate requirement.

It appears that the Tanzanian government was phasing in the certificate requirement and was being somewhat lenient. But the certificates are required for all passengers entering Tanzania.

Tanzania itself is an infected area, and Yellow Fever is no joke. So you should get the vaccination regardless. It needs to be in the body 10 days before it is 100% effective and is good for 10 years.

sandi

Arriving from a Western country, i.e., US, Canada, UK and other western European countries direct to Kenya and/or Tanzania, Yellow Fever inoculation is NOT required.

However, if you have visited (even only landing) in Kenya prior going onto Tanzania, Yellow Fever inoculation IS required for entry. This requirement was reinstated in mid-January 2008.

If you are visiting Tanzania (without touching Kenya), but then plan to visit Zanzibar Island, Yellow Fever inoculation IS required for entry to the island.

Be sure, once you're received this inoculation you obtain a Yellow Card, verifying said inoc; it will have to be presented with your passport on arrival. If you don't have proof, staff is on duty in Tanzania to give you a jab. I don't believe you'll want this done.

Customs Bond - Unless you work for National Geo and/or are a professional photog with cases and cases of equipment, as a tourist with your camera, few lenses and maybe a storage device - NO bond required.

sandi

From TATO January 21, 2008

TO: ALL TATO MEMBERS

PLEASE NOTE:
1. For all travellers coming directly from Europe to JRO e.g on KLM flight, such that they did not cross an endemic country they will NOT need Yellow Fever Vaccination.

2. For all travellers coming from Europe via or transitted through an
endemic country e.g
a)On ET flight via Addis and Nairobi, they will need Yellow fever vaccination card.
b) On any international flight to NBO e.g SN, BA, Virgin, Swiss, KQ etc to NBO then a charter plane or KQ/PW flight to JRO, they DO need Yellow Fever vaccination.

YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION ON ARRIVAL AT JRO
- It is provided at JRO at a cost of USD$50 per pax.

Procedure.
On arrival the passengers must first go to the Health Desk, then to the Immigration Desk. No passport will be accepted at Immigration Desk without a stamp from Health Desk.

UltimateKilimanjaro

Here are links to confirm Yellow Fever vaccination requirement for entry from ALL COUNTRIES (not just infected areas).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBoo...everTable.aspx

The Tanzanian Embassy:
http://www.tanzaniaembassy-us.org/visa/visa.html

sallysaab

Thanks everyone, 1 yellow fever jab coming up!
Has anyone had trouble trevelling with an "Epipen"?

sandi

Yellow Fever Endemic Zone in Africa includes:
Senegal, Gambia, Guinea
Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote D'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria,Mali, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic, Togo, Benin, Sao Tome, and Principe, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, United Republic of Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Somali, Sudan and Equatorial Guinea.

Yellow Fever Endemic Zone in the Americas includes:
- Panama, Venezuela, Colombia,
Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Bolivia.

sandi

Epi Pens - No problem, but suggest you have doctor's note, just to be on the safe side.

Bill_H

<b>Yellow Fever certicates ARE mandatory. Beginning on January 21, 2008, Kilimanjaro Airport reinstated health surveillance desks to enforce the Yellow Fever certificate requirement.</b>

We flew into Kilimanjaro airport on the KLM flight from AMS March 21, 2008 and there was no 'health surveillance desk' checking for this. We bring the yellow international health cards but have never been checked in half a dozen trips to Kenya and Tanzania.

Bill

sallysaab

Thanks Sandi.
The Epi Pen and my knee replacement, in Australia have become a total pain the .....
And letters dont help, my friend travelling locally with EP, had dramas, so she told them to throw it out, she was told she couldnt do that as she might need it, and the only way it could travel was in checked in luggage. Would they open the door and let her get it if she needed it? hehehe

sandi

sally -

If traveling from OZ, suggest you ascertain what you need to re-enter OZ at conclusion of safari.

joode

On re-entering Australia on our return from Kenya in '06 we were asked if we had Yellow Fever certificates (we did) so there wasn't a problem. I'm not sure if it was mandatory but the customs guy seemed to be happy that we could present our yellow card. But, before leaving we had lots of conflicting info as to 'yes' or 'no' and decided to go for it anyway and it was needed last year for our trip to South America so we felt we had got our money's worth, so to speak!

sallysaab

thanks everyone, you'll all be glad when we've gone, 324 days to go, but I'm not counting!