Tanzania, is a haven for wildlife enthusiasts. The Serengeti ecosystem hosts the ‘big five’ game that include elephants, lions, leopards, buffalo and rhino that many travellers flock to see. The Serengeti, and the Masai Mara in Kenya are also famous for ‘The Great Migration’ of 2 million wildebeests, gazelles and zebras, the largest animal migration in the world. If all of this tires you out then you can head to Zanzibar for a relaxing beach stay. This means that you might plan a varied itinerary, so the vaccinations needed for Tanzania will also depend where you go and what you do. Firstly, your childhood vaccination schedule will be the bedrock of your Tanzania vaccinations requirements. As part of this you should make sure that you’re up to date with the diphtheria, polio and tetanus (DPT), measles, mumps and rubella vaccines(MMR vaccine). Secondly, the specialist jabs for Tanzania need to be covered too. If you’re going to remote places with limited access to medical facilities then you will need to consider rabies and hepatitis B vaccinations. Tanzania does also have outbreaks of cholera in and around Dar Es Salaam, so you should be vaccinated if you’re visiting friends and family in the community for prolonged periods of time. A long haul flight to such destinations means that there’s lots to think about and sort out, which is why it’s really important to plan your immunisations for Tanzania well ahead of time. At Health Klinix we’ll be glad to help and guide you if you’re struggling to figure out which injections for Tanzania you might need. You’ll have noticed that we’ve not mentioned yellow fever vaccination. For more information on whether you need the yellow fever vaccination for Tanzania, please see our yellow fever section on this page. So that you have an idea of the possible vaccinations needed for Tanzania, we’ve created a simple table that summarises all of the vaccinations.