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Can you drink tap water in Tanzania?
NoNo, drink bottled
Can you drink the tap water in Tanzania?
Don't drink the tap water. Drink bottled or filtered water everywhere, including Zanzibar; many lodges and Kilimanjaro crews provide treated water.
Key facts
- Safely managed drinking water: 31% of people (2024, WHO/UNICEF JMP).
Tap water by place in Tanzania
| Place | Verdict | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Zanzibar | No, drink bottled | Do not drink tap water or use ice from unknown sources. Buy bottled or refill from filtered stations. |
| Arusha | No, drink bottled | Do not drink tap water or use unfiltered ice. Buy bottled water or use filtered refill stations. |
| Dar es Salaam | No, drink bottled | Do not drink tap water or use unfiltered ice. Buy bottled water or use filtered refill stations. |
| Stone Town | No, drink bottled | Do not drink tap water or use ice from street stalls. Buy bottled water or use filtered refill stations. |
| Nungwi | No, drink bottled | Do not drink tap water. Lodges provide filtered or bottled water; avoid ice from street vendors. |
| Moshi | No, drink bottled | Do not drink tap water. Buy bottled water or use filtered refill stations; lodges provide boiled or filtered water. |
| Paje | No, drink bottled | Do not drink tap water. Hostels provide filtered or bottled water; avoid ice from street vendors. |
Tap water by place
Sources
- World Bank: safely managed drinking water
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Tanzania
- Immigration Services Department, Tanzania
- NIC mandatory inbound travel insurance
- Speedtest Global Index: Tanzania
- World Bank open data
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