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Driving in Tanzania
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
50 / 80 / 100 km/h · 31 / 50 / 62 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Both accepted
An IDP is required. Self-drive safaris are legal but uncommon and demand a proper 4WD and recovery equipment.
Blood alcohol limit
0.08%
Tolls
None of consequence.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
No effective requirement; operators can usually provide.
Park roads require high clearance and 4WD in the wet season, and the transfer roads between northern parks are corrugated and slow. Most visitors travel with a driver-guide, which is both the norm and much the better experience. Night driving between towns is dangerous.