Departure:

  • Meet at FV at 6am! Friday, July 26th (need to pull out by 6:30am—don’t be late!)

  • Pick up from Dulles around 9am Thursday, August 8th, so you’ll be back to FV by 10:30 or 11am.

Mbeya, Tanzania

Departure: Friday, July 26

Qatar Airways 710
Washington (IAD) —> Doha (DOH
10:55am 6:35am +1day (Arrives on July 27, 2024
11h 40m duration

1h 45m stop Doha (DOH)

Qatar Airways 1476
Doha (DOH) —> Dar es Salaam (DAR)
8:20am 1:45pm
5h 25m duration

1h 55m stop Dar es Salaam (DAR)

Air Tanzania 106
Dar es Salaam (DAR) —> Mbeya (MBI)
3:40pm —> 4:55pm
1h 15m duration

Return: Thursday, Aug 8

Air Tanzania 107
Mbeya (MBI) —> Dar es Salaam (DAR)
5:40pm 6:55pm, Aug 6
1h 15m duration

16h 50m stop Dar es Salaam (DAR)

Qatar Airways 1499
Dar es Salaam (DAR) —> Doha (DOH)
11:45am 5:30pm
5h 45m duration

7h 50m stop Doha (DOH)

Qatar Airways 709
Doha (DOH) —> Washington (IAD)
1:20am 8:45am, Aug 8
15h 25m duration

Booking ID 27AGFC: Lori Doudrick, Autumn Harris, Matthew Simon, Chelsea Dubois, Carolyn Rainey, Rachel Wallace
27AGFC (Qatar Airways)
17S8TR (Air Tanzania)

Booking ID 275IQG: Aaron Pringle, Isaiah Stoddart, Sara Roth, Danielle Phillips, Tele Pringle, Crew Pringle

Booking ID 27D9MV: Nicole Slusser, Josiah Milligan
27D9MV (Qatar Airways)
17S8U2 (Air Tanzania)

Vaccine info:

Go to a CDC recommended travel clinic. Gettysburg Occupational Health has one at the hospital: 717-339-2880. 

  • (Minors have to go to the Wellspan Chambersburg Occupational Health office: 717-261-0929)

  • Make sure you take the above travel info, and any vaccination records from your primary care doctor. Be ready to spend a couple hundred on this!

Make sure you print your visa!

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Make sure you print your visa! 🇹🇿

Visa info:

All festival travelers must acquire a visa for Tanzania before traveling.

The application for a Tanzania visa is an online process. You can find the Visa application information here. US passport holders must apply for Multiple Entry. Multiple Entry Visa cost is $100. It is advised that Travelers apply for a Tanzania visa at least six weeks (42 days!) before the trip. It may take up to ten business days or longer for the visa application to process. Tanzania Visa guidelines can be found here.

Note: You will need a confirmation of return airline tickets (above) to apply for a Tanzania Visa.