Can I get tested for COVID 19 while on Tanzania Safari? That’s a regular question that we are getting from people who are planning to take a safari tour in the Tanzania National Parks during this period of the Covid – 19 pandemic. The answer is; Yes you can be tasted while on safari in Tanzania. It is official that now you can get a PCR test done from Seronera in Central Serengeti National Park. The samples can be taken in Central Serengeti without any prior notice if you present yourself in Seronera Village any time from 08.00 hrs to 12.00 hrs (noon). The testing from the Serengeti National Park has started in earnest starting from 13th February. Testing Corona, PCR Covid 19 Test in Serengeti, Tanzania To get tested at the Seronera center in the Serengeti you will need to be registered in the official testing portal on this link; www.pimacovid.moh.go.tz , you will then be given an automatically generated control number that you will use to pay an equivalent of USD 100 in Tanzania shillings by mobile payment ie M-Pesa. If you are booking your safari through a tour operator that is a member of TATO, you will be required to pay a handling fee of Tsh 20,000, but if your tour operator is not a member you will be required to pay a handling fee of Tsh 40,000. To pay the handling fee via Mpesa, you can do it through Vodacom pay ‘Number 5106362 Tanzania Association of Tour Operators’. All the tests take 48 hours and you will be notified of your results by email. You can print out your test results to present at the airport during departure. If you are combining safari in Tanzania with beach vacations in Zanzibar you can always plan for your
Can I get tested for COVID 19 while on Tanzania Safari? That’s a regular question that we are getting from people who are planning to take a safari tour in the Tanzania National Parks during this period of the Covid – 19 pandemic. The answer is; Yes you can be tasted while on safari in Tanzania. It is official that now you can get a PCR test done from Seronera in Central Serengeti National Park. The samples can be taken in Central Serengeti without any prior notice if you present yourself in Seronera Village any time from 08.00 hrs to
