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Paje & Jambiani in July
Great month: July is in the middle of the recommended season (June – October, December – February). Mwaka Kogwa (Shirazi New Year), Makunduchi can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of October, 3 months away.
3 days in Paje & Jambiani in July · from ₹29,755 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book July
Closures, crowds and rules at Paje & Jambiani this month.
Worth knowing
Zanzibar's Compulsory Travel Insurance
Every visitor to Zanzibar must hold the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation's inbound travel insurance, US$44 a person (US$22 for children aged 3-17), valid up to 92 days, even with another policy. Buy it online before you arrive; it is checked at the airport and the ferry port.
What’s on in July
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Mwaka Kogwa (Shirazi New Year), Makunduchi
The Shirazi new year in Makunduchi village in Zanzibar's south, usually in late July: a ritual mock fight with banana stems, the burning of a hut, then feasting, music and dancing. A short drive from Jambiani; visitors are welcome.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹29,755 for two
- Room a night₹4,760
- Food a day, each₹2,470
- Main sight entry, each₹1,140
Mid-range
₹79,435 for two
- Room a night₹17,120
- Food a day, each₹5,700
- Main sight entry, each₹1,140
Luxury
₹2,18,194 for two
- Room a night₹57,060
- Food a day, each₹13,300
- Main sight entry, each₹1,140
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Tanzania yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Stone Town (ZNZ), 40 km away
Then: Transfer · 1h 12m (Private car transfer, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 6 cities, one way from ₹28,000
Fly into Dar es Salaam (DAR), 69 km away
Then: Flight · 4h 18m (Taxi to Zanzibar airport + flight to Dar es Salaam)
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹25,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹4,760
- Apply for the Tanzania e-visa (ordinary, single entry) on the official portal at immigration.go.tz at least 2-3 weeks before you fly: US$50, about ₹4,830, for up to 90 days. Processing takes about 5-10 working days; print the grant notice. Avoid look-alike visa sites, which charge more.
- Get a yellow fever vaccination at an authorised centre in India at least 10 days before you leave, and carry the yellow certificate. Tanzania asks for it if you transit more than 12 hours in Kenya, Ethiopia or another risk country, and India asks every traveller returning from Tanzania for it at the airport.
- Going to Zanzibar: buy the compulsory Zanzibar inbound travel insurance (US$44 a person, about ₹4,250) from the Zanzibar Insurance Corporation online before you arrive, and keep the certificate. It is required even if you have your own travel insurance.
- Carry US dollars in clean notes printed in 2009 or later for park fees, tips and visas; older or torn notes are often refused.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your stay, with two blank pages; E-visa grant notice (printout); Yellow fever vaccination certificate (needed again to re-enter India); Zanzibar insurance certificate, for Zanzibar; Return or onward ticket; Hotel and safari bookings.
Visas on arrival are sold at the main airports for many passports, but whether Indian passports get one was not confirmed in 2026, so get the e-visa first. Tanzania has also published rules for a compulsory insurance on the mainland, reported to start on 1 October 2026; check before you fly whether you need it.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Tanzania in July
Also in season this month.
- Arusha · great month
- Dar es Salaam · great month
- Lake Manyara · great month
- Moshi · great month
- Mount Kilimanjaro · great month
- Ngorongoro Crater · great month
- Nungwi & Kendwa · great month
- Nyerere National Park · great month
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