No visa needed

Do citizens of the Bahamas need a visa for Tanzania?

Citizens of the Bahamas don’t need a visa for Tanzania and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of the Bahamas: the passport opens 101 countries visa-free; Nassau — Dodoma: ≈ 12,620 km, about 16.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Tanzania without a visa on a Bahamas passport?

Yes, citizens of the Bahamas don’t need a visa for Tanzania for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Tanzania visa rules at a glance

With a Bahamas passport you can visit 101 countries visa-free, 31 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 27 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahamas passport ranks 52nd of 199.
Bahamas passport: visa-free access to 101 countries; Tanzania passport: 42.
Citizens of the Bahamas and Tanzania can travel together visa-free to 34 countries, for example: Jamaica, Haiti, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Barbados, Ecuador, Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Angola, and Rwanda.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Tanzania, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Bahamas. Bahamas visa for citizens of Tanzania

Travelling to Tanzania: good to know

Nassau — Dodoma: about 12,620 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +7 hours.
Local time: Nassau 12:00 — Dodoma 19:00.
Local currency: Tanzanian Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ TZS 2,645.
Tanzania is the 157th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Bahamas.