Is Lushoto safe? Tanzania travel risk
Is Lushoto safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Lushoto scores 45/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Tanzania Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 31 Oct 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Lushoto scores 45/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Tanzania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Lushoto: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (59/100) and crime and scams (38/100).
A score of 45 is higher than the scores of 59% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Tanzania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Tanga (4.7928° S, 38.2911° E), Lushoto sits 321.2 km WSW from Dodoma at 1498 m elevation.
Tanga
4.7928° S, 38.2911° E
1498 m
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
34,000
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Tanzania
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Lushoto happened in September (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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