--- title: "Smoking at Dar es Salaam Airport – DAR" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/dar-smoking-at-dar-es-salaam-airport/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoke on the open-air terrace at the Terminal 3 CIP Lounge airside, or outside Dar es Salaam Airport (DAR) landside; the terminal interior is smoke-free." lastmod: "2026-09-25T00:00:00Z" --- # Smoking at Dar es Salaam Airport – DAR Yes, you can smoke at **Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)**. Airside in Terminal 3, the CIP Lounge has an open-air smoking terrace for departing and transit passengers; landside, you can smoke in the open-air areas outside the terminal; the Terminal 3 interior is smoke-free from check-in to gate. Dar es Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International is Tanzania’s busiest airport and its main international gateway, feeding long-haul, regional African, and domestic routes. Terminal 3, opened in 2019, is the modern building that handles almost all scheduled traffic, and its air-conditioned interior is entirely non-smoking from the check-in hall through immigration to the gates. That means the smoking spots are the open-air terrace beside the airside CIP Lounge and the open-air areas outside the building landside — plan a long layover around whichever you can reach. ## Terminal 3 — Airside (After Security) The airside smoking option is the **CIP Lounge**, reached after immigration: turn right toward Gate C6, pass the lifts, and take the first left after the shops. The lounge has a separate open-air smoking area just outside it, so lounge guests can smoke without leaving the secure zone. Access is through a **lounge-membership card**, Star Alliance Gold status, or a pay-in lounge fee where offered. Travellers also report a dedicated smoking lounge elsewhere in Terminal 3, so ask ground staff or the information desk for the nearest current spot. The general departures concourse and gate areas stay smoke-free, so the lounge terrace is the practical airside choice once you are through security. Because the terrace is open-air, expect it to be warm and humid year-round; there is no enclosed air-conditioned smoking cabin on the concourse. Transit passengers connecting through DAR who clear into the departures level can use the same lounge terrace when they hold access. ## Terminal 3 — Landside (Before Security) Before security, smoke in the **open-air areas outside the Terminal 3 building** — the forecourt and kerbside, away from doorways and entrances. This is the option for passengers without lounge access and for anyone arriving or meeting a flight. After collecting bags, step back outside to smoke before onward transport. Public smoking away from marked areas can draw a fine in Tanzania, so keep to the open-air spots and clear of the terminal doors. ## Vaping at DAR Tanzania has no specific e-cigarette law and no national vape ban, so treat vaping the same as smoking: use the CIP Lounge terrace airside or the open-air areas landside, and keep your device away from the smoke-free interior. ## Summary Table | Area | Smoking | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | Terminal 3 interior | No | Smoke-free from check-in to gate; no public indoor room | | Airside (after security) | Yes | Open-air terrace at the CIP Lounge (lounge-membership card / Star Alliance Gold / pay-in) | | Landside (before security) | Yes | Open-air areas outside the terminal, away from doorways | For Tanzania’s airport smoking rules and vaping law, see our [Tanzania airport guide](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/). ## Useful Links [Tanzania Airports Authority (official)](https://www.taa.go.tz/) ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke inside Dar es Salaam Airport? The Terminal 3 interior is smoke-free with no public indoor smoking room. Smoke on the open-air terrace beside the CIP Lounge airside, or in the open-air areas outside the terminal landside before security. ### Is there a smoking area after security at Dar es Salaam Airport? Yes — the CIP Lounge in Terminal 3 has a separate open-air smoking area just outside it, reachable with a lounge-membership card, Star Alliance Gold status, or a pay-in lounge fee. The general departures concourse stays smoke-free. ### Where can I smoke at Dar es Salaam Airport? Airside, on the open-air terrace beside the Terminal 3 CIP Lounge. Landside, in the open-air areas outside the terminal building, away from doorways. The terminal interior is non-smoking. ### Is smoking allowed in the CIP Lounge at Terminal 3? Yes — the CIP Lounge has a separate open-air smoking area just outside it, so guests can smoke without leaving the airside zone. Access is through a lounge-membership card, Star Alliance Gold status, or a pay-in fee where offered. ### Can you vape at Dar es Salaam Airport? Yes — vape in the same places you can smoke: the CIP Lounge terrace airside or the open-air areas outside the terminal landside. Tanzania has no specific e-cigarette law; keep vaping out of the smoke-free interior. ### Which terminal handles smoking at Dar es Salaam Airport? Terminal 3, opened in 2019, is the main building for international and domestic flights. Its interior is smoke-free; the airside CIP Lounge terrace and the landside open-air areas are the smoking spots.