--- title: "Tanzania Airport Smoking Areas" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/" language: "en-us" description: "Smoking at Tanzanian airports. Dar es Salaam (DAR) Terminal 3 has an airside smoking terrace at the CIP Lounge; the rest of the terminal is smoke-free." lastmod: "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z" --- # Tanzania Airport Smoking Areas Tanzania’s main airports give smokers an airside option. Dar es Salaam’s Terminal 3 has an open-air smoking terrace beside the CIP Lounge after security, reachable with a lounge-membership card, Star Alliance Gold status or a pay-in fee; Zanzibar’s Terminal 3 has a smoking room near Gate 5; Kilimanjaro’s domestic terminal has a first-floor smoking room. The rest of each terminal is smoke-free, and the open-air areas outside the buildings, landside, cover everyone else. ## Tanzania Airports Compared: Before and After Security Before security, you can always smoke outside: at a designated smoking area where there is one, or outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, Yes means there is a smoking area past security and a dash means none is listed. Each airport’s page has the details. | Airport | Before security | After security | | --- | --- | --- | | [Dar es Salaam (DAR)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/dar-smoking-at-dar-es-salaam-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Kilimanjaro (JRO)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/jro-smoking-at-kilimanjaro-airport/) | Yes | Yes | | [Zanzibar (ZNZ)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/znz-smoking-at-zanzibar-airport/) | Yes | Yes | For international travel through Tanzania, Dar es Salaam (DAR) is the airport that matters; Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar serve tourist traffic. ## How Tanzanian Airport Smoking Works Tanzania’s Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act permits designated smoking areas in public places: - **Airside smoking terrace** at the CIP Lounge in Terminal 3 (lounge access required) - The rest of Terminal 3 is **smoke-free**; outdoor areas landside cover passengers without lounge access - **E-cigarettes** are not specifically regulated and there is no national vape ban — treat vaping like smoking, in the designated areas - Public smoking away from designated spots can draw a fine, so stick to the marked areas ## The Hub **[Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/dar-smoking-at-dar-es-salaam-airport/).** Tanzania’s main gateway; Terminal 3 is the modern international terminal. The CIP Lounge has an airside terrace where lounge guests can smoke after security; passengers without lounge access smoke at the outdoor areas landside before security. ## Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro **[Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/znz-smoking-at-zanzibar-airport/)**, Zanzibar’s tourist gateway, has a smoking room near Gate 5 in Terminal 3, past security, plus outdoor spots landside. **[Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/tanzania/jro-smoking-at-kilimanjaro-airport/)**, serving the northern safari circuit, has a smoking room on the first floor of its domestic terminal, which the airport’s own site lists, plus the same landside option outside its single terminal. ## Tips for Smokers at Tanzanian Airports - Dar es Salaam Terminal 3 has an airside smoking terrace at the CIP Lounge — lounge access required - Zanzibar’s Terminal 3 has an airside smoking room near Gate 5; Kilimanjaro’s domestic terminal has one on the first floor - Without airside access, smoke at the outdoor areas landside before security - Public smoking outside the designated areas can draw a fine - Vaping is unregulated nationally (no vape ban); treat it like smoking at the airport and use the same spots ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Dar es Salaam Airport (DAR)? Yes — Julius Nyerere International Airport’s Terminal 3 has an airside smoking terrace at the CIP Lounge, so departing and transit passengers can smoke after security with lounge access. The rest of the terminal is smoke-free; otherwise smoke at outdoor areas landside, before security. ### Is there smoking after security at Dar es Salaam Airport? Yes — the CIP Lounge in Terminal 3 has an airside outdoor terrace where you can smoke after clearing security (lounge access required). Tanzania’s law permits designated smoking areas, and DAR’s airside option is the lounge terrace; passengers without lounge access smoke at the outdoor areas landside before security. ### Are e-cigarettes and vapes allowed at Tanzanian airports? Yes — Tanzania has no specific e-cigarette law and no national vape ban; treat vaping like smoking and use the designated smoking areas rather than the open terminal. ### Where can I smoke at Dar es Salaam Airport? Airside, on the CIP Lounge terrace in Terminal 3 (lounge access required); otherwise at the open-air areas outside the terminal building, landside before security. Public smoking away from the designated areas can draw a fine, so use the marked spots. ### Does Tanzania allow airport smoking rooms? Yes — Tanzania’s Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act permits designated smoking areas in public places. At DAR, the airside option is the CIP Lounge terrace in Terminal 3; there is no general public airside smoking room outside the lounge. ### Can you smoke at Zanzibar or Kilimanjaro airports? Yes — both have an airside smoking facility: Zanzibar’s Abeid Amani Karume International (ZNZ) has a smoking room near Gate 5 in Terminal 3, described by travellers as recently as October 2024, and Kilimanjaro International (JRO) has a smoking room on the first floor of its domestic terminal, which the airport’s own site lists. Both also allow smoking outside the terminal, landside, under Tanzania’s Tobacco Products (Regulation) Act 2003\.