Tanga - General Info
Description:
Tanga is a small lazy township, 60 km south of the Kenyan border. It is by far the best anchorage on the east coast and many cruisers have dropped anchor here for extended stays.
The town itself is provincial compared to Dar es Salaam, but one can find most essentials in the two supermarkets.
Cruiser Highlights:
Nestling on the southern side of the bay is the Tanga Yacht Club, a relaxed and friendly, family-oriented Club which provides a safe anchorage for yachts all year round. This is a secure place to leave your yacht and head inland for a safari or climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Position: 05°03’S, 039°07’E (off the town).
Last updated: August 2023
Read and Post Related Comments
If you have information for this section, or feedback on businesses used, please let us know at editor@noonsite.com. We also welcome new information about businesses you have used (see Related Businesses).
Next Section: Profile: Clearance
Port Navigation
Courtesy Flag Discounts
YachtFlags.com provides high quality courtesy flags that are manufactured in durable Knitted Polyester fabric. Knitted so that the fabric itself does not deteriorate in the constant movement that marine flags are usually exposed to, and polyester so that the flag does not weaken in the strong UV-light usually found in the main sailing areas of the world.
YachtFlags.com offers a discount to Noonsite members.
Use the coupon code NOONSITE_5A2B when checking out to get 10% off today.
Buy Now On YachtFlags.comMain Ports - Tanzania
Courtesy Flag Discounts
YachtFlags.com provides high quality courtesy flags that are manufactured in durable Knitted Polyester fabric. Knitted so that the fabric itself does not deteriorate in the constant movement that marine flags are usually exposed to, and polyester so that the flag does not weaken in the strong UV-light usually found in the main sailing areas of the world.
YachtFlags.com offers a discount to Noonsite members.
Use the coupon code NOONSITE_5A2B when checking out to get 10% off today.
Buy Now On YachtFlags.com
Tanga is a great place to leave the boat and head inland for Safari or to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. The yacht club is friendly with tasty Indian food and pizza on offer and has a pool table and free wifi. It’s 40,000 per week for the boat (100,000 per month) and some more for the crew. You can pay by credit card, m-pesa & cash. The anchorage has decent holding in mud and there is a swimming club so always people swimming in the bay. There are a couple of supermarkets in town and fresh fruit and veg markets as well. People are friendly and welcoming and it was a pleasure to look around the markets without being pressured to buy like you are in Arusha or Stone Town.
Forgot to mention, Health and Immigration came out to meet us but we had already checked in so they wanted to check our passport and the health person still wanted to do a health check and charge 10,000TSH which is a bit silly as we’d already been in country for 3 weeks at this point. So if you have already checked in, don’t radio ahead just arrive and anchor up. Head to the port to do your transire and thats all you need to do. The customs TRA office is through the port gates and the first building on the right (you see the back of the building as you walk towards the gates). Go through the entrance and its the first office on your left.
Reported by Jack Hunt of by Barbara Ann:
Tanga yacht club has a weekly club fee of 40,000 TSH, which is a little less than 20$.
The bar does not accept cash but coupons valued at 10,000 TSH can be purchased to buy drinks, which are reasonably priced, a beer costing 1,500 TSH, a little less than 1$.
There is a bus stop about 500m from the yacht club where shuttle buses into town (2-3km) can be caught for 200 TSH. The better option when returning from town is to take a bejaji (tuk-tuk) costing 2,000 TSH.
What is the rate for a day membership to TYC?
Hi Vince, the yacht club has a sliding scale – boat and skipper is approx TZS 20,000 (~$8) a day, 40,000 (~$18) a week and TZS 100,000 (~$40) a month … plus a bit for extra crew. More details on their website – https://tanga-yacht-club.or.tz/about-old/. Do send us feedback when you visit please.