As you Come to Arusha

Please ensure you have met all the travel requirements for citizens from your country to enter Tanzania. Kindly check on the Visa requirements as well as any vaccinations needed. For more information on this click here

According to Tanzania Meteorological Authority Monthly Weather Forecast for June 2023:
North Eastern Highlands (Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Manyara regions):
Temperature: 18 degrees at night and day temperature can go up to 24-25 degrees. Also, dry conditions with isolated light to moderate rains are expected especially over high ground areas.

Please Ensure you have filled a copy of the conference logistics form. This will help us trace you from the point of arrival to the conference venue as well as your hotel. If you have not filled it yet please click here

After clearing at the immigration department, please lookout for ICMDA World Congress Banners
Our Congress Logistics Team, together with ACTS Africa will be there to receive you.
While at the airport you can purchase local sim cards, convert your currency to the local currency. However, this can also be done in Arusha town. There are ATM Machines in strategic locations in Arusha next to the AICC. (NOT IN AICC)
If you have already booked your airport transfer with ACTS Africa, They will handle your movement as per your request. If you have not yet booked airport transfer, our logistics team will help facilitate the transfer at the delegate's cost.
The rates depend on group transport or individual- anywhere between 10-45 Dollars per person. Our teams will be available at the airport from the 19th of June 2023
In case you can't locate the ICMDA World Congress Teams please contact the following on WhatsApp:
Silas +255 777 990 493/ Vaileth +255 747 819 585

You will start at the Registration desk
After verification and clearance at the registration desk, you will receive a name tag, a conference program booklet, conference bag, a pen and a note book e.tc.
Please ensure that you have paid the full registration fee or have received a registration bursary by the time you arrive at the AICC

Those who booked budget accommodation will be expected to pay for their accommodation at this desk which will be next to the registration desk in AICC. The money should be in US Dollars
Those who arrive at night will head straight to the hotels and do the payment the following day at the conference venue.
To spend extra days at the budget hotels, you will have to make private arrangements with the hotels
If you are to arrive earlier than 19th June, please ensure the congress organizing tea are aware. The best way to do this is by filling the logistics form
In case you booked with Acts Africa, they will be having a desk next to us to attend to your accommodation issues.
Those who have not yet booked can also use this opportunity to book via ACTS Africa or the congress team.

At the conference venue you will be provided with ten o'clock tea, lunch & evening tea
Dinner will be provided for 3 nights: Wednesday 21st, Thursday 22nd & Saturday 24th
The rest of the nights you can network as you look for the local cuisine

This will be a night to showcase and celebrate our diverse national/cultural heritage
Please come with your country flags/ National attire to wear that night
You can prepare short presentations as ICMDA Regions and forward to the congress organizers on time for consideration

Acts Africa will be accepting bookings at this stage incase you had not booked for any

Those who will not be able to join the conference for any reason. There will be live broadcast for the plenary sessions. Breakout session will be recorded and uploaded on the website after the congress