GETTING TO AND AROUND TANZANIA

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS
All Ranger safaris in Northern Tanzania start and finish in Arusha. Kilimanjaro International Airport is about 40 miles from Arusha. The only direct flight from Europe is provided daily by KLM from Amsterdam.

Since the KLM flights continue to Dar-es-Salaam, and British Airways and Gulf Air have services to Dar, it is possible to arrange an itinerary with arrival into Kilimanjaro and departure from Dar or visa versa. This is particularly useful for those wishing to include a visit to Zanzibar or the Southern reserves into their schedule.

Arusha is a great deal closer to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, than it is to Dar-es-Salaam, the largest Southern Tanzania city. The number of airlines and frequency of flights into Nairobi is much greater than those into Dar and the prices more competitive. For these reasons 75% of safari visitors to Northern Tanzania fly into Nairobi.

There are several charter flights from Europe into Mombasa. These are mostly booked by tour operators running package tours but space may be available on a "seat only" basis. There is also a weekly charter flight from Paris and one from London flying into Kilimanjaro airport, on which seats may be available. U.S. and Canadian residents will need to fly via a European airport or South Africa as there are no direct flights from the USA to East Africa.

NAIROBI TO ARUSHA ROAD TRANSFERS
There is an inexpensive shuttle bus running twice daily between Nairobi and Arusha.

The shuttle bus from Nairobi has one early morning departure and one lunchtime departure. The terminals are the Norfolk and Stanley Hotels in Nairobi and the Mount Meru Hotel in Arusha. The journey takes at least 3 and a half hours, dependent on road conditions and subject to formalities at the border crossing at Namanga.

Clients do have the option of arranging private transportation from Nairobi to Arusha at a supplementary charge. This is highly recommended particularly when clients are arriving on an AM flight into Nairobi since they can travel direct from the Nairobi airport to Arusha avoiding the need to travel into Nairobi centre and out again. The extra net cost is not great and very well worthwhile for the additional comfort and convenience.

NAIROBI TO ARUSHA FLIGHTS
There are also flights available from Nairobi airport to Kilimanjaro airport. This service can be useful but the cost is a great deal higher than a private road transfer and the net time saving on a city centre to city centre basis is not great.

INTERNAL FLIGHTS
Internally, Air Tanzania, Regional Air Services and Precision Air and other local carriers run scheduled flights between Dar, Arusha, Zanzibar and various other regional airports and airstrips. In the Northern area Regional Air Services has a flight from Arusha most days of the week visiting several game park airstrips and returning to Arusha.

In addition to the scheduled flights on light aircraft, there are charter airlines who can arrange flights between any of the destinations.


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