Tanzania
Arrival
Arrival in Tanzania
Possibly your arrival will be through the following major entry point:-
- (a) Kilimanjaro International Airport in Kilimanjaro; or
- (b) Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam City; or
- (c) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi in Kenya. Kenya is a neighboring country and very close to Mt. Kilimanjaro and wild life national parks in the Tanzania northern circuit..
- (d) Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar
Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport
At Kilimanjaro International Airport you will be met by Safari Elations Tanzania staff and transfer to your hotel in Moshi or Arusha. Road distance between Kilimanjaro International Airport and Moshi is 42 km and it takes about one hour of drive. The Road distance between Kilimanjaro International Airport and Arusha is 52 kms and it takes about one and a half hours of drive.
                                                                            Kilimanjaro International Airport
Arrival through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi Kenya
On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport you will have two options. The first one is to find a connecting flight from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport. This is the most convenient option. There are frequent flights between these two international airports. To avoid unnecessary hassles you are advised to buy the connecting ticket before your arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The flight from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport takes less than one hour, depending on the airplane and the distance is 145 miles or 233 kms or 126 nautical miles.
The second option is to take a transfer shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha / Moshi, through Namanga border post. The distance between Nairobi and Arusha is 169 miles or 274 kms and to Moshi is 216 miles or 350 kms. Transfer shuttle depart Nairobi every day at 08:00 hrs and arrive Arusha at 15:00 hrs and Moshi at 13:30 hrs. The indicative price (2023 price) is USD 46 for Arusha and USD 55 for Moshi.
Safari Elations Tanzania staff will meet you at the shuttle destination in Arusha or Moshi if the office is informed about your arrival and transfer you to your hotel in Moshi or Arusha
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
Arrival at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam
You may as well fly through Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam and then have a connecting flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport or Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar. There are frequent flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro International Airport or Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. The flight to Kilimanjaro International Airpor takes more or less one hour over 448 nautical kms or nautical 246 miles. The flight to Zanzibar is less than half an hour.
If your destination is Zanzibar you can take a ferry from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar which takes about two hours sailing. The ferry fare from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar is from USD 40 per person
Arrival through Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
You can fly directly to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar if you have many days to spend in Zanzibar. If your itinerary includes a safari to the mainland national Parks you will arrange your transfer by ferry to Dar es Salaam then by road to the national parks. You can as well fly from Zanzibar to the national parks.