Getting to Tanzania Tanzania is slowly increasing the number of international airlines, operating flights to either Kilimanjaro International Airport (near Arusha) or Dar es Salaam International Airport. International Flights All our safaris in Northern Tanzania start and finish in Arusha. Kilimanjaro International Airport is about 40 miles from Arusha and receives daily KLM flights from Europe via Amsterdam. Since the KLM flights continue to Dar-es-Salaam, it is possible to arrange an itinerary with arrival at Kilimanjaro and departure from Dar-es-Salaam or visa versa. This is particularly useful for those wishing to include a visit to Zanzibar Island. The following carriers also operate to Tanzania: British Airways fly directly to Dar es Salaam from Gatwick. SA Alliance Air fly from Heathrow to Dar es Salaam via Entebbe, Uganda. Other carriers operate to Tanzania via Europe: Swiss Air from Zurich to Dar es Salaam; Gulf Air to Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar via Muscut and Abu Dhabi; Emirates to Dar es Salaam via Dubai. Tanzania can also be reached via African gateways served by Air Tanzania, Air Zimbabwe, Egypt Air, Ethiopian Air Lines, Kenya Airways and South African Airways. Arusha is a great deal closer to Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, than it is to Dar-es-Salaam. The number of airlines and frequency of flights into Nairobi is much greater than those into Kilimanjaro International, and the prices more competitive. Charter Flights Precisionair runs scheduled flights between Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Nairobi and Zanzibar. Precisionair schedule between Nairobi (Yomo Kenyatta Airport) and Kilimanjaro airport *Excluding airport taxes Bus transfers We arrange shuttle bus transfers or private transportation for clients from Nairobi to Arusha and visa versa. The bus departs from the Norfolk hotel as well as The Stanley hotel in Nairobi. We pick our clients up from the hotels/hostels within the city centre or at the airport at NO extra cost. Drop off/pick up point in Arusha is at any hotel/hostel within the city centre. Bus schedule *The journey takes at least 4 and 1/2 hours, dependant on road conditions and subject to formalities at the border crossing at Namanga. Private transfers Clients do have the option of arranging private transportation from Nairobi to Arusha and return at a supplementary charge