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Kilimanjaro International Airport, the
closest airport to Arusha, is currently served by a number
of international carriers including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
and Ethopian Airlines.
Visitors to the southern parks, beaches or Zanzibar may also
use a number of international airlines that service Dar es
Salaam International Airport. Zanzibar is served by
international, charter and domestic air carriers. Besides
Flying to Tanzania you can fly with various airlines to
Nairobi and Sky of Serengeti Safaris will arrange a suitable
transfer.
There are two less convenient alternatives to
arriving directly into Kilimanjaro (JRO) via the daily KLM
flight. British Airways offers daily flights to both Nairobi
(NBO) and Dar es Salaam (DAR) where you can connect to
either Kilimanjaro or Arusha to begin your safari.
The British Airways flight into DAR is the most convenient
alternative to KLM. Daily flights depart London (LHR) at
7.20PM and arrive at DAR at 6.55AM. From Dar there is a
9.00AM flight to the Arusha Airstrip where you can catch a
flight to the Serengeti in the afternoon. Alternatively, you
could relax that day at one of the nice lodges in Arusha and
fly out to the Serengeti early the next morning. Lastly, you
may always choose a drive in / drive back safari and begin
your safari immediately with a drive into either Tarangire
or Manyara.
The second alternative to KLM is to fly into Nairobi (NBO)
on British Airways. There are two flights daily departing at
LHR at either 10.25AM or 8.35PM arriving at 8.45PM or 7.25AM
into NBO, respectively. There are no outbound connections to
Kilimanjaro (JRO) in the late evening for the 8.45PM inbound
flight, which would force you to layover in Nairobi. The
flight arriving at 7.25AM is much more convenient as you
could connect on a morning flight to JRO at 10.30AM on Kenya
Airways.
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