7. Air Tickets, Visas, Insurance


The earlier you book your flights the better.

Our highly recommended air partner is Martin Travel near our office in Roanoke VA, USA.
To request a flight quote, please contact Martin Travel:

Suzanne Williams
Martin Travel
540-283-2386
540-283-2387 fax
mailto: suzanne@martintravel.com

We also specialize in luxury charter air travel and can arrange private charters to and from East Africa in 12-seater Falcon jets or similar.

Airline Options:

We recommend you fly with KLM from Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Be aware that the cheapest fares sell out early. These flights depart Amsterdam in the late morning and arrive in Kilimanjaro at 9:30pm.

Another option is to fly to Nairobi International in Kenya, and take the connecting 45-minute shuttle flight to Kilimanjaro. It is cheaper and easier to book all the flights as part of your international itinerary. The flight to Kilimanjaro from Nairobi costs about $225 one way. See the Nairobi Airport map.

  • You can also fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport with Air Kenya and Safarilink but you will need a 45-minute road transfer so do this only in a crunch.
  • Flights from Nairobi International are operated by: Kenya Air, Precision Air, Fly540

If you want to save money, you can take one of two shuttles from Nairobi to the Kilimanjaro area. These buses take about 5-6 hours and costs about $30. It is a long and hot ride and always crowded but you "may" actually enjoy the experience! Please book this yourself! We do not recommend this.

  • Impala Shuttle
  • Riverside Shuttle

If you arrive in Nairobi too late to catch the 6pm flight, we strongly suggest you stay in Nairobi instead of trying to catch one of the few evening flights to Kilimanjaro. For safety reasons we do NOT transfer clients after 10pm in Tanzania.

In Nairobi, we book only the Ole-Sereni Hotel or Panari Hotel for overnights because they are nearest to the airport (15 minutes). Double rooms are about $280 and transfers about $50 per vehicle each way. If you take one of the shuttles above, the hotel can help arrange a ride to the meeting points.

Airports:

The main airports (and codes) are:

Nairobi - NBO
Kilimanjaro - JRO
Entebbe - EBB
Dar es Salaam - DAR
Kigali - KGL
Mombassa - MBA

We highly recommend you use Martin Travel above but here are links if you want to do some research!


KLM - One of very few airlines who fly to all countries in East Africa. 
Travelocity
Expedia
Delta
Onetravel.com - a very good flight comparison site
Orbitz
CheapOair - a very good flight comparison site
Vayama - a very good flight comparison site vayama.com
Kayak - a good flight comparison site kayak.com
Priceline - does not offer flights to Africa but good for booking connecting flights and overnight hotels in Europe, etc.



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