TRAVEL TO TANZANIA

There are no direct flights between the United States and Tanzania. There are flights via London, Amsterdam, Zurich, Istanbul, Addis Ababa and Dubai. Air Emirates offers their Dubai Connect Services for qualifying flights, which includes hotel accommodation for long overnight layovers.

If traveling from the West Coast of the United States, we recommend a stopover of at least one night in Europe or North Africa to rest prior to the long flight to Dar es Salaam. We also recommend arriving in Dar es Salaam on Friday to allow time to sleep over the weekend, recover from jet lag and get organized. If you need assistance with travel arrangements, Vicki Bromiley at Fugazi Travel is excellent, very responsive and has extensive experience making travel arrangements to Tanzania.

Vicki Bromiley
Fugazi Travel
415-874-4434
vbromiley@fugazitravel.com

TRAVEL FROM THE AIRPORT

MUHAS will provide a driver who will pick you up at the airport. The cost of travel is $30.00 (US) from the airport to the Kalenga House or your hotel in Dar. Please send your flight itinerary (date and time of arrival, airline, flight number) to Ulimbaga Kajobile at mkajobile@hotmail.com. You should receive confirmation of the driver’s availability.

You can also travel by taxi from the airport. You may need to provide your hotel address to the driver. If you are staying at Kalenga House, taxi drivers may not know exactly where that is; tell the taxi driver that you want to go to the Muhimbili National Hospital in Upanga. Then, the address of the Kalenga House is Plot 490, Kalenga Road (Barabara ya Kalenga in Swahili). There are no signs saying Kalenga House outside, but the Kalenga House attendant should greet you when you arrive.

GETTING AROUND DAR ES SALAAM

The easiest way to get around town is by taxi. Two reliable drivers are Godfrey (0784463913) and Hamisi (0787922254). You can also use the ridesharing app, Bolt, which allows you to hail a car, tuk tuk (bajaji) or motorcycle (boda). Note that tuk tuks and motorcycles are not allowed onto the airport grounds.