Moshi Travel Tips
Before Booking Your Flight(s) to Tanzania
Ideally, you want to fly into the Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO), which is the closest airport to Moshi, where you will be based for your trek and safari.
Luggage Limits
Precision Air allows 23kgs (50 lbs) as checked luggage and 10kgs (22 lbs) as hand luggage. They charge TZS 5000 per Kilogram extra/overweight luggage.
Choosing an Airline
The airlines that fly into the Kilimanjaro Airport are Delta/KLM, Ethiopian Airlines, Air Kenya, Turkish Air, and Precision Air. Delta/KLM has a non-stop from Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro and is the most popular airline into Kilimanjaro. Kenya Air partners with United, British Airways, and Virgin Atlantic and go through Nairobi from various cities in Europe.
KLM and Zanzibar
If you are flying Delta/KLM into the Kilimanjaro Airport, these flights go Amsterdam->Kilimanjaro->Dar es Salaam->Amsterdam. Therefore, you want your international flights to be INTO Kilimanjaro and BACK from Dar es Salaam (to catch the KLM flight back to Amsterdam). The local flights JRO-ZNZ-DAR can be purchased separately with a local airlines.
Arrival to Moshi
When you are booking your flight to coincide with your trek or safari start date, be sure to check the arrival time at Kilimanjaro Airport. Some flights arrive late in the evening. We suggest that you then plan a rest day before starting your trek. This eases any jet lag, acclimates you to Africa, and gives time for any lost luggage to arrive.
Your Kilimanjaro guide will meet with your group the evening before the trek. This is not possible when you arrive late, so there is a bit of a rush the next morning, if you are starting your trek the next day. The rest day allows time for this meeting, time to get your rental equipment if you need any and time to explore the Moshi area.
If you arrive early in the morning to Kilimanjaro Airport, there should be enough time in that same day to acclimatize and get ready for your trek or safari, which can start the next day. On the other end, you may want to consider a rest day after your trek or safari before heading home. Based on feedback from other trekkers, you get back from the trek mid to late afternoon and are exhausted! If your schedule allows, this rest day is recommended.
We provide transportation between the Kilimanjaro Airport and Keys hotel in Moshi town included in your Kilimanjaro expedition cost.
From/To Zanzibar
Many of our guests go on to Zanzibar after their trek or safari. There are flights from the Kilimanjaro Airport, Arusha Airport, and from the Serengeti.
The flights between Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar are $180+/person one-way. Flights between Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam are $80+/person one-way. Flights from Zanzibar to Nairobi are around $250/person one-way. Flights from the Serengeti to Zanzibar are around $500/person one-way, and with great views!
Precision Air has the most flights to Zanzibar:
Flightlink has a 1-hour flight from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar:
Mango has flights from Johannesburg to Zanzibar:
FastJet offers cheap flights between Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg:
Fly540 has the flights between Zanzibar and Nairobi/Mombasa:
ZanAir is another option out of Arusha: