Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Kenya Airways
( 022-211 9376/7; Upanga Rd) Located with KLM.
KLM
( 022-213 9790/1; Upanga Rd)
Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique
( 022-213 4600; 1st fl, JM Mall, Samora Ave) At Fast-
Track Travel (
www.fasttracktanzania.com
).
Precision Air
( 022-213 0800, 022-212 1718, 022-284 3547, 0784-402002,
0787-888407; cnr Samora Ave & Pamba Rd) Also at Terminal Two, Julius Nyerere Inter-
national Airport.
South African Airways
(SAA;
Click here
;
022-211 7044; Raha Towers, cnr Bibi Titi
Mohamed & Ali Hassan Mwinyi Rds)
Swiss International Airlines
( 022-211 8870; Luther House Centre Hostel, Sokoine Dr)
Tropical Air
( 022-284 2333, 0773-511679; Terminal One, Julius Nyerere International
Airport)
ZanAir
( 022-284 3297, 024-223 3670; Terminal One, Julius Nyerere International Air-
port)
Boat
The main passenger routes are between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar, with some boats con-
tinuing on to Pemba. For ferry connections to Pemba,
Click here
.
TO/FROM ZANZIBAR
There are 'fast' ferry trips (on
Kilimanjaro I and II
and
Sea Bus
) daily between Dar es Sa-
laam and Zanzibar, departing at 7am, 9.30am, 12.30pm and 3.45pm. All take about two
hours and cost US$35/40 regular/VIP (VIP gets you a seat in the air-con hold). There are
also several slow ferries. The main one is
Flying Horse,
which departs daily at 12.30pm
(one way US$25) and takes almost four hours.
Ferry departures from Zanzibar are daily at 7am
,
9.30am
,
12.30pm
,
3.30pm (all 'fast' fer-
ries) and 10pm (
Flying Horse,
arriving before dawn the next day).
The only place at the Dar es Salaam ferry port to buy legitimate tickets is the tall blue-
glass building at the southern end of the ferry terminal area on Kivukoni Front opposite St
Joseph's Cathedral. The building is marked 'Azam Marine - Coastal Fast Ferries', and has
official ticket offices and a large waiting area inside. Avoid the smaller offices just to the
north of this building. Don't fall for touts at the harbour trying to collect extra fees for 'doc-
tors' certificates', departure taxes and the like. The only fee is the ticket price (which in-
cludes the US$5 port tax). Also, avoid touts who want to take you into town to buy 'cheap-
er' ferry tickets, or who offer to purchase ferry tickets for you at less expensive resident
rates; although it's easy enough to get resident-rate tickets and get on the boat with them,
you're likely to have problems later when the tout or his buddies come around to collect
payment for the favour. Depending on season, the ferry crossing can be choppy, and most
lines pass out sea sickness bags at the start of each trip. If you're travelling with the night
