Traveling to Tanzania is an adventure in itself. There are no direct flights but there are several options. Last year we flew to London Heathrow via Air Transat and spent the night at an airport hotel. We slept the jet lag away and felt quite rested the next day when we flew to Nairobi, Kenya via British Airways. We arrived in the evening and were met by a driver from the guest house where we had reservations. The next afternoon we caught the Impala Bus to Arusha, Tanzania.
The bus driver puts all the luggage on the roof and covers it with a tarp. The trip takes 5 hours (including the border crossing) and is a nice way to see Kenya and Tanzania. The visa into Tanzania is $50US per person.
Darkness falls at 6pm at the equator and it was dark when we arrived in Arusha. We were tired and had a new appreciation for potholes. The roads in East Africa have many large and amazing potholes!
Now that we have experienced the Impala Bus trip we decided on an alternate route. KLM flies from Toronto to Amsterdam and then Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro. It is a 19 hour trip (including 3 hours in Amsterdam). We'll let you know what that is like after we arrive!
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