Flights to Kenya
In addition to flights to Tanzania, you may wish to consider flights to Nairobi in
Kenya, which is only a five-hour shuttle bus ride to Arusha - a city that is, itself,
only three hours’ drive from Kilimanjaro. It is also usually rather cheaper to fly
to, and gives you the chance of taking in one of Kenya’s world-renowned game reserves
(which are cheaper when compared to Tanzania’s parks) before or after your Kilimanjaro
trek.
Note, however, that by choosing to fly to Kenya you may need a multiple-entry Kenya
visa (if you are flying out of Kenya, too, for example, and spend longer than a fortnight
in Tanzania), which for Brits and others can cost as much as £70/US$122 - thereby
reducing or eliminating any saving you may have made in airfares. (For details of
whether you will require a multiple-entry visa or can get away with a single-entry
visa for Kenya, consult the guidebook.) Furthermore, there is all the extra travelling
to and from Kilimanjaro to consider (though a shuttle bus is only US$30 each way
to/from Arusha).
You will find city guides in the book to Nairobi, including details of how to get
from Nairobi to Arusha and Mount Kilimanjaro.
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