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Mwanza Tourism Tanzania

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How to Get Here - Mwanza

BY AIR - Flights to Tanzania
Tanzania has three international airports, Dar es Salaam - Julius Nyerere International Airport (which handles most of the International flights), Kilimanjaro International Airport and Zanzibar International Airport. Mwanza Airport is under development to the international level but also handle few international flights and most domestic flights

Mwanza Airport
Mwanza Airport is the third busiest Airport in Tanzania after Julius Nyerere International Airport and Kilimanjaro International Airport. Mwanza airport is the hub of air transport in the Great Lakes Region whereby it serves the Great Lakes countries of Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as Domestic flights to and from Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Bukoba, Shinyanga, Musoma, Tabora, Kigoma etc. Mwanza Airport is situated 10km from Mwanza City center North East with Aerodrome reference point 020 26' 38.86 "S 030 25' 554.96" E with elevation of 3,763 ft from sea level. Mwanza Airport is the nearest Airport to the world’s famous Serengeti National Park, the ‘Olduvai Gorge’ where fossils of the first man were found, the wonders of rocks (Bismarck rocks), the scenery, topography, game hunting, historical and archaeological ventures, Burigi National Park (Geita) Saanane Island National Park and very friendly people harbour the growth of excellent cultural tourism. Other tourist attractions include the Bujora Museum where Sukuma cultural history is preserved, and Lake Victoria itself with naturally arranged rocks set on top of each other. Lake Victoria is the largest of all African lakes, and is also the second widest freshwater body in the world. Some of the airport services are Free WIFI, Parking, Fueling, Banking/ATMs are available in which Visa, MasterCard and Plus are acceptable, other 24 hours services are customs and immigration, port health, Aeronautical Information Services, ATS Reporting Office, MET Briefing Office, ATS, Fuelling, Ground Handling, Operations, Security.
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Fly direct with Air Tanzania (Bujumbura, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Harare, Nairobi, Entebbe, Zanzibar and domestic flights of Arusha, Bukoba, Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Mbeya, Mpanda, Mtwara, Songea and Tabora), Precision air (Dar es Salaam, Kahama, Dodoma, Bukoba and Nairobi Kenya), Auric air (Bukoba, Kigoma, Mpanda, Musoma, Rubondo), Coastal Travel (Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Manyara, Selous, Serengeti, Tarangire, Zanzibar)

Mwanza Airport is in development to the International Airport, thus you can easly get or connect international flight to Mwanza via one of the following International Airport below.

Dar es Salaam - Julius Nyerere International Airport
Located 12 km southwest of Dar es Salaam and Eastern of Tanzania, The Airport has three Terminals and facilities include currency change & ATMs, duty-free shops, health services, car hire, car parking, post office, a bar and restaurant, baggage packing & wrapping, hotel coaches, wifi, device recharge and sim cards. Tax services available if want you want to rest before flying to Mwanza there are so many nearest hotels.
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Fly with AB Aviation (Moroni), Air Mauritius (Mauritius), Air Tanzania (Bujumbura, Bukoba, Dodoma, Entebbe, Geita, Harare, Iringa, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Lubumbashi, Lusaka, Mbeya, Moroni, Mpanda, Mtwara, Mumbai, Mwanza, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Ndola, Tabora, Zanzibar), Air Zimbabwe (Harare) Airlink (Johannesburg -O. R. Tambo), As Salaam Air (Zanzibar), Auric Air (Dodoma, Iringa, Mafia island, Tanga, Zanzibar), Coastal Aviation (Arusha, Kilwa, Mafia island, Manyara, Moshi, Pemba island, Saadani, Selous, Seronera, Songo songo island, Tanga, Zanzibar), EgyptAir (Cairo), Emirates (Dubai-International), Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa), Ewa Air (Dzaoudzi), Fly540 (Mombasa, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta), FlyDubai (Dubai-International), Int'Air Îles (Moroni), Kenya Airways (Nairobi - Jomo Kenyatta), KLM (Amsterdam), LAM Mozambique Airlines (Maputo, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta, Pemba), Malawian Airlines (Blantyre, Lilongwe), Oman Air (Muscat, Zanzibar), Precision Air (Arusha, Bukoba, Entebbe, Kigoma, Kilimanjaro, Moroni, Mtwara, Musoma, Mwanza, Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta, Seronera, Zanzibar), Qatar Airways (Doha), RwandAir (Kigali), South African Airways (Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo), Turkish Airlines (Istanbul), ZanAir (Arusha, Pemba island, Saadani, Selous, Zanzibar) to Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport.

Fly up to four times daily with Air Tanzania from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza, or fly two times daily with Precision Air from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza Airport.

Kilimanjaro International Airport
Travelling to Mwanza, you can fly via Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA)
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Fly with Airkenya Express(Nairobi-Wilson), Air Tanzania (Dar es Salaam, Entebbe, Zanzibar), Coastal Aviation (Arusha, Lake Manyara, Mwanza, Seronera, Zanzibar), Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa), flydubai (Dubai–International), Kenya Airways (Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta), KLM (Amsterdam), Precision Air (Dar es Salaam, Entebbe, Mwanza, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Zanzibar), Qatar Airways (Doha), Regional Air Services (Arusha, Lake Manyara), RwandAir (Kigali), Safarilink Aviation (Nairobi-Wilson), Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Ataturk), Uganda Airlines (Entebbe).

Fly to Mwanza with Precision Air or Air Tanzania. By road, using public transport from KIA one has to travel to Arusha, shuttle bus services to the airport run regularly from both Arusha and Moshi, where you can get public service vehicle (buses) to Mwanza (It is about 8 hours drive).

Nairobi, Kenya-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

Fly with African Express Airways, (Berbera, Dubai-International, Galkayo, Hargeisa, Mogadishu, Sharjah), Air Arabia (Sharjah), Air Mauritius (Mauritius), British Airways (London-Heathrow), China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou (begins 5 August, 2015)), Condor (Frankfurt), Daallo Airlines (Mogadishu), EgyptAir (Cairo), Emirates (Dubai International), Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa), Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi), Fly SAX (Entebbe, Hargeisa, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Moroni), Fly540 (Juba), Jubba Airways (Djibouti, Dubai-International, Hargeisa, Mogadishu), Kenya Airways (Abidjan, Abuja, Accra, Addis Ababa, Amsterdam, Antananarivo, Bamako, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Blantyre, Brazzaville, Bujumbura, Cairo, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Douala, Dubai-International, Dzaoudzi, Entebbe, Freetown-Lungi, Gaborone, Guangzhou, Hanoi Harare, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo, Juba, Khartoum, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Kinshasa-N'djili, Kisumu, Lagos, Lilongwe, Livingstone, London-Heathrow, Luanda, Lumbumbashi, Lusaka, Mahe, Maputo, Monrovia, Moroni, Mumbai, Nampula, Ndola, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Yaounde, Zanzibar), KLM (Amsterdam), LAM Mozambique Airlines (Maputo, Nampula), Precision Air (Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza via Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar), Qatar Airways (Doha), RwandAir (Entebbe, Kigali), Saudia (Jeddah), South African Airways (Johannesburg-O. R. Tambo), Swiss International Airline (Zurich), Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Ataturk).

Fly with Precision Air or Air Tanzania daily to Mwanza via Kilimanjaro International Airport from Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, please check in advance and book.

The above are the preferred Airports via Mwanza Airport, but you can always reach Mwanza by connecting flight from any destination in the World.


Note: Due to Corona virus pandemic passenger must wear masks during travel.

BY ROAD
From the north, paved roads connect the Kenyan capital of Nairobi with Arusha and cross the border at the Namanga post. A number of shuttle buses, leaving twice daily between the two cities, the trip takes approximately 4 - 6 hours. At Arusha you can get public service vehicle (buses) to Mwanza leaving in the morning (It is about 8 hours drive).
The other principle border crossing is south of Mombasa on the coast at Lunga Lunga, from where the nearest Tanzanian city is Tanga. There are quieter border crossings at Taveta, between Voi and Moshi. From Tanga or Moshi you can get a public bus to Mwanza.

Isebania/Sirari border the main road connecting between Kisumu Kenya and Mwanza.
From Kampala Uganda at the Mutukula border post to Mwanza, There is a number of public vehicle service running daily in this route, leaving in the morning, the trip takes approximately 14 hours.
Northwestern part of Tanzania, there is a border crossing with Rwanda at Rusomo, there are bus services between Kigali and Mwanza.

For road safety avoid driving at night.

Travel by rail
The route between Kapiri Moshi in Zambia and Dar es Salaam is ran by the Tanzania and Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) Tel: +255222862033, www.tazarasite.com. There is also a train from Dar es salaam to Mwanza.

By rail note:
The train journey from Zambia to Dar es Salaam or Dar es Salaam to Mwanza are very long (around 50 hours) and there are frequent delays. Trains get very crowded and travellers should take special care of their baggage. Always travel in First Class in a two or four sleeper compartment. When the train crosses the border between the two countries, immigration officials board the train to complete border formalities.

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