Travelers between Dar es Salaam, Arusha, and Nyerere National Park will find a simple path.
From Dar es Salaam or Arusha, a network of all-weather gravel airstrips serves Nyerere national park; these airstriks comprise
Note: One hour’s flight from Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam brings you the closest international runway to Nyerere National Park.
Those who intend to fly to Nyerere national park should be aware of the airfield they are flying too. Flying to an airstrip close to your hotel is rather crucial in order to save needless costly and long transfers.
Mtemere Airstrip
Visitors flying to Nyerere national park and Selous game reserve, both in Southern Tanzania, most often utilize Mtemere Airstrip. Mtemere airstrip has geographic coordinates 07 45 01S 038 12 47E.
Airstrips in Nyerere National Park Mtemere Airstrip Matambo. Airport
Located in Selous Region in the Southern Circuit of Tanzania, Matambwe Airstrip, sometimes known as Selous Matambo Airstrip and SE3 by IATA Code, is a rural airfield also serving visitors to both Nyerere national park and Selous game reserve.
Sumbazi Airstrip
Scheduled flights from Arusha, Zanzibar, Dar es Salaam and Ruaha service Sumbazi Airstrip, which is located inside Selous Game reserve and serves visitors to both Selous Game reserve and Nyerere national park. Situated within the reserve, Sumbazi Airstrip also provides lodging and campers for various people. One such camp is The Retreat Selous Camp.
Kiba Airstrip
Serving daily flights from Dar es Salaam, Ruaha, Zanzibar, and Northern Tanzania, Kiba Airstrip, also known as Kiba Airport and SE2, is a regional airport in the Selous Region in the Southern Circuit area of Tanzania. IATA Code is Kiba. Kiba Point Selous Camp and Sand River Camp are among the various camps and lodges located inside Selous Game reserve and Nyerere national park that Kiba airstrip supplies.
Beho Beho airstrip
Mostly serving visitors staying at Beho Beho camp, Beho Beho airfield is another airfield inside Selous Game Reserve with airstrip coordinates S 07 40 25.9 E 03755.
Siwandu Airstrip
Mostly serving guests staying at the Siwandu Main Camp, Siwandu airport is situated on the northern edge of the Nyerere national park in Southern Tanzania on Lake Nzerakera. Siwandu Airstrip’s GPS coordinates are 7° 41 ’27 S – 38 ° 08 ’21 E. Rwy 1200 m, SL elevation 18/36.
Airstrip Stiegler’s Gorge
Serving mostly visitors staying at Stiegler’s Gorge, Stiegler’s Gorge Airport, also known as IATA, is a regional airport situated in the Selous Region of Southern Circuit of Tanzania.
In Nyerere National Park, Julius Nyerere International Airport, Dar Es Salaam (Code DAR),
Located around 12 kilometers southwest of the city center, Julius Nyerere International Airport (Dar es Salaam) is the international airport serving the largest city in Tanzania. Airlines from Julius Nyerere International Airport fly to locations in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. With a capacity of roughly 1.5 passengers, the airport has a terminal reserved especially to manage all the domestic and regional aircraft.
Flight Schedule
The flight time from Dar es Salaam to Nyerere national park is roughly one hour. Every airline providing flights to Nyerere national park has morning and afternoon flight using the same aircraft turning back to Dar es Salaam after each and every flight. These are known as hops as they land to drop or pick up passengers from different airstriks in the reserve; the actual flight time depends on how many stops the flight will make.
Most flights to Nyerere national park reduce pauses to the fewest possible so that an hour’s timing is essentially rather precise.
Flights From To Departure Arrival
Morning Flight Dar es Salaam Nyerere 10:00 11:00
Nyerere Dar es Salaam 11:00 12:15
Afternoon Flight Dar es Salaam Nyerere 14:45 15:45
Nyerere Dar es Salaam 15:45 17:00
High Season: 1 July – 31 October; December 16 – March 31
Low season runs from April to 30 June and from November to 15 December.
Note: Booking your flights early enough will help you to guarantee seats should you intend to fly to Nyerere national park during high season.
Airlines running flights to national park Nyerere
Several companies run domestic and chartered flights to Nyerere national park, including
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