Jambo From Tanzania, joined Dec 2004, 247 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 1796 times:
South African Airways yesterday inaugurated twice-weekly direct flights between Johannesburg and Zanzibar Island (Tanzania) using the newly acquired A319 aircraft.
Flights will be operated on TUE and SUN.
Similar routes to the tourist destination of Victoria falls has also been established.
What do my fellow a.netters think about this introduction by SAA?
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This is another milestone for Zanzibar's important tourism industry.
For those who don't know what Zanzibar is like, then zanzibar is full of beautiful beaches, adventurous boat rides to neigbouring islands, history etc etc,
On my recent holiday to Zanzibar (on June 18th 2005) - i had the opportunity to just relax, swim & chill on the beautiful beaches of zanzibar, go bike riding in the old and narrow streets of the historical STONE TOWN, feed the tortoise in prison island.,,,,dolphin tours,,,etc etc
There's alot in Zanzibar for a tourist,,,
Here are some photos that i took on this old but yet beautiful Island....
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JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 1762 times:
Great move by SAA - Zanzibar is beautiful, and a great (and affordable !) holiday spot, and ideal for South Africans - only 3 hours 40 minutes away (closer than MRU), right on the Indian Ocean, fascinating history.
Nice to see this kind of intra-African tourism being developed. Good job.
Aerokiwi From New Zealand, joined Jul 2000, 2410 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1733 times:
Have just been to Zanzibar and it is truly an amazing place.
But didn't Air Tanzania used to operate this route anyway? Or put another way, shouldn't SAA be using Air Tanz as a vehicle to operate such routes? Otherwise this airline is just being left to rot.
Billy From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2000, 895 posts, RR: 8 Reply 5, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 1660 times:
Took a Precision Air ATR to Zanzibar for the day from DAR. Cost about $100 return and spent the day enjoying the sights. Almost got into trouble as you need your passport, even from DAR. However, the immigration officer was pretty relaxed, so managed to enter the coutry without it. Basic airport though an ET 757 landed (I think they might have stopped now).
JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1658 times:
Quoting Billy (Reply 5): Basic airport though an ET 757 landed (I think they might have stopped now).
It's a fun airport - talk about kerbside check-in ! Baggage claim is a bit of a scrum, there's no belt, you just catch the eye of a baggage handler, point out your bag, and he passes it over. Great viewing terrace upstairs as well.
Billy From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2000, 895 posts, RR: 8 Reply 7, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1662 times:
JGPH1A,
I missed the viewing terrace, but you are right, a fun airport. I was surprised at the number of air taxi aircraft on the ramp. I have to say that the airport was struggling with an Air Europa, Ethiopian, Gulf Air and Kenya Air all operating within a few hours.
Aerokiwi From New Zealand, joined Jul 2000, 2410 posts, RR: 4 Reply 8, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1617 times:
Yes, an interesting airport, particularly with the security staff all offering their hands in marriage in exchange for a life abroad, then begging ofr money for lunch. Hardly the most professional of ops but I guess that's Africa.
Also a pity that they don't include the US$25 departure tax in the price of the ticket so you only find out when arriving at the airport and then have to pay the extortionate exchange rate by the airport authorities. but again, such is Africa.
Pzurita1 From Greenland, joined Sep 2002, 1384 posts, RR: 16 Reply 9, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1578 times:
Wonderful addition to SAA's African network.
What would you recommend to reach ZNZ coming from Europe. Flying all the way to Jo'burg is nonsense. What else? Limited services to DAR. Is it possible to do it via NBO? Guys who've already been there... what do you recommend?
Quoting Aerokiwi (Reply 8): Also a pity that they don't include the US$25 departure tax in the price of the ticket so you only find out when arriving at the airport and then have to pay the extortionate exchange rate by the airport authorities. but again, such is Africa.
Not only in Africa, but also in Argentina (South America), Bhutan (Asia), Cuba (Caribbean) and I guess some other countries.
Those tortoises are huge. i thought they could only be found in Galapagos Is. Are they native in Zanzibar?
Jambo From Tanzania, joined Dec 2004, 247 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1535 times:
Quoting Pzurita1 (Reply 9): What would you recommend to reach ZNZ coming from Europe. Flying all the way to Jo'burg is nonsense. What else? Limited services to DAR. Is it possible to do it via NBO? Guys who've already been there... what do you recommend?
Well, you might want to take BA, KL, LX, direct to DAR or perhaps EK via DXB daily into DAR ES SALAAM.
Quoting Pzurita1 (Reply 9): Those tortoises are huge. i thought they could only be found in Galapagos Is. Are they native in Zanzibar?
True! the size of the tortoises are shocking. I don't really know if they are native in Z'bar, but what i know is that they have been there for quite some time now.
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