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October 8, 2018The travel from Tanzania to Uganda has been made easy. There is no need for travelers to have connecting flights in their tickets from Tanzania to Uganda. It is possible to fly directly from Tanzania to Uganda.
Every traveler needs a safe, comfortable and quick means of transport in order to have a successful African safari. Nonstop flights have made connections from Tanzania to Uganda quick and simplified by introducing direct flights from Tanzania’s capital Dar e salaam to Entebbe.
The direct flights of Tanzania Uganda have just resumed after five years of non-operation. And some of the direct flights that fly from Tanzania to Uganda include Air Tanzania, Precision Air, among others.
Air Tanzania launched its direct flights in August when its first flight landed at Uganda’s Entebbe international airport and for Precision Air started its flights from Tanzania to Uganda last year.
Now it is easy for visitors to connect from Tanzania to Uganda making it simple to do Uganda – Tanzania combined safaris mostly by combining the popular wildebeest migration with the magical gorilla safaris in Bwindi / Mgahinga gorilla national park. Therefore, the connecting visitors have been relieved from long connecting flights with Kenya airlines through Kenya and Rwanda airlines through Rwanda before proceeding to Uganda.
For many years, it has been difficult for travelers to connect from Tanzania to Uganda due to lack of quick and affordable means of travel. And it was a challenge to have a direct flight with Rwanda airlines and Kenya airlines.
Before, the Uganda-Tanzania route was served by Rwandair and Kenya airlines through their transit hubs in Kigali and Nairobi respectively. Visitors from Tanzania could first fly to either Rwanda or Kenya which could be costly and time consuming. So the direct flights from Tanzania to Uganda are to operate almost daily and they are cheaper compared to the connecting flights. These direct flights assure guests a memorable experience free from high costs and long hours of flights.
The Direct flights between Tanzania – Uganda aim at strengthening the bilateral and commercial ties between the two countries. Uganda has drafted the bilateral air service agreement with Tanzania to ease cooperation in its aviation sector and Tanzania has done great in promoting air transport services.
Air Tanzania is one of the flights that offer direct routes from Tanzania to Uganda and the flight was just revived recently in August. It flies 4 days in a week to Uganda from Tanzania. The cost of the return ticket is cheaper going for only 360 USD compared to the connecting flights.The flight carries 65 passengers giving a number of travelers a chance to move by air hence promoting tourism in both countries.
The direct flights serve and meet the travel demands of the citizens of Tanzania, Uganda and other African countries. Therefore the upcoming travelers have an opportunity to ease their transport needs.
The direct flights of Tanzania and Uganda are a blessing to both countries. Therefore it is possible to have combined safaris since flying to both countries is now easy.
