Mwanza to Serengeti National Park Arusha Tanzania & More

Mwanza to Serengeti National Park Arusha Tanzania

There are several ways to get to the Serengeti National Park from Mwanza. You can either fly there or get there by road.

Mwanza is only 2 hours away from the Ndabaka Gate of the Serengeti National Park.

The road between these two places is good and makes for an easy drive.

Entering the Serengeti at its Ndabaka Gate takes you to what is known as the Serengeti’s Western Corridor.

The Western Corridor of the Serengeti is quite different in nature from Seronera and the central plains of the Serengeti, but still makes for interesting animal sightings as well as interesting vegetation.

You can find some pictures I took in this part of the Serengeti here.

To enter the Serengeti at its Ikoma Gate, coming from Mwanza, takes quite a bit longer than driving to the Ndabaka Gate.

The drive from Mwanza to the Ikoma Gate is about four and a half hours long.

This is where you want to enter the Serengeti, though, if your plan is to get to Seronera or, more generally, to the central plains of the Serengeti.

Mwanza to Serengeti National Park by Air

The Serengeti National Park has seven airstrips so it is easy to fly between Mwanza and the Serengeti.

Coastal Aviation and Auric Air operate flights between Mwanza and the Serengeti.

These flights are not regularly scheduled, though, and are dependent on demand. Contact these airlines for more information.

Airports in Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti has seven airstrips:

Seronera Airstrip
Kogatende Airstrip
Lobo Airstrip
Grumeti Airstrip
Ndutu Airstrip
Sasakwa Airstrip, and
Fort Ikoma Airstrip

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Nearest Airport to Serengeti National Park/Airport for Serengeti

If you would like to access the Serengeti through Mwanza, then the international airport to fly into is Mwanza International Airport (MWZ).

If instead you would like to access the Serengeti through Arusha, which is the more popular way to do it, then the international airport to fly into is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).

How to Reach Arusha from Iringa

Arusha and Iringa are 501 km from each other, as the crow flies.

The most straightforward way to travel between these two cities is by road. This is about a 10-and-a-half hour drive.

There is no obvious way to fly between these two towns, though it is possible to do so with small local airlines if you connect through another Tanzanian city such as Dar es Salaam.

Kenya Airports Authority

Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is the owner and operator of 11 civilian airports and airstrips in Kenya.

Its head office is on the property of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Embakasi, Nairobi.

The 11 airports and airstrips opertated by KAA are:

Airports

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi
Moi International Airport in Mombasa
Eldoret International Airport in Eldoret
Wilson Airport in Nairobi
Kisumu International Airport in Kisumu
Isiolo International Airport in Isiolo
Malindi Airport in Malindi
Wajir Airport in Wajir

Airstrips

Lokichoggio Airport in Lokichoggio
Manda Airport on Manda Island, and
Ukunda Airport in Diani Beach

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