Safari trips from your city
The airports where African safaris start, each with the cheapest round trip we've seen recently from your city. The reason under each one says which parks it gets you to.
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Each city page shows real round-trip fares from that city, with the cheapest one for each destination.
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Where to go and why
- Nairobi: Bush flights from Nairobi's Wilson Airport reach the Masai Mara in about an hour
- Kilimanjaro: Arusha is about an hour away, the start of the Tarangire, Ngorongoro and Serengeti circuit
- Johannesburg: Kruger is about a 5-hour drive, or a short connecting flight to Skukuza, Hoedspruit or Nelspruit
- Maun: Light aircraft fly from Maun to camps in the Okavango Delta and Moremi in under an hour
- Victoria Falls: The falls themselves, with Chobe about 90 minutes away and Hwange about 2 hours
- Kigali: Mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park, about 2.5 hours away, and Akagera's Big Five
- Entebbe: Gorilla treks in Bwindi via a one-hour domestic flight, and Murchison Falls by road
- Windhoek: Self-drive north to Etosha's waterholes, about 5 to 6 hours, or southwest to Sossusvlei's dunes
- Dar Es Salaam: Short flights to Nyerere, formerly part of the Selous, and Ruaha, Tanzania's quieter southern parks
- Lusaka: Short flights to canoe safaris in Lower Zambezi and walking safaris in South Luangwa
- Durban: Hluhluwe-iMfolozi, Africa's oldest proclaimed park and a white rhino stronghold, about 3 hours
- Mombasa: Tsavo East's red-dust elephants about 2.5 hours inland, then the Indian Ocean beaches
- Zanzibar: A beach finish after a Tanzania safari: Stone Town's alleys and the white sand at Nungwi
Most safaris add a bush flight or a long drive from the airport, and gorilla trekking needs a permit booked well ahead. Check visa and vaccination rules for each country before you go.
Facts checked October 7, 2026. Sources: andBeyond: getting to the Masai Mara · Kimkim: Johannesburg to Kruger · Africa Geographic: Victoria Falls to Chobe · National Parks Traveler: Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park