Planning to come to Mafia between 4 to 12 August 2010? You MUST book a domestic FLIGHT NOW, as Boat transfers wont be available these dates.
Our Boat transfers will be available approximately 6 days before (29, 30, 31 July, 1, 2, 3 August) and approximately 6 days after (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 August) the above dates.
These are not exact routes as we still negotiating final routes and rates! Finals will be available for booking, about end of March and with average price 100 Euro per person (Dar-Mafia-Dar)
So, if you plan to come between 4 to 12 August 2010, BOOK your domestic flight NOW!!
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Once you arrive in Dar you will have two options.
1) to fly from Dar to Mafia ( no night flights) - 20 minute flight or 2) to take the ferry from Dar to Mafia - 3 to 4 hours .
There will be busses provided to take you to the airport for your national departure or to take you to the port for the ferry departure to Mafia Island. If your international flight arrives to late for a flight and you do not want to take the ferry then you will need to spend a night in Dar. We will provide you with a list of accommodaiton to this effect should this become necessary. It is also worth keeping this in mind for your return journey to Japan. We are just finalising this deal with the flight company and as soon as we have, we will be sending confirmation of the flight prices from Dar to Mafia.
Can you send me your international flight times so that I can see whether you will require accommodation in Dar?
Apart from the flight tickets you need to factor in your visa Costs = USD 50 if travelling on a British PAssport The airport departure tax = USD 30 - only payable at the airport Ferry cost = about USD 50 - to be confirmed - There is going to be a charter plane as well as the ferry as an option for travelling from Dares Salaam to Mafia Island - the ferry is definately going to be the cheaper option and as soon as we have confirmed the schedule we will be able to help you with this too.- so yes, we will be doing packages Bus from Airport to ferry = about EUR 6 return All buses and ferry tickets will be sold by Pangea International tours. We are finalising the schedules for the flights this week. We will provide you with a list of accommodation should this be necessary. Please could you send me your confirmed international flight times so that I can send you an accurate domestic flight quote as soon as we have them available.
I have you on my database and will send you final details of this as soon as possible. My apologies for the delay in this, however we are just awaiting these from the flight company.
Potential Accommodaiton cost in Dares Salaam - R600 - R800 per person per night including transfers
Regarding Visas- You will require a visa if you are travelling on a Japanese passport. These can be collected prior to your departure from the embassyor on arrival at the airport in Tanzania.
We can also provide you with assistance in your tours to Tanzania. Please let me know if you need any assistance with the travel arrangements after having arrived in Dar
Please also take a look at our website: www.pangea.co.za that has a number of other costs and important information outlined. By the end of this week we will be updating the website indicating different day trips from Tanzania, Zanzibar and Mafia Island as well as more extensive pre and post festival tours, so if you are interested in anything along this line, please do let me know. We can also assist you with accommodation there in the event that you choose not to camp at the venue