Abeid Amani Karume International Airport — Local services in Unguja

When I read the reviews of the airport I was extremely nervous however it wasn't as bad as the reviews, mind you most of them were over 2 years old. ARRIVALS When we landed we walked down the stairs and headed to fill out the health form and visa form which can turn a little chaotic however I would recommend keeping a pen with you to fill these out quicker and if traveling with more than one person then each of you should have a pen to get this done quick. Once you hand the health form to the health professional you are then guided into the airport to clear customs/immigration. There were 2 officers working and there were probably 6 other people just standing around guiding the passengers. What they will do is grab your visa form and passport hand it to an officer and then they will guide you to the booth. It seemed chaotic for a bit but somehow my husband and I got lucky and happened to somehow get out of there quickly after we paid for our visas. When we go to baggage claim our bags were already out and we had to put them through a security belt which no one seemed to really pay attention to. Once that was complete, we made our way out to the exit to find our driver. Also, please NOTE if you need to get cash out do not go to the exchange booth - as soon as you walk out to the parking lot there are 2 ATM machines you can withdraw cash from - there is a limit of 400,000 TZ Shillings. Also note that you will get hassled a little by porters but we managed just fine by declining politely. I would make sure to confirm on where you driver is meeting you, even though as soon as you walk out you'll see tons of drivers to pick up their guests however we didn't find our guy for a few minutes and were being told to go back inside. So if you can get a phone number to call might not be a bad idea because it is hot once you're out. There are bathrooms right in baggage claim or right at the exit. DEPARTURE I would recommend getting to the airport early to avoid waiting in queues. Our flight was on Qatar airways that departed at 9PM and we got to the airport at 630 PM and waited in 0 queues! Once we got to the airport we decided to just get a porter to not have to deal with being hassled. We had to show your ticket and passports to the officer to be let into the actual airport. There is a small xray machine where all your bags will be checked before you go in to the check in counters. Once we checked in we were given immigration form to fill out and went straight through immigration with only one couple in front of us. Note that there was only 1 officer working so I don't know if that is what might have caused delays for others we were through in 5 minutes. You will go through security right after immigration and once through security you'll find 2 duty free shops and a little shop where you can get some snacks and drinks. There waiting area can get crowded so just be patient. We had access to the airline lounge which is on the 2nd floor. It is small but serves its purpose. They also have some snacks and drinks available. There are bathrooms behind the snack shop by the gates. It can get warm so plan to dress accordingly. There is a new terminal under construction but apparently this has been the case for 2 years now. Although this terminal is small it wasn't as horrific as I had read. Just plan ahead, get there early and come prepared and remember at the end of the day,...

Coming to Zanzibar: The worst airport I have been to. The immigration was a true pain. We wanted to apply for e-visas but the website never seemed to be working so we had to apply for visas when we landed. We had to fill two visa forms for some reason, one of them had the logo and name of the Tanzanian embassy in Rome?? Why am I applying for a visa through the embassy in Rome when I am already in the country and I am not from Rome? Then we had to give one of the papers to on guy who took our photos and fingerprints, then we had to go to another window to pay the fee. It was only one employee in each window while there were people from two aircrafts, at least 300 people were in the "terminal". The woman in the second window was watching tiktok so we had to knock on the window to get her attention which made her a bit annoyed with us. We payed the fee and now to the third window to give the third paper, the woman in this one was friendly and very quick to stamp our visas which we were very thankful for. Then we took one step from the immigration window and two guys in white shirts asked to see our passports and visas. So the three different windows weren't enough now extra people need to check that we have visas. They checked the visas and welcomed us to Zanzibar. We unloaded our suitcases from the belt unto the trolleys in the full view of the customs employees who let us walk two meters with the trolleys and told us to unload our bags again so they can scan them. We unloaded again and the luggage went through the x-ray machine, and the employee sitting there was watching with phone with headphones on, didn't even look at the screen once! What was the point then? No one told us if we were clear or not so we stood there wondering like a couple of idiots and took our bags since no one said anything.

Leaving Zanzibar: We were very confused by the security procedures here. The signs said no liquids but the security said water was ok without checking if it was actually water in our bottles, still they took my small Bic lighter even though the signs said it was OK! We had to go 3 different security checks, I don't know the reason really, they don't trust each other? They have to check for themselves each time? The lighter was fine through two checks but the third one took it, what was different there? Then again we had to fill forms, one of the funny things with the forms was a question about flight number then the next question was if we were flying by air, sea, railway or road??? We filled the forms and gave them to immigration who were easy and uncomplicated this time. We turn around from the immigration window and and a man and a woman asked to see our passports and boarding passes. We showed our passports and boarding passes 5 times, four of them were to people in civilian cloths with no identification on them whatsoever, the fifth time was to the immigration officers who were in uniform.

If you are coming to Zanzibar by air, make sure to have lots of patience for the level of bureaucracy and laziness the employees...

Bu havalimanindaki dolar kuru ulkenin en iyi kuru o yuzden buradan bozdurabilirsiniz.Zanzibar adası şuan 2 milyon nüfusu olan bir ada fakat turistik olarak 2 milyon kişiyi de agirlayabilecek güzellikleri var. Fakat tabi ki bu altyapı ister yollar yapılıyor ve boyle VIR havalimani yapıldı zanzibara yakışan bir yer oldu. İsmi de manidar tabiki ilk cumhurbaşkanları. Ali Abeid Amani Karume (born Ali Abeid Amani Karume (born May 24, 1950), Tanzanian Ambassador to Italy and Dean of Tanzania Ambassadors, is a Tanzanian diplomat. He is the son of Zanzibar's first president, Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party since its inception in 1977.

Karume was schooled at Tumekuja Secondary School and later at the Lumumba College in Zanzibar until 1969. He started his career as Special Assistant to the General Manager of ZSTC Zanzibar (1969–1970). He was later promoted to Managing Director of ZSTC where he held the position for two years from 1970–1972. From 1972–1978, Karume held the position of Deputy Minister, Ministry of Trade and Industry in the Zanzibar Government. In 1978, Karume took a leave of absence for advanced studies in the U.S.A.

In 1984, Karume graduated from Columbia University, then entered government service.

A year after graduation, Karume joined the Tanzania Foreign Service and began eight years of service as Minister Plenipotentiary in Brussels, Belgium from 1985–1989 and as Deputy Ambassador to the United States of America (U.S.A) in Washington DC, U.S.A from 1989-1993.

May 24, 1950), Tanzanian Ambassador to Italy and Dean of Tanzania Ambassadors, is a Tanzanian diplomat. He is the son of Zanzibar's first president, Sheikh Abeid Amani Karume and a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party since its inception in 1977.

Karume was schooled at Tumekuja Secondary School and later at the Lumumba College in Zanzibar until 1969. He started his career as Special Assistant to the General Manager of ZSTC Zanzibar (1969–1970). He was later promoted to Managing Director of ZSTC where he held the position for two years from 1970–1972. From 1972–1978, Karume held the position of Deputy Minister, Ministry of Trade and Industry in the Zanzibar Government. In 1978, Karume took a leave of absence for advanced studies in the U.S.A.

In 1984, Karume graduated from Columbia University, then entered government service.

A year after graduation, Karume joined the Tanzania Foreign Service and began eight years of service as Minister Plenipotentiary in Brussels, Belgium from 1985–1989 and as Deputy Ambassador to the United States of America (U.S.A) in Washington DC, U.S.A...