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Airport transfers · Island-wide

Private car hire

A driver who is already waiting when you land, a vehicle that fits your luggage, and a fixed price agreed before you travel — no negotiating at arrivals.

The fleet

A vehicle for every size of party.

  • Silver Toyota Noah minivan on a palm-lined sandy road in Zanzibar

    Toyota Noah / Voxy

    Up to 6 passengers · 4 large cases

    The island workhorse. Air-conditioned, good for couples and small families moving between hotels.

  • Black Toyota Alphard minivan at a resort entrance framed by bougainvillea

    Toyota Alphard

    Up to 6 passengers · 4 large cases

    The comfortable option: softer ride and more legroom. Better for the long run to the east coast or Nungwi.

  • White Toyota Hiace minibus on a coastal road with turquoise sea behind

    Toyota Hiace minibus

    Up to 14 passengers · luggage trailer available

    For groups arriving on one flight. Or a full-day excursion with everybody in one vehicle.

  • White Toyota Coaster bus parked outside a beach hotel among palms

    Toyota Coaster

    Up to 29 passengers

    Weddings, conference groups and resort shuttle runs. One booking, one driver, everyone together.

  • Khaki Land Cruiser 4x4 on a red dirt village road with coconut palms

    Land Cruiser 4x4

    Up to 6 passengers

    For the rougher village roads in the south and east. Also used for mainland safari transfers.

Airport transfer prices

Fixed, per vehicle, one way.

From Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. The price is per vehicle, not per person — the same whether two of you travel or six.

One-way airport transfer price per vehicle by destination
DestinationOne way, per vehicle
Stone Town$25
Fumba and Menai Bay$35
Kiwengwa and Pwani Mchangani$50
Matemwe$55
Nungwi and Kendwa$55
Paje, Jambiani and Bwejuu$50
Michamvi$55
Makunduchi and the south$45
How it is hired

Quoted per vehicle, never per person.

Airport pickup or drop-off

One way between the airport or ferry port and your hotel, at the fixed price in the table.

Half day with driver

Four hours, wherever you want to go on the island. Useful for a market run or a beach hop.

Full day with driver

Eight hours. Build your own day around the tides, the forest and a long lunch.

Multi-day hire

The same driver for the length of your stay, on call for every transfer and day out.

What is always included

The price is agreed in writing before you travel.

It does not change on the day — not for a late flight, not for extra bags, not for a detour you ask for on the way.

  • Meet and greet in the arrivals hall with a name board
  • Flight monitoring — a delayed landing costs you nothing
  • Bottled water in the vehicle
  • Child seats on request
  • A driver who speaks English

Book your driver before you fly.

Send your flight and hotel; we reply with a fixed price within 24 hours.

Enquire about car hire