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Find The Best East African Safari Air Line For Free Flights To Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda & Zanzibar

Want to discover the best East African safari air line deals?

You've come to the right place!

Find the best East African safari airline for deals & free frequent flyer flights to Africa. Learn which air lines offer free flights to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda & Zanzibar.

Almost all of the major airlines in Australia & New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, & Europe belong to one of the major airline alliances.

We’ve been on over 80 African safaris. And frequent flier miles have been one great way we have gotten free flights on East African safari air lines. We've also done well with getting a lot of cheap flights to South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and other African countries.

Of course it is best if you can get free East African safari air tickets but if you can't...

Here is the best search engine we have found for getting low cost East African safari air tickets from anywhere in the world! (If you have a US or Canadian issued credit card then you can book it directly, otherwise you have to contact us via our form below to book and pay for you. But use this East African safari air line search engine so you can see the type of East African safari air ticket deals available!)

         
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Find The Best East African Safari Air Line To Africa
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So if you have frequent flyer miles you should see if you can get a free ticket to Africa. Remember there are two ways you may have accumulated these points or miles. One way is if you fly a lot. The second way is if you have frequent flier points because you use certain credit cards a lot.

Most airlines belong to one of the major airline alliances. We have given you a free guide to what airlines belong to what alliances. One benefit of the alliances is that if your airline does not fly directly to South Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town), Kenya (Nairobi), Tanzania (Arusha – Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam) or Namibia (Windhoek) one of its airline alliance partners should.

If you have enough points, then you have a good chance of using your frequent flier points to get a free flight to South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Victoria Falls or Namibia to go on your safari.

Here is what you have to do to get the free flights:

  • find your airline you have frequent flyer points with,
  • see what alliance it belongs to
  • contact the airline you have points with. Ask how you use your frequent flier points to get to Johannesburg, Cape Town (both in South Africa), Windhoek (Namibia), Nairobi(Kenya), Dar es Salaam or Arusha (both in Tanzania).

We’ll meet you at one of these airports and take you on your safari. It’s as simple as that!Intrigued? Contact us now for a free African safari itinerary to suit your interest and budget.

The East African safari air line guide is below. First here are some of our top tips for travelers by region you are traveling from.

Free Flights For Your East African Safari Air Lines From USA Or Canada
Only three airlines fly directly to Africa from the US – Delta, Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways, (United codeshares with South African Airways). But your favorite airline may let you use your frequent flier points to get there, you’ll just have to fly on one of their alliance partners.

Here is an example of how you can use the below chart. American Airlines doesn’t fly to Africa but its partner British Airways does. So if you have enough miles with American you may be able to use them for a flight to Johannesburg or Cape Town or Nairobi for example.

Free Flights For Your East African Safari: Air Lines from UK and EuropeMany airlines fly from Europe to Africa. Watch out for special deals, especially during the off season. Most of Africa is a year round destination so you should be able to have a wonderful safari for a fraction of the high season cost.

Free Flights For Your East African Safari: Air Lines from Australia and New Zealand
Qantas is the dominant carrier, but if you have the time and the points don’t forget to look at Singapore, United, Air Malaysia amongst others. The Asian based carriers have several periods when they have a lot of empty seats on flights from their hubs to Africa. So you may be able to use those frequent flier points fairly easily.

Guide To East Africa Safari Air Line Alliance

Use Your Frequent Flyer Miles For A Free Flight To Africa
(Airlines In Bold Fly To Africa)
Airline/Alliance This Airline Flies To Africa This Airline's Alliance Partner Flies To Africa Flies To Jo'burg, South Africa Flies To Nairobi, Kenya Flies To Cape Town, South Africa Flies To Dar or Arusha, Tanzania
ONE WORLD
American Airlines No Yes - - - -
Aer Lingus No Yes - - - -
British Airways Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cathay Pacific Yes Yes Yes No No No
Finnair No Yes - - - -
Iberia Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
LanChile No Yes - - - -
Qantas Yes Yes Yes No No No
SKY TEAM
Air France Yes Yes Yes No No No
Aero Mexico No Yes - - - -
Alitalia Yes Yes No No No No
Delta Yes Yes Yes No No No
Korean Air No Yes - - - -
KLM Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
STAR ALLIANCE
Air Canada No Yes - - - -
Air New Zealand No Yes - - - -
ANA No Yes - - - -
bmi No Yes - - - -
Lauda No Yes - - - -
Lufthansa Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Mexicana No Yes - - - -
Singapore Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
South African Airways Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Swiss Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thai Yes Yes Yes No No No
Trolian No Yes - - - -
United No Yes - - - -
Varig Yes Yes Yes No No No

Other (Non- Alliance) East African Safari Air Lines

Don’t have enough frequent flier points for free flights on the above East African safari air lines?

These are some other East African safari air lines. Look at them, especially using the above search engine to find the best East African safari air deals. These East African safari air lines aren’t part of the major alliances but may have individual deals with a South Africa airline or other airline that does fly to Africa. Or they may also fly to Africa themselves.
In either case they can also offer great discount East African safari air fares or other discount flights to Africa. They are worth checking out.

  • Egypt Air
  • El Al
  • Northwest (using KLM)
  • Emirates
  • Turkish
  • Olympic
  • Virgin
  • Air Malaysia
  • Continental
  • Ethiopian Airlines
  • SN Brussels

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