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Car hire at Zanzibar airport

You land at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, walk out of arrivals, and someone is standing there holding a board with your name on it. They take you to the car, hand it over and take payment there, or at an agreed point close by if a handover at the terminal is not possible that day.

Your meeting point comes with your booking
You walk out of arrivals and someone is holding a board with your name on it, then takes you to the car. Airports change what may be driven up to the terminal, so the car is sometimes parked a short walk away. Either way, someone is waiting for you and walks you to it.
A silver Toyota RAV4 at an airport terminal kerb under a canopy, with a luggage trolley beside it

Where you are met

  • The person meeting you holds a board with your name on it, in arrivals
  • If the handover cannot happen at the terminal that day, it happens at an agreed point close by

The fifteen-minute handover

The handover takes about fifteen minutes after you reach the car. It is deliberately short: everything that can be read in advance is sent to you before you travel, so the time at the car is spent on safety, documents, condition and your questions.

  1. Step 1: Meeting youYou are met and greeted, your identity is checked discreetly, and the registration and transmission of your car are confirmed.
  2. Step 2: The controlsThe controls that matter: starting, the gear selector, the parking brake, air conditioning, lights, indicators, wipers, mirrors, the fuel door and where the spare and tools live.
  3. Step 3: Papers and the roadYour permit and the car papers. Only the critical reminders: drive on the left, seatbelts, how to respond calmly at a checkpoint, and how to reach support.
  4. Step 4: ConditionCondition. Dashboard, odometer and fuel are photographed, the exterior and interior are recorded, existing marks are noted, and you are invited to add your own photographs. You both sign, and you get a copy.
  5. Step 5: Payment and keysPayment and your receipt, a test message on the support thread, then the keys.

If your flight is late

Nothing to do. We track the flight's actual arrival rather than its scheduled time, so a delay does not leave anyone waiting in the wrong place.

Bringing the car back

You return the car at the airport, at the time agreed when you collect it. We check it with you against the photographs taken at handover, and you get written confirmation before you leave.

What to bring

  • Your passport
  • Your national driving licence, for every driver
  • The amount due, in the currency we agreed with you
  • Your booking reference and the support thread on your phone

Your Zanzibar driving permit is arranged before you arrive and handed to you at the car. See insurance and the permit.

Questions about the handover

What if my flight is delayed?
Send your flight number when you reserve, and tell us if it changes. A delay moves the handover with it.
What do I do once I have landed?
Clear immigration, collect your bags and walk out into arrivals. Someone will be standing there with a board with your name on it. You do not have to message anyone first.
What if I cannot find the person meeting me?
Message or call the support number.
Is there a fee for the airport handover?
No. Being met on arrival and returning the car at the airport are part of the daily rate. The Zanzibar driving permit is charged separately, per driver, and is on prices.

Tell us your flight

Send your flight number and your dates. We confirm the meeting point and who will be there.

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