Airport Guides

Fes-Saïss International (FEZ) is Morocco’s spiritual heart and gateway to Fes el Bali UNESCO — the world’s largest car-free urban area, the 1,200-year-old medina, the Chouwara tannery, plus Meknès and Volubilis Roman ruins, the Middle Atlas cedar forests. Single 2018-modernised terminal, 90-day visa-free, MAD closed currency. Full 2026 guide.

Fascène Airport (NOS) is Madagascar’s premier beach island airport, gateway to Nosy Be — the Indian Ocean’s most reliable whale shark encounters October-December, Andilana white-sand beach, Nosy Komba Lemur Island, the Sambirano Iranja causeway. Single 2019-modernised terminal, Madagascar Airlines TNR connection plus Edelweiss ZRH seasonal direct. Full 2026 guide.

Kamuzu International (LLW) is Malawi’s capital airport and gateway to the Warm Heart of Africa: Lake Malawi, Liwonde NP big-five (rhino reintroduced 2015-2019), Mt Mulanje, the Nyika Plateau. 22 km north of Lilongwe, single 2018-modernised terminal, 90-day visa-free since 2015, MWK/USD currency. Full 2026 guide.

Lanseria International (HLA) is Johannesburg’s smaller, privately-owned alternative to OR Tambo (JNB) — and FlySafair’s LCC base. Single 2014-2018-expanded terminal serving Northern Johannesburg, Sandton, Pretoria, the Magaliesberg, Cradle of Humankind UNESCO. 90-day visa-free, ZAR currency. Full 2026 guide: smaller, faster, cheaper.

George Airport (GRJ) is South Africa’s Garden Route gateway and the most central airport for the Wilderness-Knysna-Plettenberg Bay road trip. 10 km east of George CBD, single 2009-modernised terminal, FlySafair JNB and CPT direct, 90-day visa-free entry, ideal for the CPT→GRJ open-jaw Garden Route circuit. Full 2026 guide.

Chief Dawid Stuurman International (PLZ, formerly Port Elizabeth) is South Africa’s Eastern Cape gateway and entry to Addo Elephant NP, the Wild Coast Transkei, the eastern Garden Route. 4 km from Gqeberha CBD (renamed from Port Elizabeth 2021), single 2010-modernised terminal, 90-day visa-free, FlySafair domestic hub. Full 2026 guide.

Sir Seretse Khama International (GBE) is Botswana’s capital airport and gateway to Africa’s most stable democracy: diamond capital, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Tuli Block, Mokolodi Nature Reserve. 14 km north of Gaborone, single 2018-modernised terminal, 90-day visa-free, BWP/ZAR currency, KP-certified diamonds. Full 2026 guide.

Maun International (MUB) is Botswana’s safari capital and the busiest light-aircraft airport in southern Africa, springboard for fly-in safari into the Okavango Delta — Moremi, Khwai, Vumbura, Mombo, Linyanti. 90-day visa-free, BWP/ZAR currency, mokoro and walking safari standard. Full 2026 guide: lodge fly-in, lounges, transfers.

Aswan International (ASW) is Egypt’s southernmost gateway and the typical southern terminus of Nile cruises from Luxor. Single 2010-2018-modernised terminal, gateway to Abu Simbel (280 km south), Philae Temple, the Aswan High Dam, the Nubian Village. US$25 visa-on-arrival, EgyptAir from Cairo plus European charter. Full 2026 guide.

Felix Houphouet-Boigny International (ABJ) is Cote d’Ivoire’s gateway and one of West Africa’s busier airports. Single 2018-modernised terminal 16 km southeast of Plateau, mandatory US$25 e-Visa, Yango app rideshare, gateway to Grand-Bassam UNESCO, Yamoussoukro Basilica (world’s largest church), Tai Forest. Full 2026 guide.

Antonio Agostinho Neto International (NBJ, opened November 2023) replaced Luanda’s old 4 de Fevereiro and is Angola’s gateway to Kissama NP, Calandula Falls (Africa’s 2nd-largest), Mussulo Atlantic Coast, the Benguela Railway. New 15M-pax/year terminal, 30-day visa-free since 2023, MANDATORY yellow fever. Full 2026 guide.

Maputo International (MPM) is Mozambique’s gateway and entry to Bazaruto Archipelago, Tofo whale sharks, the Quirimbas Islands and Portuguese-colonial Maputo. Single 2010-modernised terminal 3 km west of CBD, mandatory US$50 e-Visa, LAM Mozambique hub plus TAP LIS direct. Full 2026 guide: lounges, transfers, peri-peri.

Ivato International (TNR) is Madagascar’s gateway and entry to the Eighth Continent — 90% endemic species, indri lemurs at Andasibe, the Avenue of the Baobabs, Nosy Be beaches, Tsingy UNESCO karst. 16 km north of Antananarivo, single 2017-modernised terminal, US$37 visa-on-arrival, EUR widely accepted. Full 2026 guide.

Kenneth Kaunda International (LUN) is Zambia’s capital airport and gateway to South Luangwa walking safari, Lower Zambezi canoeing, Kafue National Park and onward to Victoria Falls Livingstone. New T2 international terminal opened 2021, KAZA UniVisa US$50, Yango app rideshare. Full 2026 guide: lounges, transfers, Real Africa.

Robert Gabriel Mugabe International (HRE) is Zimbabwe’s capital airport and gateway to Mana Pools UNESCO walking safari, Hwange’s elephant herds, Lake Kariba and the Eastern Highlands. 12 km southeast of Harare, single 2017-2024-renovated terminal, KAZA UniVisa US$50, Emirates and Qatar widebody direct. Full 2026 guide.