From Chicago, Ethiopian Airlines and Zara Tours make your Tanzania Safari Convenient, Timely and Affordable

             Understanding the American Vacation Market, Zara Tours makes the most of your Vacation time and Budget. Zara Tours article

Chicago has become one of the newest dots on Ethiopian Airlines' global flight map. So why is this important to the Greater Chicago area? With 32 years of experience Zara tours, Tanzania's leading outfitter believes that making the most of Chicagoans vacation time and Budget, combined with Ethiopians timely connection flight makes their Safari Adventure possible.

  Ethiopian Airlines is set to begin flying from O’Hare International Airport on Monday, June 11, offering three flights a week ( Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday ) departing at 9:55 am to its hub, Ethiopia’s capital of Addis Ababa.

The flight from Chicago is scheduled for only 13 hours, 45 minutes and arriving at 7:40 am will be the only non-stop service connecting Chicago to Africa. The connecting flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport departs 2 hrs and 40 min later arriving at 12:55 pm where you will be met by the Zara Tours representative and quickly taken off to your Dream Safari. The return departs Kilimanjaro Airport 5:35 pm and connects to the Chicago-bound flight from Addis Ababa Departs every Tuesday Thursday and Sunday at 10:15 pm stops in Dublin (Crew Change) on its way to a 7:15 Am arrival into Chicago, Ethiopian will use Boeing 787-8 “Dreamliners” for the flights.

Ethiopian says Chicago customers will be able to connect via Addis Ababa to more than 54 other destinations across Africa.

Chicago O’Hare will become the fourth U.S. destination for Ethiopian, which has flown to the U.S. since 1998. Its other U.S. gateways are Newark Liberty, Los Angeles, and Washington Dulles.

"We will be filling a critical air connectivity vacuum as our flights will be the only direct service between Chicago and Africa," Ethiopian CEO Tewolde Gebremariam says "Chicago is the main hub of our Star Alliance partner, United Airlines, and the flight will be operated together with United to avail the best product for travelers from all over the U.S. connecting to more than 55 destinations in Africa."

West Bound, Passengers from the entire continent of Africa will connect to Chicago and beyond through our Addis Ababa hub in the late evenings; likewise, Eastbound travelers from the USA will also connect to all over Africa in the morning through Addis. In both cases, the connectivity is designed in such a way that we are able to avail one of the shortest total travel times for our customers.

Regarding the launch of the service, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, remarked: “Chicago will be our 4th destination in the U.S. and our 7th in the Americas. It is the third biggest city in the U.S. and one of the most important global aviation hubs. We will be filling a critical air connectivity vacuum as our flights will be the only direct service between Chicago and Africa. 

Chicago is the main hub of our Star Alliance partner, United Airlines, and the flight will be operated together with United to avail the best product for travelers from all over the U.S. connecting to more than 55 destinations in Africa.

The flight will further boost the growing economic and people-to-people relations between the U.S. and Africa in general and Ethiopia in particular by enabling a greater flow of trade, investment, and tourism.”

The route will be operated with a Boeing 787, one of the most technologically advanced aircraft in the carrier’s fleet family, featuring up-to-date amenities with redefined travel experiences.on a 270-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 24 angle-flat seats in its Cloud Nine-branded business class and 246 seats in the economy cabin. Ethiopian is the pioneer African flag carrier starting service to the Americas’ in 1998.

About Ethiopian

Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline in Africa. In its seventy plus years of operation, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivaled in efficiency and operational success.

Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 100 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of five years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft.

Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with seven business centers: Ethiopian Express & Ancillary Services; Ethiopian International Services; Ethiopian Cargo Services; Ethiopian MRO Services; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; ET In-flight Catering; and Ethiopian Ground Services. Ethiopian is a multi-award winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years. [email protected] www.ethiopianairlines.com www.facebook.com/ethiopianairlines

About ZARA Tours

The charismatic founder and director of ZARA Tours Mrs. Zainab Ansell, a local from Moshi/Tanzania. After studying tourism and working for Air Tanzania, she started ZARA Tours in 1987, organizing National wild parks safaris and climbs to Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro. Today, in terms of guest numbers, ZARA tours is Tanzania’s No.1 Kilimanjaro outfitter and one of Tanzania’s biggest safari operators. ZARA tours have also entered the field of hospitality, we currently operate two hotels and three tented camps.

Our years of experience and knowledge as qualified climbing guides and safari tours operation in Tanzania assures you an experience you can remember a lifetime. Safety, efficiency, and reliability have earned us the reputation for being one of the best-valued and most reliable operators in the region.

With 88 registered Kilimanjaro Guides and a fleet of 4×4 Land Rovers, 4×4 minibusses and 4×4 Land cruisers (all equipped with viewing roofs) we are ready to take you on your safari adventure and on top of Kilimanjaro Mountain.

Our English, German and Spanish-speaking guides will share the knowledge and stories of the incredible Tanzania Game reserves or joining you on your climb on the many routes to the top of magnificent Mt. Kilimanjaro. The year 2000 was the start of ZARA’s involvement in the hospitality industry. With her husband Roger, Zainab Ansell opened the Springlands Hotel in Moshi, named after the nearby crystal clear springs. The hotel is serving as the ideal base for trekking Mount Kilimanjaro.

Not shortly afterward, the mobile Serengeti Wildcamp and the permanent Ikoma Wildcamp had been added, offering safari travelers the perfect bush experience at two of Tanzania’s most classic safari hotspots.

Another milestone has been the opening of the Highview Hotel in 2006, airly located on a hillside facing the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Highview Hotel had been designed on the same lines as the Springlands Hotel – simplicity combined with quality services. Zainab’s daughter Leila is managing the hotel today.

ZARA’s latest expansions include the Selous Wildcamp and an upper-class permanent camp on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater – both will be opening in 2008. They will offer the same reliability, quality, and level of service that ZARA Tours is famous for.

It is our concern that this area should benefit, and not suffer from the advent of tourism, please on our website about our involvement in sustainable tourism.

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ZARA memberships include:

* Sustainable Travel International (STI)

* Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO)

* Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators (KIATO)

* Tourist Agent License – class “A” for safari and Kilimanjaro (TALA)

* International Air Transport Association (IATA)

* Africa Travel Association (ATA)

* American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA)

* Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA)

* Women in Tourism International Alliance (WITIA)