- A 33-hour journey to Tanzania was the longest and farthest I’ve traveled.
- While the long travel day was worth it, I did make some mistakes that made the trip harder.
- I forgot to pack my foot hammock and a change of clothes for the journey.
After embarking on some of the longest flights in the world, sitting in a plane cabin for hours on end is beginning to feel normal.
I’ve spent 13 hours traveling between Los Angeles and Auckland, New Zealand. I’ve also made my way to Tokyo via a 12-hour flight.
However, getting to Tanzania from Denver was an entirely new feat. It took a whopping four flights and 33 hours.
I arrived at the airport two hours early and kicked off the trip on a three-and-a-half-hour flight to Washington, DC. After a five-and-a-half-hour layover, I embarked on a 13-hour flight to Ethiopia. Next was another two-and-a-half-hour layover followed by a three-hour flight to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
For the last stretch, I had one more two-and-a-half-hour layover and an hourlong flight to Tanzania’s island of Zanzibar.
Altogether, I spent more than 33 hours on planes and in airports. Unsurprisingly, the journey was filled with mistakes.
