Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Zurich to Kilimanjaro. Left side dominates both ends of this flight — Lake Zurich and the Alps on departure, and the iconic broadside view of Kilimanjaro on approach. During the cruise over East Africa, the left side also tracks closer to the Rift Valley lakes and Ethiopian highlands.

During takeoff from Zurich (ZRH), sit on the Left side for the best views. ZRH typically departs on runway 16 heading southeast, or runway 28 heading west. On the more common runway 28 departure with a left turn south, the left side gets the Alps including the Glarus Alps and Lake Zurich stretching away to the southeast. On runway 16 departures heading south, left side again captures Lake Zurich and the Glarus Alps as the aircraft climbs. Notable sights include: Lake Zurich, Glarus Alps, Lake Walen (Walensee), Rhine Valley.

When landing at Kilimanjaro International (JRO), sit on the Left side for the best views. JRO sits north of Kilimanjaro and aircraft typically approach from the north or east on runway 27 heading west. On this approach, Kilimanjaro's massive summit dome — Kibo — sits to the left (south) of the aircraft, giving left-side passengers a direct broadside view of the mountain's glaciated peak above the surrounding savanna plains. Notable sights include: Mount Kilimanjaro (Kibo summit), Mount Meru, Amboseli plains, Arusha region.

The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Kilimanjaro International (JRO) takes Approximately 9 to 10 hours.

The route passes over the Italian boot and Mediterranean Sea, then crosses the Sahara desert over Libya and Chad with vast sand seas and occasional rocky massifs like the Tibesti Mountains visible below. Over Sudan and South Sudan the Nile and its tributaries appear as silver threads through dry savanna. Approaching East Africa, the Ethiopian Highlands rise as a dramatic plateau before the terrain drops into the Rift Valley system with its chain of lakes including Lake Turkana visible on the right side.