Fly-in Safari

Skip the Roads. Fly Straight Into the Wild.

A fly-in safari turns travel time into part of the experience. Instead of spending long hours driving between distant destinations, take to the sky and watch Tanzania unfold beneath you.

Land close to the wilderness and continue directly into your safari, giving you more time among the landscapes and wildlife you came to experience.

Quick Facts

EXPERIENCE
Safari by light aircraft

BEST FOR
Luxury & shorter journeys

WHERE
Selected safari destinations

FLIGHTS
Scheduled or charter

COMBINE WITH
Serengeti & Zanzibar

ABOVE THE WILDERNESS

The Safari Begins Before You Land.

From the air, Tanzania reveals its scale.

Mountains fade into plains. Rivers carve their way through seemingly untouched landscapes. Roads disappear, villages become tiny points below and eventually the wilderness takes over.

Then the aircraft descends toward a small bush airstrip, the door opens and your safari vehicle is waiting nearby.

No crowded terminal. No long highway.

Just the wild.

MORE TIME ON SAFARI

Less time on the road

SCENIC FLIGHTS

See Tanzania from above

REMOTE WILDERNESS

Reach distant safari areas

SAFARI & BEACH

Fly from bush to ocean

FROM SKY TO SAFARI

Land Where the Adventure Begins

Fly-in safaris are especially valuable when travelling to distant parts of the Serengeti or combining destinations that would otherwise require lengthy road transfers.

Flights generally use smaller aircraft connecting regional airports and bush airstrips across Tanzania.

After landing, your guide can meet you at the airstrip and the journey continues by safari vehicle, often with wildlife appearing within minutes of leaving the runway.

WHERE WILL YOU LAND?

From Famous Plains to Remote Wilderness.

Serengeti

Straight into safari country.

Fly into airstrips serving different regions of the Serengeti and begin exploring without spending an entire day reaching the park by road.

Northern Serengeti

Closer to the migration.

During the northern migration season, flying can significantly reduce travel time when reaching the remote landscapes around Kogatende and the Mara River.

Southern Tanzania

Into the remote wild.

Flights provide convenient access to distant safari areas such as Nyerere and Ruaha, opening up some of Tanzania’s quieter wilderness regions.

Zanzibar

From savannah to sea.

Combine safari and beach without retracing your journey by road, flying from the mainland toward Zanzibar and the Indian Ocean.

FLY WITH THE SEASONS

JAN – MAR

Toward the Southern Plains

Flights can help connect travellers with areas closer to the southern Serengeti and the wider ecosystem during the calving period.

APR – MAY

Green From Above

Seasonal rains transform Tanzania into a spectacular patchwork of green, although flight schedules and operations remain subject to weather conditions.

JUN – OCT

Into Migration Country

Flying is particularly useful for reaching northern Serengeti during the dry season and migration period, avoiding lengthy overland journeys.

NOV – DEC

Follow the Changing Plains

As the rains return and wildlife movements shift, flights make it easier to connect different safari regions within a larger itinerary.

TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE

Sometimes the Shortest Journey Has the Biggest View.

Tell us where you want to go and how much time you have. We’ll build the right combination of flights, private transfers and game drives into your Tanzania journey.

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