Light aircraft on a bush airstrip with mountains behind

Safari Experiences

Fly-in Safaris

Trade the transfer days for more time in the parks

Best time

Year-round

Suited to

Short itineraries, time-poor travellers, Zanzibar add-ons

Pace

Efficient — more hours on game drives

The experience

Light aircraft turn a six-hour drive into a forty-minute flight over the Rift Valley. For short trips, or for anyone who would rather not spend days on the road, flying is the single best upgrade you can make to a Tanzanian itinerary.

More game viewing, less road

Every hour saved in transit becomes an hour in the park.

Reach remote camps

The quietest corners of the Serengeti are only practical to reach by air.

Seamless beach combinations

Fly straight from a bush airstrip to Zanzibar without returning to Arusha.

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