Barafu Flying Safaris · 4 days · 3 nights
Serengeti by Air
Fly from Arusha to the heart of the Serengeti in about an hour and a quarter, and spend three nights where the big cats live all year.
Your flights
Day by day
- Day 1
Arusha to the Serengeti
Morning bush flight from Arusha Airport to Seronera airstrip, about 1 hour 15 minutes, sometimes with a stop at Lake Manyara. Your guide meets the plane. Game drive on the way to camp.
- Day 2
The Seronera valley
A full day along the Seronera River, where leopards rest in the sausage trees and lion prides hold the kopjes. A dawn balloon flight can be added.
- Day 3
The open plains
Drive out to the short-grass plains for cheetah and hyena. Bush breakfast in the field and an afternoon back at camp, or stay out all day.
- Day 4
Back to Arusha
A last morning drive, then the flight back to Arusha. You can connect to an evening international flight or fly on to Zanzibar.
Included
- Return bush flights Arusha–Seronera
- Private 4×4 with pop-up roof and your own guide
- 3 nights in a tented camp, full board
- All Serengeti park and concession fees
- Airstrip meet-and-greet and camp transfers
- $25 from Barafu to The Little Oasis Foundation
Not included
- International flights and visas
- Travel insurance, which must include evacuation
- Balloon safari (can be added)
- Gratuities for guide and camp staff
- Premium drinks
Bush flights usually allow 15 kg per person in a soft bag. Read the Fly-In Handbook
Where you could stay
Stays you can feel
The kind of places this journey stays. Choose a feeling; every photo has a reference you can send us, and we fit the stay to your dates and preferences.
Lanterns, a lit fire pit, dinner outdoors. The day slows down and the stars come out.
Elephants at the waterhole, hills above the plains, a view from every chair.
Rooms you do not want to leave: deep baths, soft light, coffee under the arches.
Photos courtesy of our partner lodges and camps. We book the stays; the lodges run them. Select any photo for a closer look.
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Every journey is adjusted to your dates.
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