Luxury Fly-In
4-Day Serengeti Fly-In Safari
A premium fly-in safari maximizing time in the Serengeti wilderness.
- Duration
- 4 Days / 3 Nights
- Route
- Serengeti
- Best time
- Year-round
- Pace
- Relaxed
Overview
About this safari
Four days spent entirely in the Serengeti, with no long transfers. Fly straight to the airstrip nearest the action for the season and stay in a camp positioned close to the herds or the best predator country.
Trip highlights
- Light-aircraft flights both ways
- Camp placed for the season
- Two full days of game drives
- Optional hot air balloon flight
Your route
Trip at a glance
- Duration
- 4 Days / 3 Nights
- Start / end
- Arusha → Arusha or Zanzibar (by light aircraft)
- Style
- Luxury Fly-In
- Pace
- Relaxed
- Stay
- Luxury tented or mobile camp
- Ideal for
- Couples, photographers, travellers who prefer flying to long drives
- Best time
- Year-round. January to March for calving in the south, July to October for river crossings in the north.
- Price
- Quoted per trip; depends on season, group size and lodges
Day by day
Your itinerary
Timings and camps can shift with the season and wildlife; your guide adapts each day to give you the best sightings.
Day 1: Fly into the Serengeti
Fly from Arusha to the airstrip nearest your camp (Seronera, Ndutu, Kogatende or Grumeti, depending on the season). Your guide meets you on the runway and the game drive starts straight away.
Day 2: Full day with the herds and predators
Morning drive when the predators are active, lunch in camp or out in the bush, and an afternoon exploring kopjes and river crossings, depending on the season.
Day 3: Quiet corners and optional balloon flight
Start with an optional dawn balloon flight and champagne breakfast, or an early game drive. Spend the day in the quieter parts of the area, looking for servals, cheetah families and a lion kill away from other vehicles.
Day 4: Sunrise drive and departure
A last sunrise drive and breakfast at camp before the transfer to the airstrip for your flight back to Arusha or on to Zanzibar.
What’s included
Included and not included
This is what a standard private safari with us includes. Your written proposal confirms the details for your trip.
Included
- Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide
- All park and conservation fees for the itinerary
- Accommodation as listed, with the meals shown for each day
- Drinking water in the vehicle throughout the safari
- Airport transfers in Tanzania
Not included
- International flights and Tanzanian visa
- Travel insurance (required)
- Optional activities such as balloon flights
- Tips for guides and camp staff
- Drinks and personal expenses unless stated
When to go
Best time for this trip
Year-round. January to March for calving in the south, July to October for river crossings in the north.
- JanPeak
- FebPeak
- MarPeak
- AprQuieter / wet
- MayQuieter / wet
- JunGood
- JulPeak
- AugPeak
- SepPeak
- OctPeak
- NovGood
- DecGood
Destinations
Places on this safari
Read our in-depth guide to each park on the route.
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