Seronera Airstrip Transfers
Seronera Airstrip in Serengeti National Park, is one of the most famous and commonly used airstrip in Serengeti.
The airstrip is located at the heart of the Serengeti National Park of northern Tanzania, inside the small town of Seronera, about a kilometer south of the Seronera tourist information Centre. There are quite a lot of both special and public campsites nearby, as well as a lodge, a tourist information Centre, two fuel stations, and a village with shops, bars, and a dispensary.
The Seronera Airstrip is commonly used by tourists who are on a Fly-in Safari experience, who are connecting easily within the East African Region or Tanzanian Parks to reduce driving time, take to reach a destination.
You can do a combined African Safari and fly easily to a national park, which makes it quicker in a short time. If the safari includes Serengeti, then it is very easy to fly in through this airstrip, as you can easily land and be picked up by your safari guide who will be waiting for you at the airstrip to transfer you to your booked lodge.
NOTE: The car need to come from Arusha or Karatu – which is about 450km from Serengeti, please book well in advance so that we can drive a day earlier, we can as well combine this transfer with game drive with a Proffesional driver Guide, or even self drive.
What’s on offer?
8 Days Fly in Drive out
Serengeti wildebeests migration is a display of natural wonders with over two million wildebeests, zebras, and antelope traveling over 450 miles across the plain to ensure their survival, unaware that there’s danger presented by the stalking lions and cheetahs among other predators of the wildlife.
Witness huge crocodiles of the Mara River as they wait for the herbivorous to cross the swollen Mara River and enter into Masai Mara Game Reserve from Serengeti National Park.
Tanzania is one of the best countries in Africa to witness the wildebeest migration.
This tour combines Serengeti wildebeest migration with a cultural tour as well as game drive viewing in Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Park.
Accommodation will be at your choice based on your preferences, known for their cozy ambiance and facilities. Indeed, this is a safari package with all the things you need for that well-deserved safari holiday.
Itenirary – Activites
Welcome to Tanzania – Worry free VIP meet & greet at Kilimanjaro Airport. Our Visa Specialist will meet you right on the tarmac and welcome you to the beautiful country of Tanzania. He will issue your Tanzania Visas (all costs included), making your arrival to East Africa easy and efficient.
Fly to the majestic Serengeti to witness this famous park’s teeming wildlife. Depart at 8.00am on a 90-minute flight to the North Serengeti where your very own private vehicle and personal driver-guide will be waiting. Explore the Mara River today, which is most famous for the legendary wildebeest crossing
Next stop is the Central Serengeti – The Big Cat Capital of Africa! Focus your game drives along the Seronera River for quality encounters with lions and leopards. There is no better place in Africa to see these species in action. After lunch, head to the idyllic Makoma Plain, a well-known area for cheetahs
Choose from several exciting optional tours as you depart the Serengeti. Today you will game drive to the Crater with optional tours along the way including an excursion to the Matiti Plains (the main wildebeest calving grounds), a tour of the famous archaeological site at Olduvai Gorge or a visit to a traditional Maasai
Discover Lake Manyara National Park as you descend the Great Rift Valley. Descend the windy road that leads from the Crater to Lake Manyara, which is nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley. After exploring the park’s varied habitats, choose from several exciting optional tours this afternoon.
4 Days Fly in from Zanzibar & Fly out
From Zanzibar, flying in over the Serengeti provides an aerial sneak-peek of the adventure that awaits below. With clear skies, you will be able to take delight in spotting some of the Serengeti resident wildlife as your plane descends for a landing on the Seronera airstrip.
On arrival, you transfer into your safari jeep and begin exploring the Serengeti surroundings, before enjoying a sundowner at your home away from home in the wilderness – Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma.
With over 14,000 square kilometres making up the Serengeti, you may not get the chance to see the national park in its entirety, but any of these itineraries will allow you the opportunity to cover some serious terrain and see the park in great depth.
From Seronera airstrip you can either fly back to Arusha straight or to Zanzibar.
Itenirary – Activites
Pick-up from Zanzibar hotel – Transfer to Zanzibar Airport – Domestic flight Serengeti airstrip Seronera – Safari game drive Serengeti – Overnight in Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma
Let the safari adventure begin
During a 1,5-hour flight departing from Zanzibar Airport, you will fly overhead the Indian Ocean, the hinterland of Tanzania, the Ngorongoro Crater Highlands and the vast expanse of the Serengeti before making your descent to Seronera Airstrip. The views from above are undeniably magnificent. Within half an hour of disembarkation of the aircraft, you will be in a 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof, ready to take all in that Serengeti has on display for you. Around midday, there will be a picnic stop for lunch and a leg stretch, and off you go again. Late afternoon you will be driven to Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma for the night.
Accommodation:
Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma
Safari Comfort Accommodation
Full board meal plan
Full-day safari game drive Serengeti National Park – Overnight in Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma
Spectacular Serengeti
Today you will enjoy a full day game drive in Serengeti National Park. Throughout the day, you will explore the surroundings of a well-known phenomenon; the yearly crossing of the migration. Depending on the rainfall and your travel dates you may have the opportunity to witness this spectacle of nature. In this expansive landscape, watered by several rivers the game is there for viewing in large numbers. You are highly likely to cross paths with giraffe, hippopotamus, elands and elephants.
Accommodation:
Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma
Safari Comfort Accommodation
Full board meal plan
Walking safari followed by sundowner – Night game drive – Overnight in Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma
These boots were made for walking…
Enjoy a bit of a sleep-in and an easy morning around the campgrounds, read a book on the patio or simply make the most of having some downtime. This afternoon you will be making a walking safari. A truly unique experience, where you will have the opportunity to explore new territory and follow the animals on foot, accompanied by your very own armed ranger. The walking safari takes approximately 2 hours and ends with a sundowner while overlooking the Serengeti. Then back to the accommodation for a quick dinner as you will join in on a thrilling adventure; a night game drive. A spotlight is fitted to the vehicle and before you know it you catch the first reflections of the animals’ eyes. The night is another world altogether out there; interesting action of the nocturnal animals, different shades and shadows and unknown sounds. Typical animals of the night are Bushbabies, civets and genet cats, a rare Aardvark or Porcupine and others. Upon return perhaps a nightcap to warm up before retiring to your room for a good rest.
Accommodation:
Africa Safari Serengeti Ikoma
Safari Comfort Accommodation
Full board meal plan
Early morning safari transfer to Seronera Airstrip – Domestic flight back to Zanzibar Airport
Bush planes and aerial goodbyes
After a good night’s sleep, this morning it is departure time. Your vehicle will be taking you to the Seronera airstrip for your flight back to Zanzibar Airport. Enjoy the magnificent views while flying over Serengeti National Park and admire the changing scenery of the Great Rift Valley. Perhaps you will even get a glimpse of the famous Mount Kilimanjaro, as the plane stops briefly in Arusha. You will land at Zanzibar Airport with a camera full of pictures to share with friends and family and look back on the amazing memories created on your African endeavour!
8 Days Drive in and Drive out of Serengeti
This is a 6-day and 5-night mid range safari of Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Tarangire and Lake Manyara National Park. It is a safari adventure which explores the most dramatic highlights of Tanzania. From the wonderful views of the Ngorongoro Crater to the endless plains of the Serengeti and finally to the striking landscapes of Tarangire National Park.
The well-established ‘Northern Circuit’ safari of northern Tanzania offers some of the world’s most diverse safari experiences, consisting of National Parks, game reserves, conservation areas and private concessions.
Among these are the world-famous and iconic Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater, and of course their less well-known neighbours, Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park.
These parks exist for one general purpose and that is to protect the amazing variety and abundance of wildlife in them, both resident and seasonal – and most of all, the world’s largest annual migration of wildebeest and zebra. Although this part of the world has become increasingly busy as a result of its reputation, it is still possible to escape the crowds and find a quiet corner if you know where to go.
Itenirary – Activites
You will be picked up from the Kilimanjaro airport and taken to your hotel at Kibo Palace Hotel for dinner and overnight.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Kibo Palace hotel
After breakfast, we depart for Tarangire national park and arrive in time for lunch at the lodge. In the afternoon, we will have a game drive where you can see giant baobab trees, rolling savannah and acacia parkland. This park is famous for its dense wildlife population, which is most spectacular in the dry season between June and September. It is during this period that thousands of animals- wildebeest, zebra, eland, harte beest, buffalo, and onyx migrate from the dry masai steppe to the Tarangire river in search of water while the predators such as lion, and leopards follow aclose by.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Acacia Tarangire Luxury Camp
We depart for Ngorongoro conservation area, which sits at the rim of the Ngorongoro crater. An afternoon tour of the crater follows. The game drive begins with a 600m descent to the crater floor, a magnificent natural amphitheater. Covering 260 sq. km, the crater is an attraction in its own right and is one of the wonders of the natural world. The crater supports a year round resident population of a variety of wildlife and you can easily spot lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and other species of plain animals.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
We proceed to Serengeti National Park passing via Olduvai gorge. This is the prehistoric site where Dr. Louis Leakey discovered the remains of homo habilis, which is regarded as mankind’s first path of human evolution. An afternoon game drive at Serengeti follows, home to more than 35 species of plain animals such as zebra, wildebeest, eland, giraffe, among many others.
The park is the staging zone for one the most spectacular events in the world- the annual migration of wildebeest. This commences around June where over 1 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle head for the masai mara in Kenya in search of greener pasture. They are followed closely by the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena and vultures. The Serengeti also has over 500 species of birds.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Acacia Seronera Luxury Camp
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After a breakfast, we will have a morning game drive in Serengeti. Then, we will proceed to the Acacia Luxury Camp to have our lunch.
In the afternoon, we will depart to Karatu and check-in at the Acacia Farm lodge where we will have the dinner and an overnight stay.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Acacia Farm Lodge
A morning game drive at Lake Manyara National Park. The park covers 330 sq. km, 70% of which is occupied by the lake. The varied ecosystem consists of ground water forests, acacia woodland and open grassland along the lake shore and sustains a wealth of wildlife, including the big five -lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo. The park is famous for the elusive tree-climbing lions that inhabit the woodland between the lake and the rift valley. We head back to the lodge for lunch and return to Arusha afterwards.
Meals: B,L,D
Accommodation: Can be arranged at an extra cost
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