✈️ Flights
Arusha (ARK) → Serengeti (Kogatende airstrip)
Auric Air
Direct to the Mara river crossings at the north edge of the park.
Auric Air serves Kogatende, the airstrip for the northern Serengeti's river-crossing country, where the Great Migration stacks hundreds of thousands of wildebeest against the Mara between July and October. Flying direct from Arusha in about two hours, it turns an impractical two-day drive into a morning transfer, landing ten minutes from the luxury mobile camps of Kogatende and Lamai. Outside migration season the service continues to supports camps around the central Serengeti and western corridor.
- Operator
- Auric Air
- Frequency
- 3x weekly (daily in peak season)
- Typical duration
- About 2 hours
- Price range
- $260-380
- Luggage
- 15 kg soft bag strictly enforced
Service classes
Booking information
☎ Book at auricair.com or through your lodge; many northern Serengeti camps include a shared charter in the rate. Reconfirm 48 hours before departure - routings shift with passenger loads.
Good to know
Kogatende serves the northern Serengeti and the Mara river crossings (Jul-Oct). Flights consolidate several lodges' passengers, so routing and stops vary day to day. Same 15 kg soft-bag rules as all bush flights; bring cash for park fees if your camp has not prepaid them.
Times and fares are curated guidelines, not a live timetable. Always
confirm before you travel.