✈️ Flights
Arusha (ARK) → Serengeti (Seronera airstrip)
Coastal Aviation
Trade a day of corrugated road for an hour of air safari.
The flying safari from Arusha into the Serengeti saves six bone-shaking hours on the road and delivers you directly to the park's heart - Seronera airstrip sits among the big-cat heartlands of the central Serengeti. The light aircraft hop via Manyara or Grumeti airstrips picking up lodge guests, so the routing varies day to day; count on a low pass over the Ngorongoro highlands and, with luck, giraffe scattering beneath the climb-out. Game viewing begins from the moment the wheels leave the ground.
- Operator
- Coastal Aviation
- Frequency
- Daily (2 departures)
- Typical duration
- 1.5-2 hours with stops
- Price range
- $250-350
- Luggage
- 15 kg soft bag strictly enforced + 5 kg daypack
Service classes
Booking information
☎ Almost always booked through your safari operator or at coastal.co.tz. Seats are sold per flying hour, not per route, so confirm which airstrips are served on your day of travel.
Good to know
The strict 15 kg soft-bag limit is enforced with a luggage scale at check-in - laundry services at lodges exist precisely for this. Book weeks ahead for the Great Migration season (Dec-Mar for the south, Jun-Oct for the north). Morning flights catch the best light and the calmest air.
Times and fares are curated guidelines, not a live timetable. Always
confirm before you travel.