Serengeti National Park is a well-known Tanzanian national park noted for its numerous unique and spectacular attractions that draw visitors from all over the world. The Serengeti National Park has been named Africa’s best park multiple times, and it is without a doubt the top park in Africa and the world for wildlife safaris. With its unusual vegetation, which is short, and landscape, which is an infinite plain, the park is noted for having higher concentrations of wild animals, making wildlife viewing quite easy and unique. The Serengeti National Park features the world’s highest concentration of predators, including lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, and hyenas. It is also the site of one of the world’s greatest migrations, with approximately 1.5 million wildebeest, zebra, and gazelles migrating to Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve, accompanied by a few predators such as lions.

It is Tanzania’s most famous park and Africa’s best park. The Serengeti is Tanzania’s most visited park. The park has been well-developed in various areas, including lodging and transportation, to ensure that guests have an enjoyable safari. The Serengeti National Park transportation system includes both road and air transportation, with a vast number of airstrips to handle various guest airplanes.

Short shuttle flights from all across Tanzania, including Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar, Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam, Arusha Airport, and Kilimanjaro International Airport, are the most convenient way to get to Serengeti National Park. Tourists may decide to travel by plane for a variety of reasons, including a lack of time for a safari or the necessity to rapidly transfer to the park for a safari. The following are the airstrips in the Serengeti national park where you can land if you are traveling to the Serengeti by plane.

• SERONERA AIRSTRIP

Seronera airstrip is the largest airstrip in Serengeti national park in terms of size, and it serves both small regional aircraft to nearby destinations and domestic chartered flights to Serengeti national park.

Seronera airstrip is located in the Serengeti National Park, in the small village of Seronera at the centre of the park. It is about a 2-hour drive from Naabi Hill and Ndabaka Gates. Four Seasons, Kubu Kubu Tented Lodge, One Nature Nyaruswiga, Lemala Ewanjan Camp, Siringit Camp, Lemala Nanyukie, Ehlane Plains, and Namiri Plains are among the lodges accessible and located near this airstrip. When staying at one of these lodges or participating in tourist activities such as game drives in the Seronera section of the Serengeti National Park, transfers from and to the Seronera airstrip is more advise and recommended.

In addition, the Seronera airfield is close to serengeti tourist information center, two fuel stations, shops, pubs, and a pharmacy. Seronera airstrip is located 1 km from Pimbi campsite, 5 km from Seronera visitor information centre, 5 km from Seronera settlement, 6 km from Tumbili campsite, 7 km from Nyani camping, and 1 km from Nguchiro campsite.

• KOGATENDE AIRSTRIP

Singita Mara River Tented Camp, Lemala Kuria Hills, Serengeti Bushtops, Nomad Lamai, and Kimondo Migration Camp are all accessible via Kogatende airstrip, which is ideally located on the southern banks of the Mara River in the northern Serengeti national park. The Larelamangi salt lick is 2 kilometers away, the Bologonja gate is 7 kilometers away, the Klein gate is 1 kilometer away, and the Lobo Kopjes is 3 kilometers away from the airstrip. It is used by visitors who want to participate in tourist activities such as game drives in the southern Serengeti national park, as well as people who need to spend the night in accommodation in the northern Serengeti.

The most convenient airport for accessing the isolated section of Serengeti National Park with panoramic views of the scenery is Kogatende airstrip, which is located on the southern banks of the Mara River, a few kilometers south of Kenya’s border with Tanzania. During the annual wildebeest migration, millions of wildebeests and thousands of zebras, Grant’s, and Thomson gazelles use this area to cross from Serengeti national park to Maasai Mara national reserve in an event known as the Mara River Crossing.

• SASAKWA AIRSTRIP

The Singita Grumeti Reserves, which border the western edge of Serengeti National Park to the north of the Western Corridor, include Sasakwa airstrip. The location covers 400 acres of unrivaled wilderness and is part of the famous migration path, which attracts hundreds of thousands of animals each year. The Serengeti concession includes habitats such as broad open plains, rocky outcrops, riverine forest, and woodland that are typical of the Serengeti. Due to its size, it maintains a year-round resident population of species.

Singita Sabora Tented Camp, Singita Sasakwa Lodge, Singita Faru Faru, and Andbeyond Grumeti Tented Camp are all accessible from this airstrip due to their close position. When staying at one of these lodges and doing your game drive at this area, transfers/flying from and to the Sasakwa airstrip is more recommended since they are just few kilometers away from the airstrip, Airstrips in Serengeti National Park.

• LOBO AIRSTRIP

Lobo airstrip is a major airstrip that serves both Serengeti National Park and other nearby destinations. It is located in the remote north-eastern section of Serengeti National Park, in the Lobo area. It gives you access to a variety of lodges, including Andbeyond Klein’s Camp, Beyond Serengeti under Canvas, and Taasa Lodge.

Lobo airfield is located near the serengeti National Park’s eastern boundary, a short distance south of the Lobo communities. The location where this airstrip is located is noted for harboring a high population of lions and is adjacent to both public and private campsites. Also, 6 kilometers from Lobo Kopjes, 6 kilometers from Lobo campground, 6 kilometers from Klein’s gate, 7 kilometers from Bologonja springs, and 8 kilometers from Ngare Naironya airstrip.

The lobo airstrip serves and accepts guests who wish to undertake their tourism activities in the lobo area of Serengeti national park’s north-eastern zone, as well as people who want to spend their nights in Serengeti national park’s facilities in this area.

• SERENGETI KUSINI AIRSTRIP

The Serengeti Kusini airfield is strategically located in the location where the annual wildebeest migration begins, and travelers may be lucky enough to see the migration while utilizing the airstrip. It is a popular airstrip in Serengeti national park, located near Kusini Kopjes and a few kilometers south of Maswa game reserve. It is also 2 kilometers from Mawe Ya samba Kopjes, 1 km from Kusini Kopjes, 9 kilometers from Maswa game reserve, 9 kilometers from Soito Kopjes, and 8 kilometers from Itiganya Kopjes.

During the wildebeest migration, lakes Ndutu, Lake Masek, Lake Elemeti, and Lake El Dabsh are all close to the Serengeti Kusini airfield, and these lakes serve as calving grounds for wildebeests and zebras. The Serengeti Kusini airstrip’s location allows for easy access to several accommodations such as Sanctuary Kusini Camp, Kimondo Migration Camp, Serengeti under Canvas, and Nomad Serengeti Camp, among others.

• FORT IKOMA AIRSTRIP

Fort Ikoma airstrip is a short and little airstrip that is rarely utilized due to its proximity to Seronera airstrip. Fort Ikoma airfield is ideally located in the Serengeti National Park, with Serengeti to the south, Grumeti to the west, and Ikongoro to the east, adjacent to Seronera airstrip and a short distance in the northwestern part of the park.

The airstrip is 3 km from Fort Ikoma, 3 km from Fort Ikoma campsite, 1 km from Fort Ikoma gate, 3 km from Retina Hippo pool, and 1 km from Nyabogati Hippo pool.

• KIRAWIRA B AIRSTRIP

Kirawira B airfield is located in the Serengeti National Park’s western region, next to the Grumeti River, 3 hours from Mwanza, Tanzania’s second largest city, and half an hour from Ndabaka gate. Kirawira B airstrip is located 4 kilometers from the Kirawira migration cross point, 8 kilometers from Grumeti game reserve, 8 kilometers from Handajenga gate, 2 kilometers from Ndabaka gate, and 7 kilometers from Balili observation point. It is an ideal airstrip for visitors who flys and takes their journey from mwanza.