Private Jet Serengeti to Sun valley

A journey of some 7,812 nautical miles connects the Serengeti to Sun Valley, one of the network’s most demanding sectors and one that calls for an executive airliner, an Airbus ACJ or Boeing BBJ offering the endurance, cabin comfort and crew rest facilities a flight of this length requires. Departure from Seronera Airstrip, deep within the Serengeti National Park, is itself an experience few other routes can match, the aircraft lifting off from a dirt strip surrounded by open savannah before climbing north across Africa, Europe and the Atlantic on the long routing toward Idaho. At altitudes up to and beyond 43,000 feet, an executive airliner rides comfortably above weather for the majority of the crossing, its stateroom and dedicated work areas turning what would otherwise be an arduous multi-stop commercial itinerary into a single, well-managed operation. The wildebeest migration, the open plains and the low-key luxury camps of the Serengeti give way, many hours later, to the pine forests and granite ridgelines of the Wood River Valley, a landscape as different as any two points on this network. This route serves safari travellers extending an African journey directly into a mountain season, avoiding the multiple connections and overnight stops a standard itinerary would otherwise involve. Careful flight planning, including a technical stop where required, is essential given the distance, and the executive airliner category’s range and comfort make it the only sensible way to link two of the world’s more remote and distinctive destinations in a single operation. Even the ground handling at Seronera reflects the setting, with wildlife often visible from the apron as the aircraft is prepared for the long journey north.