Private Jet Barrie to Serengeti

Barrie to the Serengeti is a 6,518 nautical mile private charter route, one of the longest into East Africa from Canada, linking the shores of Lake Simcoe with the plains of northern Tanzania via a path across the Atlantic, Europe and the length of Africa. An ultra-long-range jet is required for a sector of this scale, with the Gulfstream G650ER or Bombardier Global 7500 among the few aircraft capable of the crossing without a fuel stop, cruising at altitudes up to 51,000 feet for a faster passage above congested airways. Barrie-Orillia Airport gives Ontario-based travellers a quieter alternative to Toronto Pearson for a long-range private departure. The flight arrives at Seronera Airstrip, set at the centre of the Serengeti’s richest game-viewing country. Camps near the airstrip give guests rapid access to the plains, where resident lion, leopard and elephant populations can be seen throughout the year, and where the Great Migration’s wildebeest and zebra herds pass in vast numbers during their seasonal circuit. The granite kopjes near the airstrip remain a favourite for photographers hoping to capture lion prides at rest. Given the scarcity of convenient scheduled connections between central Ontario and East Africa, a private charter on this route offers a considerable advantage, replacing what would otherwise be a lengthy, multi-stop journey with a single continuous flight, arriving with guests rested and ready for the plains. Beyond the headline predator sightings, the plains around Seronera also support exceptional birdlife and, after dark, some of the clearest night skies anywhere on the safari circuit, a fitting reward at the end of such a long crossing from Ontario.