Private Jet Nantucket to Serengeti

From Nantucket, the historic whaling island off Cape Cod, to the Serengeti is a journey of some 7,101 nautical miles, a distance that calls for an executive airliner or ultra-long-range jet such as the Bombardier Global 7500, whose four-zone cabin suits a flight that can extend past twelve hours depending on routing and winds. Cruising near 45,000 feet for much of the sector, aircraft of this class typically find smoother, less congested air above the busier lower flight levels used by commercial traffic. Departures leave Nantucket Memorial Airport, a historically significant field that has served the island’s aviation needs since the early twentieth century and remains well equipped for private jet operations despite its modest size. Arrival is at Seronera Airstrip, set within the Serengeti’s central plains, an area whose name comes from the Maasai description of a land that runs on forever, a fitting description given the unbroken horizon visible from the airstrip itself. Resident wildlife populations here, sustained by the Seronera River, mean guests can expect strong sightings of lion, elephant and giraffe regardless of where the seasonal wildebeest migration happens to be at the time of travel. The switch from Nantucket’s grey-shingled charm and Atlantic light to the golden plains of Tanzania is a considerable one, and for travellers building an itinerary around two very different kinds of escape, an aircraft with genuine long-range capability turns what would otherwise be an arduous multi-stop journey into a single, well-planned sector with time to spare for that first afternoon safari. Guests often pair this route with a wider tour taking in the Ngorongoro Crater before returning east.