Above the Wilds of Africa
Self Pilot Safaris

“And now I understand everything,” Isak Dinesen wrote about flying over Africa with Denys Finch Hatton in her now classic memoir, Out of Africa. Her contemporaries, Ernest Hemingway and Beryl Markham (who penned West with the Night, an entire book on the subject) agreed with her wholeheartedly—there is no better way to understand not only the landscape of the African continent, but its spirit and immensity, than by soaring above it. While the average modern-day traveler thinks the height of the African safari can be discovered from the front seat of a specially rigged Land Rover, those in the know realize that the real romance in Africa remains—and always will—at altitude.

Decades after Dinesen took to the skies, African Aero Safaris offers pilots the same timeless, exclusive experience—to fly over golden savannahs and thundering herds of elephants in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique. Their “freeflow” trips for individuals or small groups of two to five planes take everything into account: pre-arranged pilots’ license validations, airplanes, full itineraries and dedicated guide/escort planes with professional aircrews and tour directors, the latter to ensure your utmost comfort when you arrive at your luxury safari lodge for evening sundowners. When it comes to Big Five sightings, there is no better view than the one from above.

For more information or reservations, visit www.aerosafari.com.