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November 2021

Above & Beyond

SkySafari Now Offers Five Different Itinerary Options for Guests

 

‘Tis the season and join us on a SkySafari holiday in 2022! We’ve been working on some exciting experiences for the New Year and happy to confirm that safari-goers may now choose from five different SkySafari options to ensure the utmost flexibility when planning a safari holiday. Guests can opt between 8-day or 10-day programs with SkySafari Kenya or SkySafari Tanzania or book our newest 13-day SkySafari East Africa itinerary, the first of its kind. Using our own fleet of small, luxurious planes, we ensure you’ll spend less time traveling and have more time enjoying your safari experience, whether that means extra game drives, picnicking out in the bush, lounging by the pool or relaxing on your veranda.

Our SkySafari Kenya 8-day program includes 2 nights at Elewana Elsa’s Kopje in the wild and remote Meru Conservancy, 2 nights at Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp in the resplendent Loisaba Conservancy, and 2 nights at Elewana Sand River in the world famous Masai Mara starting at $8,400 per person in shared room (excluding park fees), while our SkySafari Kenya 10-day itinerary boasts 2 nights’ accommodation at Elewana Tortilis Camp with breath-taking views of Mt. Kilimanjaro and adds an extra night at both Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp and Elewana Sand River, with rates starting at $9,900 per person in shared room (excluding park fees).

Our Tanzania itineraries combine the very best of the untamed north, in style. Guests can opt for the SkySafari Tanzania 8-day itinerary with 1 night at Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge, 2 nights in the magical treehouses at Elewana Tarangire Treetops, 2 nights at Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro at the majestic Ngorongoro Crater and 2 nights at Elewana Serengeti Pioneer or Elewana Serengeti Migration in the spectacular Serengeti with starting rates of $7,500 per person in a shared room (excluding park fees), while our SkySafari Tanzania 10-day program adds an extra night at both Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro and Elewana Serengeti Pioneer or Elewana Serengeti Migration, with rates starting at $9,900 per person in a shared room (excluding park fees).

Our one-of-a-kind expertly curated SkySafari East Africa 13-day itinerary, starting at $15,500 per person in a shared room (excluding park fees), delivers maximum variety and high adventure in superb style and elevated efficiency, all while offering the most precious gift of all – time. Explore the very best of Kenya and Tanzania, from the heat-hazed, star-streaked Kenyan savannah, teeming with wildlife, to the highlands of Northern Tanzania, home to the continent’s highest mountain, the planet’s largest intact caldera, vast golden plains and truly enormous skies, our seamless, epic East Africa SkySafari journey is the trip of a lifetime.

Special Guaranteed Rates for 2023 Bookings Made with Paid Deposit

 

 

We’re happy to extend a special offer to those booking a SkySafari holiday in 2023. From now until March 31, 2022, we will honour our 2022 rates for SkySafari reservations booked and confirmed with a paid deposit for 2023. Make your reservation now and enjoy our small fleet of executive-class planes, personalized service, luxurious accommodations and authentic African safari experiences, along with an amazing abundance of wildlife.

To find out more on terms and conditions for this special offer and to make a booking, please contact us at reservations@skysafari.com or via phone – Tanzania +255 782 600 049 / Kenya +254 702 594 424.

Bookings of four or more enjoy a complimentary hot air balloon journey

 

 

SkySafari is happy to offer a complimentary hot air balloon journey free of charge in either the Serengeti or Amboseli National Park for bookings of four or more people. Valid for bookings from 10 Dec 2021 – 31 May 2022, this special offer must be booked separately and cannot be combined with other special offers. For reservation information and full terms and conditions, please contact us at reservations@skysafari.com.

 

Make this Season Merry and Bright with Festive SkySafari Celebrations in Kenya and Tanzania

 

 

SkySafari guests can enjoy unique celebrations during their stay at Elewana Collection properties this season. Staff are already underway preparing unique festive celebrations to ensure this holiday season is merrier than ever. Guests can look forward to a wealth of special holiday revelries including daily festive celebrations at Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro in honour of the 12-days of Christmas, Christmas Eve sundowners around a campfire with Christmas carols, champagne cocktails and canapés at Elewana Serengeti Migration camp, traditional Christmas Eve Boma dinner under the stars and Baobab trees at Elewana Tarangire Treetops, Father Christmas gift delivery early Christmas morning for children and Christmas Day brunch for families at Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge, surprise Christmas Day champagne bush breakfast for guests at Elewana Elsa’s Kopje, festive New Year’s Eve lunch at Elewana Loisaba Tented Camp, New Year’s Eve candlelit dinner under the stars with lanterns at Elewana Sand River Masai Mara and celebratory New Year’s Day brunch at many of the properties, along with much more planned.

 

Shanga Has the Perfect Holiday Gift for Everyone on Your List

 

 

Looking for that perfect gift? Shanga has something for everyone on your list, including unique and high-quality handmade jewellery, glassware and homewares incorporating recycled materials. The social enterprise, which is located on the grounds of Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge, is an uplifting local community project which employs local Tanzanians with disabilities who use their talents in glassblowing, weaving, sewing, Tinga Tinga painting, bead-making and metal work to create incredible one-of-kind items. Profits from sales of the products are then reinvested into developing opportunities to employ more people with disabilities.

The local shop is able to arrange online orders and international shipping of Shanga’s handmade products for holiday gifts. To find out more about how to place an order, visit www.shanga.org or email at orders@shanga.org.

Find out how much you know about magnificent African wildlife with our SkySafari Big Five-minute quiz

 

 

  1. Can you identify the animals shown above?
  2. A group of lions is called?
  3. The gestation period of an elephant is?
  4. Another name for the African wild dog is?
  5. When does a Cheetah prefer to hunt?

Email your answers to reservations@skysafari.com and stand a chance to win a special surprise.

 

 

Our SkySafari Team is Ready to Decks the Halls (and Planes!)

 

 

Our SkySafari team is ready to deck the halls (and planes!) this season. Come join us for an exciting East African bush adventure this Christmas!

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