There are two prerequisites for taking a Self-Fly Safari^®.  First, you want to go on an African wildlife safari.  Second, you are a pilot.  

CONSIDER:   to arrange an ordinary safari you would go to your travel agent, look over brochures, determine a schedule, determine what camps to visit, and off you’d go.  Once in southern Africa, you would be transported from camp to camp either by ground transportation or by charter aircraft.   

BUT, YOU ARE A PILOT and this makes all the difference! Instead of being chartered around from camp to camp – you can rent an aircraft and pilot it around your planned itinerary!   You see the animals, stay at first class bush lodges and camps, have an aircraft at your disposal.  You come home with great safari memories -- and the rare experience of flying the African bush!                              

Hanks Aero Adventures arranges and fixes self-piloted bush expeditions – what we call the Self-Fly Safari^® You can do it individually or as a group of aircraft. Let us set up your African flying adventure!

Southern Africa has many wonderful places to fly! This kind of terrain -- long distances and poor roads -- is what airplanes are made for!  It is a big chunk of a big continent.  Buffalo, lion, and elephant wander under your wings.  Dirt airstrips link far-flung towns and camps across the African bush.  A day’s flight, and a dusty drive through herds of antelope, culminates with a sundowner, an excellent dinner, and a cordial evening around a campfire with friends and other travelers from around the world.  As conversation fades the night sounds of the bush come to the fore.  Enjoy restful sleep in the wilds of Africa.  A predawn wake-up call, an early start, and the adventure begins anew!