Our executively configured Cessna Grand Caravans and Cessna Stationair provide for short field capabilities, landing or taking off from shorter runways and landing strips, often providing passengers with access to smaller, local airports that are closer to their final destinations.
Our executive Grand Caravans deliver a unique combination of dependability, economy, style and utility. In executive configuration it typically seats up to nine passengers in leather upholstered seats with a dual position divan at the rear. Ideal for private groups for short to mid range flights.
Capacity: 9 Passengers
Crew: 1 Pilot
Luggage: 15 kgs per person
Cruise speed: 167mph / 268kmh
Cruise Altitude: 11,500ft
Horsepower: 675hp
Average Range: 840 nautical miles
We are proud to be the only aviation professional in East Africa offering executively-configured, 9 & 11 seat turboprop Cessna Grand Caravan 208Bs. They are sturdy, powerful and reliable, the aircraft of choice for bush flying in Africa.
Our newly acquired Grand Caravan EX is the same thoroughbred but with enhanced capabilities. Additional horsepower, a four bladed prop and the next generation G1000 (NXi) flight deck, providing dependable and efficient performance, enabling us to do more. The Grand Caravan EX turboprop was engineered for challenging missions, high payloads and short, rough runways while delivering single-engine economy and simplicity. In executive configuration our EX seats up to 11 passengers, in leather upholstered seats, a dual position divan at the rear, all with the convenience of first class surroundings.
Capacity: 11 Passengers
Crew: 1 Pilot
Luggage: 15 kgs per person
Cruise speed: 167mph / 268kmh
Cruise Altitude: 11,500ft
Horsepower: 867hp
Average Range: 900 nautical miles
Our Grand Caravan EX aircraft are the only 11 seat executive aircraft operating in East Africa. Equipped with the new G1000 NXi flight deck, this enhanced Caravan version continues to be sturdy, powerful and utterly reliable. Our aircraft of choice for bush flying in Africa.
A true heavy hauler utility bush aircraft capable of landing almost anywhere. The C206 is a six-seat aircraft, with five passenger seats. Featuring a spacious passenger cabin, and executive leather seats, it can accommodate four passengers comfortably. The Cessna 206 is ideal for couples on honeymoon and small groups of friends for short flights.
Capacity: 5 Passengers
Crew: 1 Pilot
Luggage: 15 kgs per person on full load
Cruise speed: 120 knots
Horsepower: 310Hp
Average Range: 420 nautical miles
A short distance safari workhorse, suited to couples and small families (Mum, Dad and 2 kids). Ideal on rough, short airstrips the external luggage pod makes for more room inside the executive cabin. A sturdy little bird, much loved by all who are privileged to operate this lovely aeroplane.
Take an executive cabin, twin turbine engines and a glass cockpit, mix and stir, and you have the most popular business turboprop in the world today. We offer two thoroughbreds in this class, the King Air 200 and 350i series, both with executive, pressurised cabins and ideal for longer range travel for up to 7 passengers on the 200 and up to 10 passengers on the 350i. The 200 series has a good short bush strip capability, whilst the 350i is ideal for high speed cruise on longer routes.
Capacity: 7 Passengers
Crew: 2 Pilots
Luggage: 15 kgs per person on full load
Cruise speed: 280 knots / 519 km/h
Horsepower: 2 x 850 shp
Normal Range: 920nm
Max Range: 1580 nm
Service Ceiling: 35000 ft
Capacity: 10 Passengers
Crew: 2 Pilots
Luggage: 15 kgs per person on full load
Cruise speed: 313 knots / 579 km/h
Horsepower: 2 x 1,050 shp
Normal Range: 1400nm
Max Range: 1700 nm
Service Ceiling: 35000 ft
Executive interiors with luxury contoured leather seats and large windows.
In addition to running turbo-prop aircraft, Scenic Air Safaris also offers an all encompassing private jet air charter service. Medium size light jets ranging from 4 - 10 seats are available and capable of completing a range of diverse flight requirements to both regional and international destinations; whether it be Seychelles, Rwanda, Mozambique or Mauritius.
Aircraft available:
Capacity: from 2 - 10 Passengers
Crew: 2 pilots
Luggage: aircraft dependent (avg. 20kgs)
Cruise Speed: Aircraft dependent
Average Range: 3,000 nautical miles (midsize jet, aircraft dependent)
Ideal for small private groups for mid to long-range flights
There can be no compromise to flight safety - period. Our 12-year safety record is impeccable, we conduct constant and ongoing enforcement of stringent safety requirements, and our pilots are trained and constantly reviewed to the highest international air safety standards.
All our aircraft are equipped with satellite tracking devices, enabling real-time operational control and position-reporting capability.