Chartered Flight Safaris in Uganda

Chartered flight safaris in Uganda, these are private, exclusive flight safaris that are arranged for special clients such as individuals, organisations, groups, companies or families, among others. Here, the entire aircraft is exclusively hired for their specific needs, offering customised travel experiences in Uganda’s destinations.  These chartered flight safaris offer unique and panoramic vistas to explore Uganda’s top wildlife destinations. Given the challenging nature of Uganda’s diverse relief and rugged terrain, consisting of steep, rocky, hilly, lowland and un even surfaces, chartered flights are fundamental in time management, tranquillity and offers a higher level of comfort compared to other means of transport. Significantly, this enhances the travel experience, specifically for luxury and clients with a short window of opportunity, and others.

Using chartered flights in Uganda is more prompt and quickest way to connect to Uganda’s unique and scattered adventure destinations for various activities such as gorilla trekking, chimpanzee trekking, hiking, game viewing, sightseeing, cultural experiences, birdwatching, boat cruise, canoeing, golden monkey trekking, among others. These chartered flight safaris in Uganda, are always organised for up scale travellers who always dislike traveling for long distances and also those with a tight schedule.

These chartered flights are always organised by various airline companies specialising in small aircrafts, capable of landing at various airstrips across the country. These chartered flights connect Entebbe International Airport and Kajjansi Airstrip to different parts of the country at the closest airstrips and fields. However, the best and most common ones include Aerolink Uganda, followed by Bar Aviation which have played an instrumental role in transforming Uganda’s tourism industry, domestically, making all top destinations accessible. During the peak season, they always organise chartered flights more than once a day and Vise versa in most of the country’s protected areas with a diverse and unique wildlife like Bwindi  Impenetrable National Park which is home to mountain gorillas.

Top charter flight destinations in Uganda

Uganda’s diverse wildlife species, natural beauty, and its vibrant culture all offer unique adventure safari experiences that draw visitors worldwide. Therefore, travellers seeking thrilling adventure experiences shouldn’t worry, especially those who prefer using chartered flights to various destinations across the country. These experiences take place in a wide range of tourist destinations across the country each unique in style and offer room for chartered flight adventure safaris such as Bwindi Impenetrable Park, Mgahinga National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Rwenzori National Park and Semliki Valley National Park, among others.

Top flight operators in Uganda

Aerolink Uganda is by far the most outstanding career serving domestic flights across the country. It’s also a remarkable airline company renowned for its expertise and regularity. Aerolink provides both daily flights and chartered safari flights to different parts of the country as listed below.

FLIGHT SCHEDULE FOR 2025

BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST NATIONAL PARK (SOUTH)

BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST NATIONAL PARK (NORTH)

KIBALE FOREST NATIONAL PARK AND QUEEN ELIZABETH NATIONAL PARK

DAILY SERVICE: Flight to/from Kasese will operate with a minimum of 2 passengers- Chartered flight safaris in Uganda, 

MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK (PAKUBA, CHOBE & BUGUNGU AIRSTRIPS)

DAILY SERVICE EXCEPT MARCH, APRIL, MAY AND NOVEMBER.

MURCHISON FALLS NATIONAL PARK – KFNP, QENP & BINP

DAILY SERVICE EXCEPT MARCH, APRIL, MAY AND NOVEMBER.

NOTE:

• Timing may vary depending on the aircraft routing
• Check in time is 60 minutes to departure time at Entebbe International Airport
• Check in time for all bush airstrips is 30 minutes before flight departure time.
• Contact AeroLink Operations department on the morning of the scheduled flight to get approximate arrival and departure times for various bush airstrips.
• AeroLink ONLY guarantees flights within its route network and subsidiaries
• Flight to/from Jinja to Kisoro/Kihihi/Kasese/ Murchison Falls National Park on request at a surcharge of

USD 1000.

• AeroLink reserves the right to change departure times or carrier when so required for operational, weather or safety reasons.
• Contact the Charter department for tailor-made services or if the scheduled service does not meet your requirements: charters@aerolinkuganda.com

However, Aerolink also capable of handling international travellers in Entebbe, offering them scheduled and chartered flight safari services to their designated destinations such Maasai Mara especially during the high season.

Bar Aviation

Other airline operators in the market, include Bar Aviation that has appeared for visitors flying to domestic destinations across the country. They also offer unique services similar to Aerolink Uganda but still with varying flight fares, providing visitors with options in line with availability and one’s interest.

Why do luxury clients opt for chartered flight safaris in Uganda

Chartered flight safaris in Uganda enhance efficiency, flexibility and safety especially to travellers whose target is to minimise the supply chain issues of reaching these remote destinations. From Entebbe or Kampala, by road the journey to Kidepo Valley National Park, may take about 12 hours, Bwindi-9 hours, Rwenzori-9 hours, and many others depending on the conditions of the roads. Contrary to this, high end travellers with limited time and those who hate travelling long distances, prefer having chartered flights to minimise time, with efficiency and comfort as well.

Flight rates

Price range varies depending on the nature of the season for both scheduled and chartered flight safaris of a given year. During the high season that runs from June to September and from December to February, prices for tickets tend to be higher as a resulting from high demand which leads to high crowds.  More still, when accessing Bwindi for mountain gorilla trekking experience using a scheduled flight, a one-way ticket from Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport to either Kisoro or Kihihi Airstrips usually costs around $250 to $350 per person. However, the cost of the round trip is always higher ranging between $450 to $600. On the other hand, chartered flights are a little more expensive ranging between $1500 to $3000. This also depends on the distance to be covered, size of the aircraft, among others.

Flight Conditions

Often times, flights are organised during day time hours emanating from unstable weather conditions that are mainly common in the remote destinations. This means that travellers should take note of this and get prepared for mild conditions, since the size of these domestic aircrafts is subjected to strong weather and easily affected by wind than the bigger commercial planes. However, this shouldn’t bother you, since the pilots are experts and are used to these routes, they are capable of handling such conditions.

Conclusion

Chartered flight safaris play an instrumental role in promoting the development of Uganda’s tourism industry through enhancing government revenue, connectivity especially in remote areas that seemingly distant but with unique and exceptional adventure tourists’ activities such as gorilla trekking in Bwindi and Mgahinga National Parks, unique wildlife species in Kidepo Valley National Park, hiking in the Rwenzori Mountains, and Chimpanzee trekking in Kibale National Park among others. Expanding chartered flight choices in the country will undoubtedly increase regional competition and foster global tourism market. This also creating lasting connections, by supporting the local communities and industries as a way of promoting sustainable tourism.