A Cessna Grand Caravan on the ramp under a dramatic East African sky

Private air charter · Premium aviation · Destination freedom

Your aircraft. Your schedule. Anywhere in Africa.

Lari Lush sources the right aircraft for every mission — from a bush strip in the Mara to a boardroom in Kigali — from a global pool of over 30,000 aircraft, each one independently vetted before you board.

Aircraft we can source
30,000+ Aircraft we can source
Charter desk
24/7 Charter desk
Verified on every flight
AOC Verified on every flight
Typical quote turnaround
4 hrs Typical quote turnaround

What we arrange

Charter built around the mission, not the aircraft

Every brief is different. We match the airframe, the operator and the crew to what you actually need to do.

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Our charter services

Luxury & Private Safaris — Lari Lush charter service

Luxury & Private Safaris

Camp airstrip to camp airstrip

Door-to-door safari flying that puts you on the reserve in under an hour, on aircraft rated for short, unpaved bush strips.

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Corporate & Business Charter — Lari Lush charter service

Corporate & Business Charter

Discretion, efficiency, flexibility

Multi-city business days without the terminal. Board minutes before departure, change the schedule when the meeting overruns.

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Bush Flying & Utility — Lari Lush charter service

Bush Flying & Utility

Where the runway runs out

Freight, field teams, conservation work and remote-site logistics into strips that most operators will not accept.

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Aerial Photography & Survey — Lari Lush charter service

Aerial Photography & Survey

Configured for the sensor

Camera-ship and survey aircraft sourced with sliding windows, removed doors or belly ports — flown by crews who understand a shot list.

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Empty Leg Charters — Lari Lush charter service

Empty Leg Charters

The same aircraft, 25–50% less

Discounted one-way repositioning flights for travellers whose dates can move — the same aircraft and crew, at a fraction of the charter rate.

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Aircraft Sourcing & Operator Vetting — Lari Lush charter service

Aircraft Sourcing & Operator Vetting

The work you do not see

Independent verification of every operator we place you with — certificates, insurance, maintenance and safety ratings, checked before each flight.

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The fleet

Aircraft we put to work every week

Turboprops for the strips, helicopters for the places without one, and jets when the distance demands it.

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Featured aircraft

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX available for private charter Turboprop

Cessna

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan

The workhorse of East African aviation — twelve seats, a cargo pod and the short-field performance to use almost any airstrip on your itinerary.

Seats
12
Range
1,980 km
Cruise
340 km/h
Cessna Citation X (750) available for private charter Midsize jet

Cessna

Cessna Citation X

One of the fastest civil jets ever built — eight seats, transcontinental range and the speed to make a day trip of a regional capital.

Seats
8
Range
5,600 km
Cruise
900 km/h
Pilatus PC-12 NGX available for private charter Turboprop

Pilatus

Pilatus PC-12 NGX

Executive cabin comfort and near-jet speed, with the rough-field capability to land where the jets cannot follow.

Seats
8
Range
3,417 km
Cruise
528 km/h

Where we fly

Direct to the airstrip, not the nearest big airport

Skip the connections and the terminal queues. We land where you are actually going.

All destinations

Popular destinations

Private charter flights to Zanzibar, Tanzania

Tanzania

Zanzibar

Abeid Amani Karume International ZNZ

Popular sectors

The routes we fly most

All routes

Popular charter routes

Ready to fly

Air safari and executive packages, planned end to end

Flights, transfers and ground handling arranged end to end — with the aircraft chosen for the strips on your itinerary.

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Featured charter packages

Mara Migration Air Safari charter package 4 days / 3 nights

Mara Migration Air Safari

Nairobi · Maasai Mara

Three nights in a private Mara conservancy during the migration season, flown door to door from Nairobi.

Charter quotation

On request

Quoted per guest

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Serengeti & Ngorongoro Air Circuit charter package 6 days / 5 nights

Serengeti & Ngorongoro Air Circuit

Kilimanjaro & Arusha · Serengeti · Zanzibar

Tanzania's northern circuit flown end to end — Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and two nights on the Zanzibar coast.

Charter quotation

On request

Quoted per guest

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Bush & Beach — Mara to Diani charter package 6 days / 5 nights

Bush & Beach — Mara to Diani

Maasai Mara · Diani Beach

Two nights in the Mara followed by three on the Diani coast — flown direct, without doubling back through Nairobi.

Charter quotation

On request

Quoted per guest

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Why book through us

A broker works for you — not for one operator

We are not limited to the aircraft one company happens to own. That independence is what protects your schedule, your budget and your safety.

Aircraft and helicopters in a maintenance hangar
Access, not ownership
You are not restricted to 20 or 30 aircraft. We source from a global pool of more than 30,000 — and find the exact match for the mission.
Independent safety vetting
We verify every operator’s Air Operator Certificate, maintenance records and third-party ratings — ARGUS, WYVERN, KCAA — before you fly.
Financial protection
Your funds are managed through us. If an operator goes technical, we move you to a backup aircraft rather than leaving you to chase a refund.
Real negotiating power
Managing many clients gives us leverage with operators, and access to empty-leg repositioning flights that cut the cost of the right sector substantially.
One point of contact
Slots, catering, ground transport, hotels and permits — handled by the same person who arranged your aircraft.
Itineraries airlines cannot fly
Agile schedules that flex when a meeting overruns or the light is right for the photograph.

Start your charter

Tell us the mission. We will find the aircraft.

Share your routing, dates and passenger count. A charter specialist reviews availability and comes back with a firm quotation — usually within four hours.