Masai Mara & Serengeti Balloon Safari

Viewing a game park from the vantage point of a hot air baloon is a magnificent experience which you won't ever forget. The experience of floating silently above the plains with a 360 view of everything beneath you, without safari buses competing for the best photo opportunity, is incomparable. Its definately woth saving for!

Visitors to the Masai Mara and Serengeti can experience the rare excitement of game viewing from a hot air balloon. In the crisp air of dawn, the passengers drink coffee while the crew partially inflates the balloon with enormous fans. Flames from the hot air balloon burners light the darkness as the crews inflate their craft. The first, pink tongues of sunlight flicker across the skies and the hot air balloon fills then rises.

The balloons lift off just before sunrise when the breeze on the plains is still cold. Once airborne, the balloons are blown by the prevailing winds across the broad landscape. Apart from the hiss of the burners, the flight above the plains is magically silent. The pilot usually controls the height of the craft by regulating the flow of hot air into the balloon. Sometimes the balloon will descend over the plains for a close up view of the wildlife; on other occasions, it rises to clear a tree canopy and rise over the reverine forest.

Tanzania balloon safari usually start at the Serengeti National park through the plains above the large herds of wilderbeests, zebra and residing antelopes and giraffes.

In most cases after the flight, you'll be taken on a game drive in a support vehicle and returned to your lodge. Most of the ballon safaris usually cost from US$ 250 to US$ 300

Important

• Balloon flights often get booked up in advance, we recommend you book early
• All balloon flights begin soon after dawn, it means an early start
• Flights usually last an average of 1 hour
• Bush breakfast and or a game drive are included as part of the package
• Balloon flights can be booked by guests staying at other camps

Contact us today by clicking here and we can organise a special package for your Ballon safari.