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A bird's-eye view on wildlife
Balloon Safaris.
Balloon Safaris & Expeditions
For those looking for an adventure of a different kind, we offer Hot Air Ballooning over the Maasai Mara and Serengeti. The adventure begins just before dawn. The first, pink tongues of sunlight flicker across the skies as the hot air balloon fills, then rises. Suspended in a basket beneath the rainbow-coloured canopy, you're off for a wildlife viewing adventure with an entirely different perspective.
"The sense of excitement ripples through you as the great balloons slowly fill with hot air, rising up ponderously above their tethered baskets. "
The land below you is quiet in the peace of dawn as sunrise unfurls in bright colours on the eastern horizon. As the earth warms up, wildlife starts to move – the cool of early morning is the best time of day for game viewing, and a hot air balloon gives you an especially superb view of the plains.
Ballooning takes place at sunrise, which means a pre-dawn wake up with steaming coffee and a chilly drive to the launch. The sense of excitement ripples through you as the great balloons slowly fill with hot air, rising up ponderously above their tethered baskets. Take-off is a noisy, bumpy affair, which adds to the thrill and enhances the sudden serenity when you reach cruising altitude.
The noise of the heating flame punctuates the quiet along with the soft whistle of air currents and occasional ‘ooohs’ from your fellow adventurers.
When you touch down on solid earth again, a glorious champagne brunch awaits you, prepared and served on the savannah – the perfect end to an extraordinary and serene safari experience.
"As the sun rises over the Kopjes, so does the hot air balloon together with its enthralled passengers."
Accompanied by the African horizon and spectacular skies, Balloon Safaris are a once in a lifetime experience
Hover over the African Wilderness.
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