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Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Safari 470$ per person
The Serengeti Hot Air
Balloon safaris are a romantic and evocative way of
experiencing the wilderness of East Africa, as you
gracefully and silently fly over the plains teeming with
herds of wild life in the early morning. Typically, a
ballon safari begins between 6 am and lasts for around
1-2 hours, during which you will likely see the
magnificent wildlife below over several square
kilometers of the game park. Ballon safaris are held
regularly only in the Serengeti and take off from
designated sites (in the Seronera area) where the
disturbance to animals is kept to a minimum. Your safari
vehicle drops you off at the take off site and picks you
up from your landing site. The safari is followed by a
champagne breakfast in the bush, a fitting end to your
memorable flight in the wild.
Maximum in a balloon: 16
adults
BALLOONS: are top of the range Cameron & Ultra Magic
A315 & A415. Colours: acacia green & Savannah gold to
blend with those of the Serengeti. Burners: state of the
art ‘whisper & stealth”.
The balloon ride
5:00 am, Serengeti Balloon Safaris will collect you from
your central Serengeti lodge or camp, and transfer you
by Landrover to our launch site near Maasai Kopjes. Here
you will meet your pilot, receive a briefing and watch
the inflation of your balloon.
At dawn we take off, rising as the sun rises and float
in whichever direction the winds of the morning take us.
Your pilot can precisely control the altitude of your
balloon: sometimes flying at treetop height, sometimes
lower, offering a unique perspective and great
photographic opportunities of the wildlife below.
At other times he will ascend to 1000 ft. (300m) or more
to see the enormity and wonderful panorama of the
Serengeti. From time to time the pilot increases more
heat into the balloon with the powerful whisper burners.
In between these burns, there is silence apart from the
natural sounds below.
The flight is for about one hour depending on
conditions, on landing you celebrate in the traditional
manner with champagne (well, an excellent sparkling
wine), before sitting down to a full English breakfast
prepared and served in the bush in 'Out of Africa' style
with bone china, linen table cloths, King's silver etc.
After breakfast you receive your Serengeti Balloon
certificate and we drive you back to Seronera Lodge game
viewing enroute. 9:30 am arrive at Seronera ready to
continue your day's activities.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
This adventure will fit in with all safari itineraries
that include a night in central Serengeti (Serena Lodge,
Seronera Lodge or Sopa Lodge or any of the central
Serengeti camp sites, also from our camp Ikoma Safari
Camp).
Since 2008 there is a new launching area at Western
Serengeti, Kirawira, which makes balloon Safaris
comfortable from Serena and Kirawira, Mbalageti, Grumeti
River Lodge and other western lodges!
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