Soar Over the Serengeti: Experience the Ultimate Balloon Safari Adventure
A Serengeti Hot Air Balloon Safari is a magical way to take your safari experience to a whole new level (excuse the pun). It adds another dimension to what must be one of the ultimate travel experiences in the world. On your Serengeti balloon safari, get a birds eye view of the endless plain. Drift silently with the breeze as you look down on the beautiful landscape and animals below. Your Serengeti balloon safari adventure starts when you depart your lodge. It is still dark and you may be fortunate to see nocturnal animals on the way to the launch site. Nobody can predict, no two flights are ever the same and your Serengeti balloon safari will be unique.
FAST FACTS
Cost: $550. 00 per person
Booking: Needs to be booked as soon as possible as basket capacity is 16 persons maximum
Payment: Payable after flight by credit card directly to Serengeti balloon safari operator
Cancellation: If flight is cancelled by balloon operator due to weather conditions, no charge.
If cancelled by client less than 1 week prior to flight, full amount due.
Included: Transport to and from launch site, concession fees, balloon flight, champagne breakfast, certificate.
Collection at: Approximately 5am depending on camp
Return: Approximately 10am depending on camp
What to wear: Warm comfortable clothes. Layers are best.
Bring: Camera, binoculars, sense of humor
DETAILS:
You will be collected from your camp by the balloon operator before sunrise, for your spectacular Serengeti balloon safari over the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
From your camp, the drive could be anywhere from 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes to the launch site.
When you arrive at the launch site, you will meet your pilot and witness the balloon being inflated and prepared for launch.
After a thorough safety briefing and demonstration of boarding and landing position you board your balloon and lift off! Rising as the sun rises your balloon floats in whatever direction the winds of the day are heading.
It is an adventure – even for the balloon pilot. Whereas we know where we have started, we genuinely do not know where we will land as we float in the direction and speed of the wind.
Your pilot will use varying altitudes and layers of air to navigate the balloon. Each Serengeti balloon safari trip is different and unpredictable. Some of the flight may be low, offering a different perspective and at other times your balloon may climb to 1000 feet or more.
Flight time is approximately an hour, depending on conditions.
On landing, the balloon crew set up a full champagne breakfast complete with “Bloody Marys”. Each passenger receives a certificate from their pilot as a special memoir of their flight.
GENERAL BALLOON INFORMATION
The Serengeti balloon safari operator fly’s Cameroon A415 Balloons, with a flying capacity of 16 passengers each. In order to fly they require a minimum is 4 passengers while maximum is 16 passengers, however with the minimum number, this will often require a lot of additional weight capacity for balancing the balloon basket. If the weight is below 750kg (1650 pounds) they will have to add crew members or sand bags in order to balance the weight.
PILOTS
All pilots have over 1000 hours of flying experience and are all commercially rated on the large size balloons. Over fifteen years of operation in Serengeti Balloon Safaris over the Maasai Mara, with a perfect safety record.
Cost: $550. 00 per person
Booking: Needs to be booked as soon as possible as basket capacity is 16 persons maximum
Payment: Payable after flight by credit card directly to Serengeti balloon safari operator
Cancellation: If flight is cancelled by balloon operator due to weather conditions, no charge.
If cancelled by client less than 1 week prior to flight, full amount due.
Included: Transport to and from launch site, concession fees, balloon flight, champagne breakfast, certificate.
Collection at: Approximately 5am depending on camp
Return: Approximately 10am depending on camp
What to wear: Warm comfortable clothes. Layers are best.
Bring: Camera, binoculars, sense of humor
DETAILS:
You will be collected from your camp by the balloon operator before sunrise, for your spectacular Serengeti balloon safari over the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
From your camp, the drive could be anywhere from 45 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes to the launch site.
When you arrive at the launch site, you will meet your pilot and witness the balloon being inflated and prepared for launch.
After a thorough safety briefing and demonstration of boarding and landing position you board your balloon and lift off! Rising as the sun rises your balloon floats in whatever direction the winds of the day are heading.
It is an adventure – even for the balloon pilot. Whereas we know where we have started, we genuinely do not know where we will land as we float in the direction and speed of the wind.
Your pilot will use varying altitudes and layers of air to navigate the balloon. Each Serengeti balloon safari trip is different and unpredictable. Some of the flight may be low, offering a different perspective and at other times your balloon may climb to 1000 feet or more.
Flight time is approximately an hour, depending on conditions.
On landing, the balloon crew set up a full champagne breakfast complete with “Bloody Marys”. Each passenger receives a certificate from their pilot as a special memoir of their flight.
GENERAL BALLOON INFORMATION
The Serengeti balloon safari operator fly’s Cameroon A415 Balloons, with a flying capacity of 16 passengers each. In order to fly they require a minimum is 4 passengers while maximum is 16 passengers, however with the minimum number, this will often require a lot of additional weight capacity for balancing the balloon basket. If the weight is below 750kg (1650 pounds) they will have to add crew members or sand bags in order to balance the weight.
PILOTS
All pilots have over 1000 hours of flying experience and are all commercially rated on the large size balloons. Over fifteen years of operation in Serengeti Balloon Safaris over the Maasai Mara, with a perfect safety record.
