Hot Air Balloon Safari In Masai Mara Kenya Holiday.
African safari tours and holidays for unique balloon safari in Masai Mara during your Kenya safari. Hot air balloon trip experience is magical, a must for every traveler going on Masai Mara safari holiday. Drift gently over the Mara plains at sunrise as wildlife roams beneath you.
Experience Maasai Mara safari with the hot air balloon safari experience. Start a ballooning safari in the world-famous Masai Mara with other guests as the highlight of your Kenya trip with safari tours.
African Sermon Safaris offers you a unique experience with a hot air balloon safari while visiting Masai Mara which is Kenya’s most popular conservation area.
A balloon ride trip during a Masai Mara safari is the highlight of any Kenya trip. Take the opportunity of a ballooning trip in the Masai Mara and best Kenya safari tour adding balloon adventure safaris in Masai Mara.
You can experience the balloon flight in Kenya with experienced hot air balloon safari pilots in the Masai Mara Kenyan safari. Enjoy the incredible perspective over the animals in the Masai Mara.
Ballooning in the Masai Mara is a special experience during a Kenya safari tour. The wildlife viewing from this perspective is unique as you glide low over the vast plains of the Masai Mara.
The experience of a hot air balloon safari, Masai Mara Game Reserve
The balloon safari starts early in the morning, even before dawn, with the awakening of a camp clerk giving you tea or coffee. Then you will be picked up by the organizers of the ballooning trip in Masai Mara by jeep from your safari camp and taken to the launch site of the hot air balloon. You may even spot some animals in the dark. Even from a distance, you can see the big balloon basket and from all directions your passengers come to the launch site of the balloon. You can see how carefully the procedure goes to the start.
Safety is a top priority, so after a short blow of the hot air balloon, a safety check is carried out by the balloon crew. All participants will also be instructed on the safety measures before, during and after the flight.
The instructions should be followed carefully. Mostly large hot air balloons are used and the car is also large. As a rule, up to 16 people will balloon together. The baskets are divided into 4 compartments, in each of which 4 people fit. But there are also smaller balloon baskets. You will also be told how to get into the basket, how to behave during the balloon flight over the Masai Mara and, above all, what position you should take when landing. If you pay close attention, the balloon ride across the Masai Mara will be an unforgettable experience for you.
Now you can start. The command to get in is given by the mostly English balloon pilots. Now, one after the other, in the predetermined order, climb the basket and take the starting position. Now the burner is really ignited by the pilot and some violent bursts hiss into the balloon cover. After these powerful burner bursts, the hot air balloon safari rises in the air. Slowly, the surrounding bushes and trees are getting smaller and the balloon ride begins punctually at sunrise. You see a fantastic backdrop. The first pictures are taken and it does not take long before you can see other hot air balloons gliding over the Masai Mara Kenya holiday.
It does not take long before you see the first animals of the Masai Mara in the light of the rising sun. Now, all those who have taken binoculars to look out for more distant animals are at an advantage. You can see the big elephants and giraffes very well. Furthermore, you have a good view over the plains of the Masai Mara and the safari jeeps, which are currently on game drive.
Depending on the wind direction and wind speed, the balloon hovers over acacia trees and bushes. You may see the Mara River in the distance, meandering through the Masai Mara, and you are crossing this famous river yourself. The balloon tour in Masai Mara will impress all participants – an experience that you will not forget. After about 1 hour, it is time to take the position in the basket for the landing.
After a safe landing, you will be invited to a per-prepared idyllic spot in the Masai Mara for a first-class breakfast. However, before you come to the picnic in the wild, everyone will take the opportunity to take one or more photos of the balloon you just used for the exciting balloon safari. Afterwards, enjoy the champagne breakfast with hot tea or coffee and the view over the Masai Mara Kenya holiday. Of course, every balloonist gets a certificate to prove his balloon ride over the Masai Mara. After this sumptuous breakfast, all guests will be driven back to their Masai Mara safari camp or safari lodge, where they will arrive to continue with the program.
Balloon rides are available in almost all Masai Mara safaris and tours. A reservation before your safari in Kenya trip is strongly recommended, because there are not always enough places left in the basket and most of the time the stay in the Masai Mara is limited to 2 to 4 days.
Masai Mara balloon ride during your Masai Mara tour and safaris, here are the top features of this excursion in Masai Mara.
Masai Mara Ballooning safari includes:
Pick up and drop off from / to your camp or lodge in Masai Mara
Exciting ride in a hot air balloon
Champagne breakfast in the Masai Mara
Masai Mara balloon safari ride includes:
English-speaking, experienced pilots
Briefing and security instructions
Breakfast in the savanna with sparkling wine and other drinks
for emergencies Flying Doctors service
Not included in Masai Mara balloon Kenya charges:
Tips and personal expenses in the course of the hot air balloon tour in Kenya
Hot air balloon safari prices:
Depending on travel time and location in Masai Mara for a balloon trip, budget between 450.00 to 500.00 US dollars per person to pay. Please ask us if your Maasai Mara safari will be able to go on a balloon trip and what it costs for your travel time.
Safari holiday through the most famous Wildlife Reserve.
No other reserve stands for the spectacular nature of Kenya like the famous Masai Mara. It is the scene of the annual migration of millions of wildebeests and other animals. And even if the migration is not underway, the Mara Reserve is an excellent destination for a 3-day Kenya safari tour. In the Masai Mara you will possibly spend the night in the beautiful Mara Sopa Lodge, with a beautiful location on a hill commanding views of the reserve, spacious rooms and excellent food and service.
Arriving and departing to / from the Masai Mara is by road during this Kenyan safari – the best way to travel through Kenya’s countryside. Masai Mara is Kenya’s most popular conservation area.
The Kenya Reserve has a unique predator density and is extremely rich in animals. All the big five can be observed in the Masai Mara: elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard – but also other big and small animals, as well as countless birds are located here. Especially at the time of the great migration, the Mara Reserve is brimming with animals. Then millions of wildebeest and zebras roam through the steppe in search of fertile grazing grounds – much to the delight of the many predators of the Masai Mara.
Masai Mara balloon adventure safari
The Masai-Mara Game Reserve is well known for an extensive safari. Experienced tourists therefore appreciate him very much. It offers up-to-the-minute experiences with the animals and a unique landscape that you are welcome to capture in pictures. The nature reserve covers a generous area of about 1,510 km² and is part of the Serengeti Savannah. This stretches from the north of Tanzania to the south of Kenya and is covered with a total area of 30,000 km ².
The name origin has the Masai Mara of the people living there, which is called Maasai. The word “Mara” is a local language from the Maa People living within the park boundaries and means “dotted” or “spotted”. If you look at the landscape from above, for example on a safari in Kenya, you can see the trees standing in the savannah that look like dots or spots from high above.
The vegetation in the Masai Mara consists mainly of grass. The animals are always in search of fresh green, where they can be wonderfully watched. Along the Mara River there are also bush and tree savannah with gallery forest.
Crossing the Mara River
The Mara River with its length of 395 kilometers is a remarkable event on the Masai Mara safari tour. It starts in the city of Nakuru, flows through the Masai Mara, crosses the border of Tanzania and finally flows into Lake Victoria. As the only river in the national park that does not dry out, it ensures sufficient water and ensures the survival of many ungulate herds such as zebras, wildebeests and antelopes.
It is particularly interesting on the Masai Mara safari holiday, if you can observe the seasonal mass crossing of the wildebeest across the river. There are already many documentary films on the subject. However, watching this spectacle at close quarters is a unique experience, especially as crocodiles lurk on the shore and you never know what’s going to happen next. Also for the bird species the Mara River represents a fantastic habitat.
Best wildlife reserve in Kenya: Masai Mara balloon trips in Kenya
Not only wildebeest and crocodiles are typical on a Masai Mara safari holiday, other species provide the most wildlife-rich reserve in Kenya. Accompanied by the tour guide you will learn a lot about the protected area. Booking a safari with us and experiencing the Masai Mara gives you moments that nobody can take away from you. To be up close, when monkeys shimmy from tree to tree and hyenas creep around. That’s what makes the journey a fascinating adventure. In almost no other place there are so many beautiful natural sites to observe leopards, elephants or hippos.
Therefore, the Masai Mara Game Reserve is probably the most wildlife-rich reserve in Kenya, not only in terms of the different genera, but also on the individual animals. For example, if you consider that the area is not typical for seeing elephants, but you can still spot good stocks of them, the journey speaks for itself. In recent years, it is estimated that about 1,500 elephants. For the conservation of the animals Kenya is very hard-working, as tourism grows steadily.
Depending on the dry season and the rainy season, wildebeest, zebra or antelope migrations, which can be seen on the Masai Mara safari holidays, are well known and therefore very popular. The animals make it through the entire Serengeti Savannah over the course of a year. From north to south to the adjacent Masai Mara and back.
The magnificent trips & most beautiful scenes of Africa
If you book a safari in Masai Mara or a balloon trip in Kenya with African Sermon Safaris, you will experience a journey in which you will see fascination and diversity. Whether a luxury safari through Kenya in the Mara Kempinski Camp or an all-round camp safari – the animals and the landscape you see there will be remembered.
The accommodations invite you to linger. Whether camps or lodges, here you have the choice between rustic or luxurious. Every year, from July to September, you can watch the open-air stage and enjoy the unique scenes Kenya has to offer. Even booking a safari in Masai Mara including balloon trip in Kenya for only 2-3 days gives you the best chance of meeting the “Big Five”, which is also a fascinating spectacle for every visitor to Kenya.
What awaits during balloon safari in Kenya as you discover the “Big Five”?
Big game hunters named five specific animals in Africa, which today are among the “big five“: buffaloes, lions, elephants, leopards and rhinos. Here, one did not consider the size of the individual animals, but mainly the degree of difficulty and the danger, which could emanate from a hunt, when the animal attacks. With our safari trips to the Masai Mara sanctuary you will learn a lot about the animals and the vegetation thanks to experienced travel companions. So you can not only hope for great pictures, but also let the atmosphere and the environment to work on you.
Something more exciting than the Masai Mara tours and safari is unlikely to be experienced anywhere else. If you are lucky, you will also be able to experience the animals up close, because near the individual camps there are often waterholes that attract the animals. This gives you the opportunity to observe elephants and enjoy the spectacle from the terrace.
It is very interesting to look at the animals while foraging, especially with the elephants or giraffes. Since they are very tall, they move only slowly and very gracefully.
In the evenings, this is a particularly nice moment that you can enjoy at the end of the informative Masai Mara Kenya holiday trip. Remember to partake of Masai Mara hot air balloon safari adventure and explore the best aerial views of the park. Contact African Sermon Safaris now to book your adventure balloon flight in Kenya.