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Masai Mara Balloon Safari,
Kenya
Close your eyes, and for a moment feel your body
lift up, with you having no control over it, and
there is a certain part of you, inside you,
saying to yourself, I am crazy for taking this
balloon safari. This is what most people feel,
when the excitement of a Masai Mara hot air
balloon safari crosses one's emotion of
self-control and independence.
Don't stop! Tell me more about my Masai Mara
Balloon Safari in Kenya?
The feeling is indescribable, crispness of the
African air, chill in the wind that hits your
face as your Mara hot air balloon gradually
rises, smoothness in the exhale of your breath,
and the excitement to see and learn more. One's
physical presence can be felt on the plains of
the Masai Mara when reading this.
You trip begins when you get your wake up call
at your safari lodge or tented camp in the early
hours of the morning, as you yawn away, and
thoughts about your wildlife viewing from an
elevated position begins to stir your mind. The
fresh Kenyan traditional hot tea and coffee
quickly awaken you, in fact preparing you for a
"mission".
By 6.00 a.m. you are almost arriving at the hot
air balloon site in the Masai Mara. As you
approach the site, the balloon seems bigger than
you expected, the experience is one that has
never been visited, and you are about to have a
trip of a lifetime.
Liftoff! Up and away we go! At 6.15 a.m., the
hot air balloon safari starts. The captain asks
you to relax and experience the wonders under
the African sky. As you finally start to get a
grip on the elevation, an inner smile that
resonates on one's face does not need an
explanation. The wildebeest moving in large
numbers across the Masai Mara plains, the beauty
of the landscape when the rising sun's bright
orange colors are displayed, the elephants at
the water pool, and the gazelles and zebras
scampering away, just if it was their first time
to witness an alien object in the sky.
By 7.15 a.m., one is very content with balloon
safari, and it is almost touch down time. There
is a celebration, and for those who prefer a
toast, champagne is served, as hot breakfast in
the bush is being prepared. You ask yourself, is
this true? I am really doing this trip of a
lifetime in Kenya? In the Masai Mara? As the
sweetness and aroma of the African coffee
surrounds you, with fresh eggs being served as
you like it, you hope for another ride, and wish
that such luxury never ended. By the time you
finish your breakfast, you have made up your
decision to immigrate to Kenya because such life
is only found here. You begin to question
yourself, and you feel an urgency to seek, live
and enjoy this pristine beauty, a once in a
lifetime "thing".
By 9.00 a.m., you have been declared a champion,
a mighty certificate of completion handed out to
you which you hope to display in your home
country, to family, friends, coworkers. Clapping
and participation by everyone present makes you
proud to have achieved a trip as wonderful as
this. By then you hear a blaring sound of music
or even an annoying buzz, you turn around and
switch of the alarm clock. Your eyes wide open,
you know that you have to get back to Kenya, to
Masai Mara, again otherwise the recurring dreams
will drive you mad.
Masai Mara
Balloon Safaris Kenya
Visitors to the Masai Mara 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. The gas burners are then ignited and
the balloon fills with hot air slowly
raising the baskets. Before departing,
finalized checks are made, and the
passengers then climb into the balloon
basket for a take off.
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 Masai Mara plains is
magically silent. The pilot 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.
At the end of the flight, the passengers are
treated to a champagne breakfast, complete
with flowers. China and crystal are set out
on the table that is placed under a
convenient acacia tree. The finishing touch
to the flight is a game drive back to the
lodge or camp, and the possibility of seeing
the same pride of lions, or herd of
elephants that had been viewed while
ballooning. Over a dozen balloons depart
from sites near six of the lodges and tented
camps. Our customers are often able to view
four of the 'Big Five' while ballooning. A
flight certificate is issued on completion
of the balloon safari.
Balloon safari price: US $425 per person
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