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Ketty Travels (TZ) Ltd offers Serengeti Hot Air balloon Safari Ride in Serengeti National Park Wildlife Safari Tours. A Hot Air Balloon Ride over the Serengeti Plains in Tanzania is a truly magnificent experience. The wildebeest and zebra migration may be thundering through the Central Serengeti during April to June and October to December.
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Summary:
Sunrise Hot Air balloon safari in Serengeti followed by a champagne toast
and a bush breakfast
Duration: 5 hours (5.00AM - 10.00AM)
Location: Central Serengeti / Seronera Valley
Logistics: Easily incorporated into any itinerary which includes at
least one night in the Central Serengeti at either the Serengeti Serena Lodge,
Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Seronera Wildlife Lodge, Mbuzi Mawe Tented Lodge, Mbalageti
Tented Lodge or any of the Private Luxury Camps in the Central Serengeti
Seasons: Balloon safaris can be incorporated into your itinerary during any
month of travel. Late April through late June and late October through late
December are especially good times to schedule a ballooning expedition. The
wildebeest and zebra migration may be thundering through the Central Serengeti
during these times.
Itinerary: You will be picked up at 5AM from your chosen lodge in the
Central Serengeti and will be driven to your awaiting balloon near the Maasai
Kopjes. If you have selected any of our private luxury camps in the Central
Serengeti, your driver will transfer you to the Seronera Wildlife Lodge where
you will meet up with the other guests. Keep an eye out for nocturnal predators
as you may encounter them returning from their nightly hunting forays on your
game drive to the launching site.
Arrive at the balloon-launching site for a quick briefing from your pilot.
As the blush of dawn glows to the east, you will take off and float above
the vast Serengeti. From a unique aerial perspective, watch in awe as the
sun rises in molten splendor. Soar in the quiet hush of morning as the vast
savannah below is washed in a rising crescendo of golden light, illuminating
the details of the African landscape in vibrant colors. With a little luck
you will have good game viewing opportunities while you glide peacefully above
the Seronera River Valley. Please keep in mind that every flight is different
and wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed. However, you will undoubtedly
enjoy the spectacular views and the serene quiet as you aimlessly drift along
with the prevailing winds.
Your pilot can precisely control the altitude of your balloon while sometimes
flying at treetop height and at other times ascending to 1000 feet. Flight
time is about one hour depending upon conditions. Scout vehicles will track
your location from the ground and will be waiting for you wherever the winds
have carried the balloon.
Your balloon safari ends with a delightful champagne toast and an elegant
breakfast at the landing site. A lavish breakfast is served in the bush with
weighty silver, delicate china, and fine linen tablecloths. Breakfast consists
of tropical fruits, freshly baked bread, eggs, sausage, bacon, mushroom and
tomato.


