Masai Mara Hot Air Balloon Safari

Pre-dawn pickup from your Masai Mara lodge or camp at approximately 5:30 AM. Drive to the balloon launch site in the pre-dawn darkness. Watch as the massive balloon is inflated by burners casting a warm glow against the African night sky. Lift off at sunrise as golden light floods across the Mara plains. Enjoy approximately one hour floating silently above the savannah at varying altitudes — sometimes skimming the treetops for close views of wildlife, sometimes soaring high for panoramic vistas stretching to the horizon. Your experienced pilot points out wildlife below — herds of wildebeest, zebra, elephants, and with luck predators on the prowl. After a gentle landing in the bush, celebrate with a champagne breakfast served on white linen tables in the middle of the Masai Mara — complete with hot food, fresh juice, sparkling wine, and a commemorative flight certificate. Return to your lodge by mid-morning with memories and photographs to treasure forever.