1 Day: The mara Hot air ballon adventure

Description

The world famous Maasai Mara Game Reserve. Get up close and personal with hundreds of thousands of wildebeest and zebras, roaming the plains of the Mara and crossing the Mara River with spectacular hunting scenes of Big Cats and Crocodiles.

Program

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  Mombasa Departure to Masai Mara

  Immerse yourself in this wildlife habitat for a day on a personalized private tour. You’ll discover a land famous for its striking vistas and diverse wildlife. Here it’s possible to spot the Big 5 feeding, grazing or hunting – just as they have for millions of years. No amount of words can describe the massive river of wildlife in the Masai Mara National Reserve. A yearly migration of over 2 million animals tramping over the rolling grasslands of the park.

• Your balloon adventure begins early so you can see the day unfold over the Mara. You’ll be picked up in a custom safari jeep around 5 am and arrive at your launch site an hour later. The scene here is exciting as you take in the ground crew firing jets of hot air into the balloon to give it lift. Cups of hot Kenyan coffee or tea are served to ward off the morning chill.

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  The view from the Hot Air Ballon

  As you rise, new vistas quickly form all about. The great display of the Masai Mara unfolds – you take in giraffe, zebra, gazelle and hippo below as worlds of birds, rivers and forest fill your horizon.

• Viewing Platform

  Soon your pilot shares important safety information and describes what you can expect on your flight. Meanwhile, the balloon starts to billow out and the crew attaches the large basket that will be your viewing platform. You are soon helped into the basket.

• What to expect

  An unending display of wildlife large and small plus hundreds of birds. This is Kenya’s most popular park. This is where you go to spot Africa’s “Big Five” of lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant. And about 90 other varieties of mammals. If you want to gaze upon the throne of the wild kingdom you must experience the Masai Mara – its crown jewel. Named for the Maasai, an ancient nomadic people who live in communities surrounding the reserve, the Masai Mara borders the great Serengeti to the south in Tanzania. Together, the two parks provide the feeding grounds for the millions of zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, topi and eland that cross the Mara River every July in search of rich grasslands.

You’ll sail on the prevailing currents over this ancient land for an adventurous hour before settling back to earth, your head now filled with a lifetime of memories.