Hot air balloon in Masai Mara National Park is a whole different experience in the park compared to the usual game drives, flying up in the skies of the vast national park is one of the most thrilling things to do while in the national park. Masai Mara is characterized by its many animal species concentrated in the savannah plains, woodlands, marshes, and swampy areas, it is a popular game area known for the great wildebeest migration there are millions of wildebeests, Zebras and Thomson gazelles roam the park from the northern Serengeti national park into the southern part of Kenya passing cross the river Mara.
Hot air balloon safaris in the Masai Mara National Park are truly a great experience of the wilderness, they give you a unique view of wildlife in the park it is indeed unmatched with the other experiences and is unforgettable, these are operated from dawn to 5:30 am when the animals are most active, it is the best time of the day to view animals in the national park, the flight experience takes an hour ending in an amazing bush breakfast or return to the lodge for a fine dining breakfast.
Hot air balloons in Masai Mara national park are launched by experts in powering the balloons, your guide will take you to the beginning point where guests have the chance to watch when the balloons are being filled up, as they get to fly your anxiety may get hold of you but it is something angelic coming up, a short briefing is conducted by your pilot after which in groups of six you will climb up the balloon, the safari lasts for 2-3 hours and direction is determined by how strong the winds are. If you decide to visit the national park during the great wildebeest migration, there iss a chance of viewing millions of animal species running their way throughout the wild, this happens between the months of Mid-June –August.
Hot air balloons inMasai Mara National Park are quite expensive but worth the experience, these are best done during the dry season when the winds are calmer, grasses tend to be shorter hence much ease in viewing wildlife species through the vast Savannah ecosystem. Balloons are changed overtime as they get old, each of the balloon safari conducted is given a backup of extended safari land cruisers.
Besides Hot air balloon safaris, Masai Mara national park is of the best places to do game drives, these are conducted in sessions, in the morning, afternoon and evening times through the well distributed game tracks of the conservation area, the Mara triangle is the best known place to see big game including African elephants, African buffaloes, lions, leopards, cheetahs, zebras, elands, waterbucks, hartebeest, and several bird species. The Masai people are not to miss of a visit to the national park, they stand out with their unique culture, they dress in beads and red throbes, they present their traditional culture in dance and songs.
In conclusion hot air balloons are a thrilling experience of the Mara region, despite it being expensive it gives spectacular views of the national park.