The 4 Balloon Flights over National Parks Worldwide Travellers Rate Highest

1.Hot Air Balloon Flight at Akagera National Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $400Our pick

Royal Balloon Rwanda collects you from your hotel for an early morning flight over Akagera National Park. Watch the crew prepare the balloon with coffee and snacks, then view the park and wildlife from above. After landing, enjoy a bush breakfast with champagne and receive a pilot-signed flight certificate. Pilots and team members named by the operator include Nihat, Hakki, Anathalie, Nick, and Simba.

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2.Pilanesberg National Park/Sun City Hot Air Balloon Safari

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 63 reviews · 4 hours · from $421

Rise before sunrise for a guided hot-air balloon flight over Pilanesberg National Park. You may spot lions, rhinos, elephants, giraffes, and zebra from the basket, then toast the landing with sparkling wine before a full English breakfast. Transfers from Sun City and nearby lodges are included, with pilot Mark among the team members praised for making the flight memorable.

“This was a great experience! Amazing views, great staff and a recommendation to everyone! To see wild life and nature from the hotair balloon is such a unique experience. Loved every minute of it”

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4.Serengeti National Park: Balloon Safari at Dawn

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 14 reviews · 5 hours · from $599

Leave camp between 4:30 and 5:30 AM for a dawn balloon flight over the Serengeti. After about an hour in the air, toast your landing with bubbly, then enjoy a full English breakfast beneath an acacia tree. Flights are guided in English, French, or Italian, and each route follows the wind.

“Von der Abholung bis zum Frühstück, wirklich top.”

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