TANZANIA · BALLOON FLIGHTS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 8 tanzania hot air balloon rides tours worth the early alarm, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you pay.
Leave your lodge around 5 a.m. for a sunrise balloon flight over the Serengeti. Flights run year-round in Seronera, seasonally at Kogatende, Ndutu, and Kiwarira. Pilots such as Paul, Jeff, Kevin, Mohamed, and Derek explain the flight and wildlife. After about an hour in the air, enjoy champagne and breakfast under an acacia.
Start before dawn with tea, coffee, and a safety briefing, then rise over the Serengeti as lions, elephants, zebras, and wildebeests stir below. Captain Ed is among the pilots praised for calm, careful service. After landing, celebrate with bubbly, a full bush breakfast, and a completion certificate.
“The best way to describe this trip is unforgettable, everything was so great, I had an amazing time, crew was excellent and on point, I really enjoyed this trip, I recommend it to anyone visiting. This will always be a trip to remember.”
You’ll leave your Tarangire lodge around 5:00 AM, reach the launch site for coffee and a safety briefing, then float over the park for about an hour. Pilots such as Danford, Nicola, David, and Geert are praised for their calm guidance. A champagne toast, bush breakfast, cake for celebrations, and a flight certificate follow.
Nyssa Balloon Safaris collects you before dawn for coffee, a one-hour flight above the Serengeti, and views of wildlife from the air. Pilots including Buket and Nathan have guided flights, while the team finishes with champagne, juice, a bush breakfast, local dancing, and a personalized certificate.
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.”
Leave your Serengeti camp at 5:00 a.m. for a one-hour balloon flight over Central Serengeti. Nyssa provides transfers, coffee, water, champagne, a luxury bush breakfast, and a flight certificate. English and Swahili guides accompany the trip, with pilots such as Sebastian, Bhuket, and Seyit praised for safe, personal flying.
“it was an amazing experience and I couldn't recommend this activity more if you're in Serengeti it's a must!!!”
You’ll travel from Arusha to Serengeti and Ngorongoro in a 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser with an English, French, or Italian-speaking guide. The trip includes game drives, a sunrise balloon flight with champagne bush breakfast, full-board meals, and camping or lodge options. Confirm that the balloon flight is included in your selected package.
You’ll leave your Serengeti camp or lodge before sunrise for a small-group balloon safari limited to four people. After a safety briefing and burner-lit inflation, your English-speaking pilot follows the wind for about an hour above the plains. The flight ends with champagne and a bush breakfast before your return transfer.
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