Governors' Camp Balloon Safari/ Hot Air Balloon Ride

Governors' Camp, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

(Balloon Safaris at Governors’ Camp, Masai Mara adventure begins just before dawn. Departure is from a perfect natural launch site behind Little Governors’ Camp, and flames from the hot air balloon burners light the darkness as the crews inflate their craft)

Balloon Safaris at Governors’ Camp, Masai Mara

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Balloon Safaris at Governors’ Camp, Masai Mara; Balloon Safaris at Governors’ Camp, Masai Mara adventure begins just before dawn. Departure is from a perfect natural launch site behind Little Governors’ Camp, and flames from the hot air balloon burners light the darkness as the crews inflate their craft.

The first, pink tongues of sunlight flicker across the skies as the hot air balloon fills, then rises. Suspended in a basket beneath the rainbow-colored canopy, you’re off for a game-viewing adventure with an entirely different perspective.

What amazes most first-time balloonists is the absolute stillness: the silence as you float above the plains, the forest and the rivers of the Masai Mara. Even if you’ve flown elsewhere, this is a unique experience.

Balloon Safari flights lasts an hour or so, drifting wherever the air currents take you, and with ample opportunities for photography and video filming.

Then your Kenyan Hot Air Balloon Safari finishes with a flourish. In the time honored tradition of balloon flights the world over, you toast your return to earth with a champagne breakfast, cooked wherever you land. The Balloon Safari ends with some leisurely game viewing on the way back to Camp.

It is a tradition of Governors’ that each passenger is presented with a certificate signed by the pilot to commemorate the flight.

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Notes

* Balloon Safaris at Governors rates include the new County Council Balloon Landing Fee

Masai Mara Balloon Frequently Asked Questions

1. What should you bring with you?
Something warm to wear on top (fleece or a sweater), A hat, camera and binoculars – nothing too heavy.

2. What’s the duration of the flight?
The average flight duration is 1 hour traveling approximately 15 to 25 km depending on wind conditions.

3. What is the launch time and drive to the launch site?
Launch time is between 6:00 and 6:30am (sun rise), is from a perfect natural launch site behind Little Governors’ Camp, and flames from the hot air balloon burners light the darkness as the crews inflate their craft.

4. How high do we fly?
We can fly from a few centimeters above the ground up to 12,500 ft above sea level, legally above 12500 feet A.G.L oxygen needed.

5. How do we get to the launch site and back to the hotel?
We provide transport to and from your hotel/lodge/camp. Upon your request we may take you on a game drive after the Champagne Breakfast.

6. Where do we land?
It all depends on the wind on any given day - 95% of days the wind takes us south, deep into the Masai Mara Reserve where we land.

7. How does the pilot control the balloon?
The pilot controls the vertical access by heating or cooling the balloon (envelope). If the pilot adds heat to the envelope the balloon goes up and if he lets the envelope cool, the balloon will go down. If the pilot wants to stay buoyant in equilibrium, he will keep the envelope at the same temperature. The balloons fly by the wind. If there are winds of different direction in different heights the pilot can go up or down and steer the balloon according to the direction of the wind.

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