Hot Air Balloon Safari Over The African Plains

T o take a hot air balloon         boundaries.                        flight across the Serengeti                                        plains is an unforgettable      Your balloon ride, or flight,      experience. To see the vastness       will launch ever so gently from    of the African plains with the        the Maasia Kopjes. You rise        herds of animals below is to see      slowly from the plains at first    Africa from a unique perspective.     light, rising above the trees                                            with the dawn. At times the                                              balloon will rise to one           The balloon flights leave in the      kilometer or more above the        early morning from the Serona         plains, at other times you will    Valley in the central Serengeti.      skim over the flat toped acacia    This part of the Serengeti has        trees. The silence of the flight   good concentrations of animals        has to be experienced - and is     year round; ensuring whenever you     only interrupted by the            take your flight there will be        occasional noises from bush and    plenty to see. It is expensive        an infrequent blast of the         but if you have come this far a       burners as they put more warm air  few more dollars is worth the         into the balloon.                  experience of seeing this land                                           from the air.                         The flight is about an hour long                                         and upon landing there is a        You will have to spend the nigh       champagne celebration and          in a lodge in the Serona area of      breakfast in the bush of the       the Serengeti as departure from       Serengeti. The breakfast is Full   you hotel is 5 am! This will          English served at tables with      probably the only time you will       linen table clothes, sliver        leave your lodge before daylight.     cutlery in true ‘Out of Africa   Night drives are not allowed          style.                             within the National Park                                                 A memento of your flight in the       popular and is best booked in      form of a certificate is              advance. However, if you decide    presented after breakfast and         to add it into your schedule at    then you return to your lodge         the last minute you are able to    before 10h00; this enables you to     book it from your Central          carry on with your personal           Serengeti lodge, or ask your       itinerary.                            driver/guide to sort it out on                                           your behalf; this is of course if  This balloon safari is very           the flights are not fully booked.  About the Author: For further information on Zanzibar and Tanzania see http://betheladventure.co.uk using tourism to fund community initiatives focused on the education of the young and the medical care for the whole family. Ensure your safari is using profits to help the community. Source: www.isnare.com