Additional Trip Notes
OPTIONAL MASAI MARA BALLOON SAFARI STARTING FROM USD 540
PER PERSON:
Close your eyes, and for a
moment feel your body lift up, with you having no control over it, and there is
a certain part of you, inside you, saying to yourself, I am crazy for taking
this balloon safari. This is what most people feel when the excitement of a
Masai Mara balloon safari crosses one’s emotion of self-control and
independence.
Don’t stop! Tell me more about my Masai Mara Balloon Safari in Kenya?
The feeling is indescribable, the crispness of the African air, chill in the wind that hits your face as your
Mara hot air balloon gradually rises, smoothness in the exhale of your breath,
and the excitement to see and learn more. One’s physical presence can be felt
on the plains of the Masai Mara when reading this.
Your trip begins when you get your
wakeup call at your safari lodge or tented camp in the early hours of the
morning, as you yawn away, and thoughts about your wildlife viewing from an
elevated position begins to stir your mind. The fresh Kenyan traditional hot
tea and coffee quickly awaken you, in fact preparing you for a “mission”.
By 6.15 a.m. you are almost
arriving at the hot air balloon site in the Masai Mara. As you approach the
site, the balloon seems bigger than you expected, the experience is one that
has never been visited, and you are about to have a trip of a lifetime.
Liftoff! Up and away we
go! At 6.30 a.m., the hot air balloon safari starts. The captain asks you to
relax and experience the wonders under the African sky. As you finally start to
get a grip on the elevation, an inner smile that resonates on one’s face does
not need an explanation. The wildebeest moving in large numbers across the
Masai Mara plains, the beauty of the landscape when the rising sun’s bright
orange colors are displayed, the elephants at the water pool, and the gazelles
and zebras scampering away, just if it was their first time to witness an alien
object in the sky.
By 7.30 a.m., one is very content
with balloon safari, and it almost touches downtime. There is a celebration,
and for those who prefer a toast, champagne is served, as hot breakfast in the
bush is being prepared. You ask yourself, is this true? I am really doing this
trip of a lifetime in Kenya? In the Masai Mara? As the sweetness and aroma of
the African coffee surround you, with fresh eggs being served as you like it,
you hope for another ride and wish that such luxury never ended.
By the time you finish your
breakfast, you have made up your decision to immigrate to Kenya because such
life is only found here. You begin to question yourself, and you feel the urgency to seek, live and enjoy this pristine beauty, a once in a lifetime
“thing”.
By 9.00 a.m., you have been
declared a champion, a mighty certificate of completion handed out to you which
you hope to display in your home country, to family, friends, coworkers. Clapping
and participation by everyone present makes you proud to have achieved a trip
as wonderful as this.
By then you hear a blaring
sound of music or even an annoying buzz, you turn around and switch off the
alarm clock. Your eyes wide open, you know that you have to get back to Kenya,
to Maasai Mara, again otherwise the recurring dreams will drive you mad.
