Maasai Mara is Kenya’s most frequented wildlife reserve. And while some animals are easy to spot, other animals like the black rhino are not. With an estimate of 25 black rhinos remaining, poaching has further decimated their population. Also, rhinos mainly tend to live away from the tracks traversed by vehicles. Thus, due to their scarcity and shyness, encountering them is more difficult. Balloon flights offer the opportunity to spot some of the elusive creatures. Although game drives provide a sense of the wonder of the Reserve, it is from above ground that the grandeur of this spectacle truly appreciated.

The fact no one knows is that hot air balloons are not only used for wildlife safaris in Kenya but also as weapons of a duel to settle disputes. However, the critical difference to note is that when using it for safaris, hot air balloons are the safest mode of transportation but when used in battles, it can end up taking people’s lives. As in the famous case of the two Frenchmen who fought themselves to death in the early 19th century, very often, such feud between two people is the result of colossal ego clashes more than anything else.