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Enjoying Kenya safari in a hot-air balloon is one of the most thrilling experiences. It gives a bird’s eye view of the vast savannahs of the game parks in Kenya. Witnessing the feral beasts of the earth against the backdrop of the tranquility of the savannahs from the vantage point of view is worth every penny. Let’s have a look at the 5 things to expect during a balloon safari ie. what happens before, during and after a balloon ride because it is rather important to know what you get out of it when you pay for a balloon safari.
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Enjoying Kenya safari in a hot-air balloon is one of the most thrilling experiences. It gives a bird’s eye view of the vast savannahs of the game parks in Kenya. Witnessing the feral beasts of the earth against the backdrop of the tranquility of the savannahs from the vantage point of view is worth every penny. Balloon flights operate throughout the year. But the optimum time to do a balloon safari in the Mara is when millions of animals navigate the Kenyan plains during the annual wildebeest migration. It happens from July to September and in the month of November.
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It was Major Sherbrooke Walker who erected the Treetops Hotel on a fig tree in 1932 at the request of Lady Bettie Fielding, his wife. She wanted a tree house like the one in the play Peter Pan. It was built near a wallow where wild beasts came for salt lick and refreshment. The base before the visits to Treetops is the Outspan Hotel, an ideal getaway with great ambience, verdant green lawns and vibrant gardens where peacocks roam at will. The hotel is set in Kenya’s coffee and tea growing highlands in the green grounds near the Karuru Falls.