Serengeti Hot Air Ride,Tour Itinerary & Price 2024 & 2025 Price including 2 days in hotel-Midrange with"AFRICAN TREK & TRAVEL".
5 Days Serengeti Balloon/Hot Air Ride Package 2024.
Tanzania Serengeti Balloon.Four launch sites within Serengeti National Park provide daily balloon flights at 06:30: one is located close to Seronera throughout the year, while the others are in the Ndutu area (from 25 December to 15 March), in the Western Corridor (from June to October), and in northern Serengeti (from July to October).
Price for Serengeti Balloon.A Serengeti balloon flight costs US$ 599 per person (this includes the Tanapa ballooning fee of US$ 40). This rate includes a transfer from your lodge or camp to the departure balloon site, the balloon flight itself, and a champagne breakfast (after landing). The flight will last anything in between 50 and 70 minutes. Depending on the landing site, also the breakfast site is set up at a different location daily. You will share the balloon with up to 16 passengers in total.
Planning for Serengeti Balloon Ride. Be ready for an extremely early start. Around 05:30, the transfer departs from the Seronera region, and at 04:00, it departs from the other lodges in the region. Please don't forget to pack some warm clothing and a bag for your camera, binoculars, and other personal belongings. We can organize departures for a Serengeti balloon safari from most lodges and camps in the Serengeti. We strongly advise making a balloon safari reservation in advance because it is a very popular activity that fills up quickly (especially during peak season).
Serengeti Balloon & Wildbeest Migration
Booking a flight in the Ndutu region would give you the best chance of seeing the Great Migration and its countless wildebeest and zebra, as enormous herds assemble here between December and March. The Great Migration may also be visible from above from the other sites, but keep in mind that the herd is movable and might only stay in one place for a few hours or days at a time. This implies that you will need some good fortune.
The approximately two million wildebeest, the main participants in the Great Migration, begin their journey in the southern Serengeti, where 500,000 calves are born between January and March. Many seasoned Serengeti guides consider this to be their favorite time of year because there is so much activity and new life in the air. On this website, you may read all about the largest wildlife festival in Africa.
There probably isn't anywhere else in the world a greater illustration of the circle of life. The voyage begins in the Southern Serengeti during the calving season for wildebeest. A feast for the eyes of true wildlife enthusiasts, predators like lions and hyenas are constantly hunting for young, and thousands upon thousands of calves are born within a few weeks of one another.
The herd heads north, towards the Masai Mara in Kenya, to feed on the tall green grass when the drought strikes in May. The gazelles and zebras follow shortly after. Risks associated with the journey include having to cross rivers in front of roughly 3,000 crocodiles that are waiting eagerly for a kill. Not to mention the lion population in the Serengeti, which is by far the largest in Africa. Despite the quantity of hoofed meat in the region, these huge cats struggle to survive in this harsh environment. However, witnessing a pride of lions working together to hunt down a wildebeest is an incredible sight.
| Destination | Moshi/Arusha |
|---|---|
| Depature | Arusha/Moshi |
| Departure Time | Recommended, 2024 |
| Return Time | Recommended, 2024 |
| Included |
Meals and Drinks
Health care included Transfer Guide |
| Excluded |
Travel insurance
Flight Ticket Personal issue Accomodation Camera Man |
Our driver will pick you up from your Hotel in Arusha, with picnic lunch en route to a full day Ngorongoro Crater tour. You will be taken 2000ft down the crater by a 4wheel drive vehicle, explore the crater before ascending and drive to your Lodge set on a crater rim. The Ngorongoro Crater is often called ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World,’ a visit to the crater is a main drawcard for tourists coming to Tanzania and a definite world-class attraction.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is home of Ngorongoro Crater. It was formed some 2.5 million years ago from a volcanic mountain sinking due to inactivity, and was initially thought to be higher than Tanzania’s famous Kilimanjaro. The crater has evolved into a unique and integral part of Tanzania’s eco-system. The crater is actually a caldera, measures 22.5 km’s across and the rim walls stand 600m high. Views from within and from the rim are breathtaking. The crater houses 30,000 animals and a large variety of birds, which rarely move from the area due to the availability of water through wet and dry seasons. In the evening, back to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Pick up from your hotel after breakfast and then transfer to Arusha airstrip for your flight to Serengeti North. Upon arrival, meet your driver guide for a full day game drive in this part of the park to view the great migration.
The park is well known for its healthy stock of other resident wildlife, particularly the "big five", named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters: Lion: the Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem. African Leopard: these reclusive predators are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present throughout the national park with the population at around 1,000. African Elephant.
After breakfast at the Camp, depart with your picnic lunch for a game drive and to view the great migration.
Serengeti national Park -- Resident wildlife numbers are exceptionally high in the Wagakuria area, with prides of lion up to 30 strong, however from August to October the area turns into a wildlife paradise. The key feature is the Mara River and it is not uncommon to see the herds cross the Mara River north on one day and then back south a few days later. Please take note - to actually find a crossing is very difficult and is sometimes a matter of luck.
After breakfast, enjoy a full day of game dive at the Mara River viewing the great migration river crossing. In the evening, back to the camp for the evening bonfire, dinner and overnight.
River crossings at Kogatende start to occur every day in August as the mega herd settles into the area. From August to October, game viewing up here is superb with river crossings pretty much guaranteed every day. There is no distinct movement as the herds tend to cross back and forth over the river, following the rains and subsequent fresh grasses. It is not uncommon to see different herds crossing in different directions on the same day.
Depart after breakfast for a morning game drive. In the afternoon, transfer to Kogatende Airstrip or your flight to Arusha. Upon arrival, you’ll be transferred to Kilimanjaro airport for your home flight.
