OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

The balloon safari takes place at the crack of dawn to ensure that you are part of the spectacular sunrise, which is magical. Anything and everything can be expected as the balloon takes off the ground with the gas burners warming you up from the early morning chill. Lions would be hunting, elephants panting and running off scared of the burners, hyenas laughing and the birds of prey hanging out on the large indigenous African greenheart trees. 

The balloon will float over the Mara River, and hundreds of hippopotamus lay in and on the banks of the river ignorant of the huge basket floating by. It is a breath-taking experience that ends with a sumptuous champagne breakfast cooked out in the savannah. It is also the time to see the extension of the greater Mara into the Serengeti. During the great migration, guests can capture the wildebeest attempting to cross the Mara River from Serengeti into Masai Mara as crocodiles, lions, hyenas, jackals; vultures eagerly wait to have a good meal! 

The Maasai people are one of the 42 tribes in Kenya. A visit to the Maasai village to experience the lifestyle of this tribe is a must for everyone!! The villages are small circular huts in huge thorny-fenced enclosures where the Maasai people live with their herds of cattle, sheep and goats. Maasai warriors will welcome the guests with song and dance and even dare them to join in their sky leaping jumps that are both thrilling but breathlessly difficult. 

Guests learn about their craftsmanship from the village blacksmith who specialises in metal wares, aluminum bangles, spears, and machetes. The Maasai people live with their goats, sleep on sheep’s' or cowhides and feed on meat, milk and blood from their cows. The Maasai women are intriguing, beautifully adorned with colourful clothing, beaded jewelry and will happily trade the beads with the guests.