A Serengeti hot air balloon safari is the plains at first light, herds moving under the basket, and a bush breakfast where the wind sets you down. From your camp or lodge inside the park you leave before dawn, reach the launch pad as the sky turns, and lift for about an hour over open country you cannot cover that quietly by vehicle. That sunrise hour is why you book.
Sixty minutes at sunrise — then breakfast on the ground
The listing on this hub is a shared 60-minute sunrise flight with Miracle Experience, then a champagne toast and bush breakfast after landing. About five hours camp to drop-off. Tea and coffee at the pad before lift-off; binoculars on board. Keep an eye out for lion, elephant, zebra, wildebeest, and giraffe — sightings are not guaranteed. You land where the wind allows.
Fly Over The World’s Serengeti location hub lists one hot air balloon safari with pickup from camps and lodges inside Serengeti National Park, in range of the launch site in use. Seronera is the year-round pad; other pads follow the season. After breakfast, drop-off follows your confirmation — often the visitor centre or your camp. Transfers from outside the park, and park entry if you stay outside the park, are not in the ticket.
- Serengeti 60-Minute Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Safari — shared, about 60 minutes in the air at sunrise, from $599. Bush breakfast after landing. Camp or lodge pickup inside the park. About five hours camp to drop-off.
Before you go
Pickup is before dawn; the time is on your confirmation. Children under 5 are not taken; ages 5–7 fly with a responsible adult. The listing is not for pregnant travellers, back or heart problems, or impaired mobility. You must be at least 1.2 m tall. Baskets are weight-limited — this listing is not sold for passengers over 120 kg; confirm when you book. Provide accurate dressed weights.
Free cancellation is currently up to 24 hours before departure; no-shows and changes inside 24 hours are charged in full. If the operator cancels for weather, you are rebooked or refunded as shown when you book. Morning balloon seats sell, and weather can cancel a lift, so book toward the start of your park stay if you can.
Book the sunrise flight while you are already in the park
Stay inside Serengeti National Park within range of the launch pad, then take the 60-minute balloon for the plains at first light and the bush breakfast after. From the basket, sunrise and open country belong to one morning.
Start from the Serengeti hub. Live availability and prices are shown when you book. Questions: hello@flyovertheworld.com