An exciting Night Drive Transfer : 0400 – 0515hrs

An early start like this is so worth it. Feel the anticipation grow as you head off through the pre-dawn darkness from your camp or lodge, driving in one of our 4wd vehicles to our launch site. Peer out of the windows and see if you can catch a glimpse of one of Tarangire’ s nocturnal creatures in the headlights.

Safety Briefing and preparing for the flight : 0615 – 0645hrs

Your pilot takes you through the important safety briefing ahead of your flight as the sky begins to lighten and the crew inflates the balloon – an envelope of savannah gold and acacia green billowing into the cool morning, lit by the flames of the burners. You climb into the basket and prepare to lift into the dawn.

Floating over Tarangire : 0645 – 0815hrs

Every flight is a different journey dictated by the direction of the wind, where the sights and sounds rise from the ground below to meet you. This is part of the adventure. Sometimes the basket will be gently brushing the tips of the grass and then climbing, through the layers of air until you’re high enough to see Tarangire from East to West, painted gold and pink by the early sun. Our pilots not only have years of experience in harnessing the African wind, but are also great interpreters of the wild lives of the landscape below. Around an hour or so after you lift into the sky, you will return to the Mother Earth of Tarangire. But it’s not over yet….

Time for Celebration! : 0815 – 0830hrs

“The Winds have welcomed you with softness. The Sun has blessed you with its warm hands….” The balloonist’s tradition is to toast the flight with a glass of bubbly. Right where we land, the team will meet you with chilled bottles, your pilot will regale you with the history of ballooning and why we must celebrate every flight. And your balloon safari is still not over, next we will drive you a short distance to where we will have prepared a sumptuous breakfast for you.

Wild Bush Breakfast : 0830 – 0930hrs

There is really nothing to compare with breakfast served under the sweeping canopy of an acacia in the middle of the Tarangire wilds. Fresh tropical fruit, bread baked this morning and eggs cooked in the bush (or a lovely avocado option), all made more delicious by the location, and served on linen, bone china and Sheffield cutlery in an ‘Out of Africa’ style. Sharing stories with your fellow passengers, this is a time to soak in the exceptional flight you’ve just been a part of and absorb the moment.