Hot Air Balloon Safaris in Tanzania: The 8 Best Flights

1.Serengeti Balloon Safari and authentic bush breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,480 reviews · from $550Our pick

You’ll leave your lodge around 5:00 am for a sunrise balloon flight over the Serengeti, guided by an experienced pilot such as Kevin, Paul, Jeff, or Mohamed. Flights last about an hour, followed by bubbly and a full English breakfast beneath an acacia. Seasonal launch areas include Seronera, Kogatende, Ndutu, and Kiwarira.

“It's amazing to be drifting silently over the Serengeti! This was a wonderful experience and so well organized from take off through the fabulous bush breakfast.”

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2.Balloon Safari & Bush Breakfast in Serengeti – Miracle Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,646 reviews · from $599

Rise before dawn for a one-hour hot-air-balloon flight over the Serengeti, with tea, coffee, pilot guidance, wildlife viewing, and a traditional Champagne toast after landing. You then sit down to a prepared bush breakfast, receive a flight certificate, and reconnect with your driver for onward travel.

“The balloon ride was a beautiful way to see the Serengeti. The breakfast in the bush was done to a very high standard and a thoroughly enjoyable experience.”

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3.Balloon Safari & Bush Breakfast in Tarangire – Miracle Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 169 reviews · from $550

Start before dawn with coffee, a safety briefing, and balloon inflation at Tarangire National Park. Fly for about an hour over elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and possibly lions, with binoculars and pilot guidance. After landing, celebrate with bubbly, a certificate, and a freshly prepared bush breakfast.

“We had an absolute fantastic experience at Tarangire National park, we had a warm welcome with a nice cup of coffee before we took our flight this was 1st time for all (10PAX ) of us. everything was so smooth, the glade was awesome we saRead more”

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5.Serengeti National Park: Balloon Safari at Dawn

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 14 reviews · 5 hours · from $599

Leave your Serengeti camp between 4:30 and 5:30 AM for a one-hour balloon flight over the plains. Your pilot, such as Johnny, guides you above dawn colors, wildlife, and the Ngorongoro Highlands before a champagne toast and full English breakfast under an acacia tree.

“Von der Abholung bis zum Frühstück, wirklich top.”

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6.Serengeti Balloon Ride and Luxury Bush Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · 4.5 hours · from $550

Fly over central Serengeti with Nyssa Balloon Safaris, starting around 5:00 a.m. from your camp. Your pilot, possibly Sebastian, Bhuket, or Seyit, guides a one-hour flight over wildlife and migrating herds, followed by champagne, a luxury bush breakfast, and a flight certificate.

“Echt een fantastische ervaring om met deze organisatie een ballonvaart te doen. Over de Serengeti. Ze maken er een heel compleet feest van: van ophalen, ontvangst, vlucht en ontbijt. Echt een persoonlijke touch, waarbij veiligheid en plezier voorop staat. Speciale dank aan Danny (operational manager) voor het leuke gesprek en alles in goede banen leiden en aan captain Seyit, voor zijn inzet en ervaring waardoor hij het maximale eruit haalt. Als je een ballonvlucht wil doen doe het dan hier bij Nyssa!”

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7.3-Day Safari to Serengeti & Ngorongoro + Balloon experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3 reviews · 3 days · from $900

You’ll travel from Arusha to Serengeti and Ngorongoro in a 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser with a professional English, French, or Italian-speaking guide. The highlight is an early balloon flight over the Serengeti, followed by a champagne bush breakfast. Camping and lodge options are available, and the balloon ride is excluded from some packages.

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8.Hot Air Balloon Flight with Champagne Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 5 hours · from $530Best value

You’ll leave your Serengeti camp before sunrise, watch the balloon inflate, and spend about an hour drifting above the plains with an English-speaking pilot. A champagne celebration and bush breakfast follow the flight. Transfers are included, but the $82.60 park fee is extra.

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