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“Ooh it was cold up there!” exclaimed Captain Abeid Soka, Chief Pilot and Director of Flight Operations of Serengeti Balloon Safaris.

We're preparing for another dry season of hot-air balloon safaris in Ruaha and it reminds me just how gorgeous the flights were last year. The breathtaking scenery, the tranquility of floating above the Ruaha River and baobab forests, I could go on and on about it... What is a Ruaha Balloon Safari? In the pre-dawn, your balloon safari adventure begins as you leave your lodge or camp and there’s the chance you might glimpse a leopard or another nocturnal hunter on your way to the launch site. The anticipation and excitement builds as you meet your pilot and watch the balloon being inflated as the sky lightens.

Ruaha Balloon Safaris is delighted to announce that we are now fully operational.

As the first company to set a balloon aloft over the Serengeti 30 years ago, Serengeti Balloon Safaris have set the bar high for an exceptional adventure, delivered with safety at the forefront of our minds, and with our passenger's experience as a priority.

Serengeti Balloon Safaris and Ruaha Balloon Safaris are delighted to announce that we will be attending ITB this year. Tony Pascoe will be manning (up!) a workstation on the Atta stand, so if you have any enquiries about our service in Serengeti, or the exciting new project that is Ruaha Balloon Safaris, please come and find him there or make an appointment with him on [email protected]

John Corse, Glory Kanza and our Chief Pilot and Director of Operations, Cap Abeid Soka (giving us his best smile here in this pic) will be at the Karibu Kilifair from Friday this week. Please come and say hello, hear about our new North Serengeti service, talk about Ruaha or any of the other places you or your customers can have the balloon safari of a lifetime; we will be on stand E2, which is in the third block on the left hand side after you enter.

Serengeti Balloon Safaris are delighted to inform you that we have obtained permission to fly our impeccable balloon safaris in North Serengeti this year. We will start from 01st July 2019 and will fly daily until 31st October 2019 and thereafter annually during that season. Prices will be exactly the same as our other Serengeti flights in Seronera, Kirawira and South Serengeti and all remain valid until December 2020.

As we all begin to understand our responsibilities for the environment that we depend on, we are developing ways to mitigate our activities. Here at Serengeti Balloon Safaris, we've been working on a Sustainability Policy, and though it isn't ready yet, one of the key elements is to offset the carbon that we consume. So we haven't wasted any time, we selected Carbon Tanzania as a well-respected, local organisation to provide the offsetting for us.

Like a faithful old safari veicle, or even balloon, our trusty old website has done us so well but it is time for an upgrade. Serengeti Balloon Safaris is delighted to anounce that we've now launched our new site, now mobile and tablet compatible and a great tool to help you sell balloon safaris.Please pop in and see: www.balloonsafaris.com

Serengeti Balloon Safaris is preparing to open its seasonal bases in Kirawira and Kogatende, ready for the 1st June. In Kogatende, we will be flying from June until the middle of November, making the most of the wildebeest migration in this beautiful area.

Serengeti Balloon Safaris are delighted to announce that our website is now available in Chinese, French and Spanish, as well as English. Have a look at https://zh-cn.balloonsafaris.com; https://fr.balloonsafaris.com; https://es.balloonsafaris.com or click the relevant flags at the top left of our website to go to the language of your choice.

Are you going to WTM London this year? If so, please pop over to the Tanzania Stand AF600 and say hello. We'll be there to discuss all things balloon safari in Tanzania and to tell you about how we've got all corners of Serengeti covered by our wonderful balloon safaris. We can also chat about Ruaha Balloon Safaris and the fantastic experience of floating over Tanzania's largest national park. If you'd like to book an appointment at WTM, please email me. I look forward to catching up with you there, John

Morning! We are a team of wildlife enthusaists who have come to the Serengeti while the rest of the world comes slowly out of lockdown but there are still massive travel restrictions, so there are no visitors here, but the Serengeti is as magnificneint and glorious as ever. We very much hope you enjoy this little video and perhaps won't mind if we show you some more fun tomorrow and for the next few days.

Over the past 2 days, Serengeti Balloon Safaris has observed increasing numbers of wildebeest in the Seronera area, culminating this morning in herds of thousands being seen from our balloons.