点评:I would say this is a ‘must do’ if in the area. It was a 60th birthday celebration and having never been in a balloon, I wanted to mark the day with something memorable. This delivered. The trip to site was exciting in itself, crossing the Mara to Little Governors in the dark on a small boat. Coffee and toilets are available as they start firing up the balloons (quite a sight in itself). A comprehensive safety briefing before climbing in and take off.
You gently float over trees and the Mara as the sun rises looking at the wildlife below. We saw hippos, hyenas with a kill and a lion in the woodland amongst others. Then you float across the Mara plains and the views are breathtaking. The landing was great fun, bumping along a few times before coming to rest on its side. You are clipped in so just enjoy as part of the experience.
Unfortunately for us, one of the guides put us on the wrong truck to take us to the breakfast area. All the balloon people sit on numbered tables with their fellows and we arrived later than the rest meaning we didn’t get a champagne flute and missed all the speeches etc as we were queuing for our food. It wasn’t the end of the world as they filled some tumblers with fizz for us and we did enjoy a great breakfast but it was a shame to miss out on this part.
In summary, if you are thinking about it, don’t hesitate as it was the highlight of our trip.
翻译:如果来到这个地区,我会说这是“必做”的事情。这是一次 60 岁生日庆祝活动,我从未坐过热气球,我想用一些难忘的事情来纪念这一天。这次活动做到了。这次旅行本身就很令人兴奋,在黑暗中乘小船穿过马拉河到达 Little Governors。当他们开始放气球时,有咖啡和厕所可用(本身就是一道风景)。在爬上去起飞之前,我们会进行全面的安全简报。
当太阳升起时,您会轻轻地漂浮在树木和马拉河上,看着下面的野生动物。我们看到了河马、猎杀的鬣狗和林地里的狮子等。然后,您会漂浮在马拉平原上,景色令人叹为观止。着陆非常有趣,颠簸了几次,然后侧身停了下来。您被扣在里面,所以尽情享受吧,这是体验的一部分。
不幸的是,其中一位导游把我们放在了错误的卡车上,带我们去早餐区。所有气球人都和他们的同伴坐在有编号的桌子上,我们比其他人来得晚,这意味着我们没有得到香槟杯,错过了所有的演讲等等,因为我们在排队领餐。这并不是世界末日,因为他们为我们倒了一些气泡酒,我们确实享受了一顿丰盛的早餐,但错过这一部分真是太遗憾了。
总之,如果你正在考虑这件事,不要犹豫,因为这是我们旅行中的亮点。