点评:We went on two balloon rides on our trip to Africa; this one in Maasai Mara and another one in Serengeti. If I knew before I went what I know now, this would have been the only one I went on. It was vastly superior.
From the pick-up to the boarding to the quality of our pilot to the landing and the champagne breakfast afterwards, this outfit was far better than the other one.
Our pilot was actually Kenyan (many are not) and he was great. Had a good sense of humor, kept us informed and entertained the whole time, was happy to answer questions and was an excellent pilot. The wind for this flight was somewhat strong so boarding, takeoff, landing and disembarking was the "exciting" version as opposed to how it's done on a calm day. You get in with the basket on its side like an astronaut getting into an Apollo capsule which, with sixteen people (plus the pilot) in the basket is quite a thing to orchestrate. And landing is the same thing. It lands and then tips on its side and then everyone gets out while trying not to get kicked in the head or kick someone else in the head. But it was all good and everyone had a great time. The ground crew was waiting for us and then took us to breakfast. The food was a full buffet in the middle of the Mara and was cooked right there. Even eggs cooked to order.
Everything about this experience was great and we're so glad we did it. We didn't see a ton of animals on this ride but that is totally the luck of the draw. The sunrise was beautiful and just floating along in the peace and quiet looking out over this vast landscape was very special.
翻译:我们在非洲之行中乘坐过两次热气球;一次是在马赛马拉,另一次是在塞伦盖蒂。如果我在出发前就知道现在的情况,我一定会只乘坐这一次。那次体验非常棒。
从接机到登机,再到飞行员的素质,再到降落和之后的香槟早餐,这套装备比另一套好得多。
我们的飞行员实际上是肯尼亚人(许多人不是),他很棒。他很有幽默感,一直向我们通报情况并给我们带来乐趣,乐于回答问题,是一名优秀的飞行员。这次飞行的风有点大,所以登机、起飞、降落和下飞机都是“令人兴奋”的,而不是在平静的日子里。你像宇航员进入阿波罗太空舱一样把篮子放在一边。篮子里有十六个人(加上飞行员),这是一件很难安排的事情。降落也是一样。它落地后侧翻,然后每个人都出来,同时尽量不被踢到头或踢到别人的头。但一切都很好,每个人都玩得很开心。地勤人员在等我们,然后带我们去吃早餐。食物是马拉河中间的全套自助餐,而且是当场烹制的。甚至鸡蛋都是现点现做的。
这次经历的一切都很棒,我们很高兴我们做到了。我们在这次骑行中没有看到很多动物,但这完全是运气好。日出很美,在宁静中漂浮着,俯瞰这片广阔的风景,感觉很特别。