Rising with Africa at Dawn: A Balloon Ride Over the Maasai Mara

I was in the Maasai Mara for two nights, and after my afternoon game drive on the first day, someone from our balloon safari company was waiting for us back at camp for a short briefing on how it would work. “We will come and get you at 4:30 a.m.” Did he say a.m.? I was on a holiday! Why was I planning to wake up at 4:00 a.