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Kenya s First Female Hot Air Balloon Pilot on Wildlife Encounters and Guiding Celebs

Kenya’s First Female Hot Air Balloon Pilot on Wildlife Encounters and Guiding Celebs Mazuba Kapambwe © Courtesy  Joyce Beckwith There are many ways to view wildlife on safari, from game drives to canoe and walking safaris. But one of the most thrilling ways to catch a glimpse of lions, buffalo, and wildebeests is from above, in a hot air balloon. Kenya’s wildlife-rich Masai Mara National Reserve offers hot air balloon safaris through companies like Balloon Adventure Keekorok, which was among the first hot air balloon operators in the park in 1976. But it is also where Kenya’s first Black female hot air balloon pilot, Captain Joyce Beckwith, is based.

748 Air Services meets travel agents to shore up valentines bookings to the Mara

748 Air Services meets travel agents to shore up valentines’ bookings to the Mara Renowned aviation company, 748 Air Services has announced a partnership with travel agents to shore up Valentine’s celebrations bookings to the Maasai Mara Game Reserve. In the last quarter of 2020, the airline strategically partnered up with various lodges and camps in the Mara and increased frequency of flights to boost domestic tourism. just 748 Air Services has signed packages with Keekorok Lodge, Mahali Mzuri, and Sarova Mara among others to create a memorable experience in one of the world’s sublime wonders. The airline currently has flight and accommodation packages covering return flights, full-board accommodation, game drives and round airstrip transfers. These packages can be booked directly from www.748airservicesltd.com

Kenya s first female hot air balloon pilot

Search Kenya’s first female hot air balloon pilot Achieving Woman - By Derrick Oluoch | December 17th 2020 at 01:20:00 GMT +0300 Captain Joyce Beckwith (Courtesy) Captain Joyce Beckwith, an hotelier by training, became the first Kenyan woman hot air balloon pilot in 2018 when she attained her commercial pilot license (CPL). While her dream was to join the media industry as a TV personality, she doesn’t regret pursuing a course in hotel and tourism management as that is how she landed in Maasai Mara Game Reserve in 2007 as an intern. Working in Maasai Mara, Joyce says she got fascinated by the hot air balloons that were always flying tourists at the game reserve.

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