ABOUT GO BALLOONING KENYA

was incorporated in Kenya in the year 2004. Othmar & Günter, the pilots of the company are both experienced international commercial Balloon Pilots with a wealth of experience as well as an impeccable safety record. Both have been operating in the hot air balloon ride business since the 1980's in the Austrian Alps and have time and again gathered their exceptional experience around the entire globe: Turkey, China, Caribbean, Saharan Desert, USA, Sri Lanka as well as in many European countries.

Both pilots also regularly participated in the world's most challenging ballooning competitions such as the Gordon Bennett Gas Ballooning Race, or diverse other national championships. Günter is the holder of FAI Ballooning World Records of which he has set up 10 - all with entries in the Guinness Book of Records.

GO Ballooning (K) Ltd. is a sister Company of Sunbird Lodge Ltd. at Lake Elementaita (www.sunbirdkenya.com). Sunbird Lodge, an eco-friendly luxury lodge is located in the Great Rift Valley, one of the natural wonders of the world. We are less than 127 km (1 ½ hours) from Nairobi and a few minutes off the new and superb Nairobi – Nakuru highway on a very good, private access road at the shore of Lake Elementaita, bordering and overlooking Soysambu Conservancy. Located on private land there are no park or conservation fees in addition to our very competitive rates. On excellent roads it is only 20 minutes to the famous Nakuru National Park and only a few minutes to Soysambu Conservancy.