Balloon safari = Safari by balloon

United Kingdom, 1975

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Episode of Series “Survival Anglia Wildlife Series”.
Shows cameraman, Alan Root, and his wife Jean’s experiences with their own hot air balloon over Kenya. As they were learning how to operate it, forced landings in lakes, thick bush and herds of animals became almost daily occurrences. The Root’s balloon adventures took them across some of the most spectacular places in Africa, but they were drawn towards Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, where they realised their ambition to fly by balloon above its snow-capped peak.

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Credits

producer

Alan Root

production company

ANGLIA

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1975

Appears in

Survival Anglia Wildlife Series

Group of items

Survival Anglia Wildlife Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324358

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Balloons

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Kenya

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Balloons

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Balloons

Places → Kenya

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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