Nov 22, 2024
Wonderful "moment suspended" - A flight offered by my children for my 70th birthday, in the form of a scrap a box filled with sand with on the lid in drawing collage of my grandson: dunes, camel palms and a hot air balloon... there was much more in this box!!!. There was an extraordinary competent team, listening, who made us feel the wind of the desert, the rising sunlight, the warmth of smiles and complicity of our small "team" of 7 people who had just acquainted, their complicity to wish me my birthday in the open sky first then to the descent into music and "gate".
A wonderful moment thanks to Youssef, caring, competent and deeply human and the whole team... a small committee flight of almost an hour safely. Explanations, photos taken by Youssef during the flight... really an unforgettable memory
Thank you, thank you all
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Nov 13, 2024
Worthwhile Experience - So this experience was booked by my FIL for my girlfriend’s birthday. I am usually quite skeptical about booking things like this myself as they are quite expensive and I wouldn’t want to feel disappointed…. We were certainly not disappointed!
We were picked up not far from our Riad in the Medina by Mohammed at around 5:50am in his comfortable Van and there was a short ride to pick another couple up on the other side of the Medina.
There was a 40 minute journey out of Marrakech into the desert to the camp where we were greeted with coffee/tea and some snacks. This is also when we met the pilot, Youssef.
Because of the stronger than usual winds we ended up driving about 20 minutes south east of the camp so that the Balloon did not enter the limit when we were in the air.
It was quite cloudy and chilly as we started to ascend but once we hit 700m we were above the cloud and the view did not disappoint.
This was the most surreal experience of a lifetime, it didn’t feel real floating above the clouds watching the sunrise in the distance with all the other balloons also In front of us.
Youssef took lots of photos with our phones and made it such an enjoyable experience.
We spent a total of c. 1 hour in the air just taking in the breathtaking views.
Once we landed we were quickly whisked back to camp where we enjoyed a traditional Moroccan breakfast, coffee, tea and juice.
The food was amazing, we pretty much polished the lot of it. They had decorated the camp with a happy birthday banner and balloons for my girlfriend and after the breakfast they even brought out a cake for her and sung happy birthday in 3 languages (English, French & Arabic)
The cake was absolutely delicious and very well made. After this we were dropped back at the meeting point by Mohammed.
The whole experience from pickup to drop off was around 5.5 hours and I would 100% recommend this company to anyone who wants to do a Balloon ride. Very professional team, super friendly and polite.
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Oct 11, 2024
Magical experience - Fantastic experience
Well worth getting up at 5.30 in the morning
Youseff was so friendly and humble made everyone welcome and at ease especially those that were nervous including me.
There was 8 of us in the basket perfect view for all of us even the couple of shorter ones of us.
Sunrise was beautiful we were up in the air just as it was breaking so perfect timing for photos.
So smooth so clear and so perfect.
Finished off with breakfast in the desert in the traditional way on pouffes.
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Sep 23, 2024
Magical experience by Youseff and his team. - Ballooning is not to be missed. It is a kind of magical experience, and Youseff and his team ensure you discover the magic. I wish I could give this adventure 10+ stars. It was a great great great experience.
Youseff and his team are great at communicating from before you sign up until you are returned to your riad or hotel after the experience.
They are a lot of fun, but they are also total professionals - focused on the safety and happiness of their clients. We were picked up exactly as promised; we arrived at the launch location to coffee and tea. A real safety briefing followed with confirmation of understanding in at least 4 languages.
We separated in to 4 groups, I think, with no more than 8 in a balloon. 8 v 24+ in other companies’ balloons is a big part of the better experience here. A long ride followed, promised at 40 minutes but more like an hour for us. Throughout, Youseff ensured we had photos for all the key moments, that we were able to appreciate the experiences, and that we were safe.
When we landed, a much bigger than expected breakfast awaited - delicious!
I cannot say enough positives about how this team operates, you could not be in better hands.
Choose this experience if planning to balloon in Marrakech.
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Jul 7, 2024
Best Ballooning experience ever! Amazing - This was the most amazing experience!! I have done this in New Zealand and this just blew me away. From the arrival, excitement of the ride and the spectacular views of the Atlas Mountains, the expanse of other balloons around us and of course our guide, it was perfect. A wonderful breakfast after and a birthday surprise cake for my husband and dancing with everyone. It made our trip to Morocco, and I wish I had found these guys sooner to go on other events with them. From Jane and Nigel ..... do it !!!
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May 23, 2024
Great experience - Yousef and his crew were superb. Pickup up and drop off went very smooth. The balloon ride was fantastic. Yousef give us some very clear instructions before the flight and more information during the flight. The nice thing about this flight is that you are only with 6 passengers and Yousef in the basket which gives you the opportunity to talk to the pilot during the flight. There are some other companies where there are 24 people in the basket, which does to feel very attractive to me. After the flight we had a very nice breakfast in the desert. Jan and Christine
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Apr 29, 2024
Go for it! - Incredible moment, everything was perfect, the welcome, the balloon flight, as well as the magnificent typical breakfast at the end. An unforgettable memory, thank you again to the whole team ❤️
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Apr 15, 2024
A must-do experience! - This was my first time in a hot air balloon and it was amazing! I loved that it was a small group so people weren’t blocking my photos. We went up so high and I was able to get amazing pictures and videos. Everyone was great from pick up, to check in and the safety tips. Each person got special attention because we were a smaller group and we were all able to get individual photos for our memories. I highly recommend doing this tour when you’re in Marrakech!!
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Apr 5, 2024
The best experience ever!! - We have just got back from our trip to Morocco and our highlight was the hot air balloon ride we had with Youssef, he went above and beyond for us literally!! We made the trip from Agadir to Marrakech and he met us when we arrived in Marrakech and took us to the site, he made sure we were the first people there so we could take off first and get above the cloud safely to see sunrise, we took off about 10 minutes before all the other balloons and it was so personal with it just being me, my partner and Youssef in the basket, he was very informative and couldn’t be more helpful, it was one of the best experience of our life’s! I couldn’t recommend this company anymore! Some of the other balloons had 20 plus people in and we just don’t think we would have had as good as time as we did with it just being us! I’m scared of heights and he reassured me all the way through and made me feel comfortable! 5* review from us for sure 👌🏻 he was also a really good photographer!
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Apr 26, 2024
Hot air balloon Marrakech - Very good experience, thank you very much to our driver Salmo who is top notch.
The hot air balloon is a great discovery, you have to take the earliest slot to enjoy the sunrise ☀️.
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