Marrakech Sunrise Hot Air Balloon, Transfers and Breakfast

Breakfast comes first on this one. The traditional breakfast is served before take-off rather than after landing, which reverses the usual order of a balloon morning and is worth knowing if you would rather not go up on an empty stomach. Transfers are part of the ticket in both directions, so the drive out to the launch field and the drive back are covered by the price. Take-off is at sunrise. Commercial ballooning in Morocco works north of Marrakech and goes up at dawn, when the air over the plain is coldest and steadiest, so the city sits out in the distance rather than under the basket. The Atlas Mountains hold one horizon and desert ground runs away the other way. The operator states that the flight is run with professional guidance throughout. On price, this listing sits above the field. It costs 180 euros, while eight of the fourteen Marrakech flights on this site are between 130 and 132, and most of those also include hotel pickup and a breakfast. The two things this listing does not put in writing are the time actually spent in the air and any customer reviews, of which it has none so far. Several of the flights at 130 state 45 to 60 minutes aloft and carry over a thousand reviews each. That is the comparison worth making before booking rather than after.