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hamid did everything possible to make the trip unforgetable the balloon ride berber breakfast and the camel ride fantastic

Our balloon ride last week was amazing, we thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience and I will definitely be recommending it to every person I know that plans to visit Marrakech. A visit to Marrakech would not be complete without meeting you guys, and having the most enjoyable morning we have ever spent on holiday.

David and Katrina

My wife and I were in Marrakech for my birthday and decided to have a hot air balloon ride to celebrate. I have to say, the experience was from beginning to end fantastic. To start with, our pilot Hamid came around and picked everyone up from their individual riads before sunrise. We drove in the 4x4 about 30km out of town, where the crew with the balloon had some coffee, tea and pastries, which we grazed on as daylight broke and they finished assembling the balloon for our flight. From the very beginning it was clear that Hamid is a very smart, engaging, charming, and happy person with a real knack for the 'customer experience' and who is able to inform and entertain a group in multiple languages, in our case English and French.

We had a fabulous sunrise, and when we took off I was immediately taken with the completely silent, effortless floating sensation as we drifted above the desert landscape and Hamid told us about the local terrain, the Atlas mountains that were in full relief in the long morning shadows, and the little homes and farms we saw from above. The ride itself was very comfortable and very professional. Hamid was in radio contact the entire time with his crew who tracked us in the 4x4 for the duration of our flight. Our landing was easy and painless, and with characteristic attention to detail, Hamid presented us all with 'flight certificates' and we took pictures.

It was a lovely experience, but it was far from finished. Next we drove to a nearby desert home, where we found a full breakfast spread laid out at a table under a traditional tent cover. While we ate Hamid showed us how to put on the local desert headgear, and when we finished we had a tour of the Berber home, where Hamid pointed out all the details of how families live, cook, eat, and deal with the challenges of the environment.
We then got back in the 4x4 and drove to our next stop, where we all got to try out a camel ride, which was all good fun as well. We were then taken back to our respective riads, and were shocked to discover it wasn't even one in the afternoon.

The experience was one that I will treasure. It was a lovely, calm, peaceful feeling to float quietly toward the Atlas mountains at sunrise, and all the other aspects of our morning were a real treat and a great time all around. The whole thing was well worth the expense in all respects, and I recommend it highly.

This was definately the best thing my friend and I did in Morocco. The experience is something we will never forget. Our tourguide/pilot was amazing and made our trip so much fun. The hot air balloon ride/camel ride/and breakfast was wonderful. He made sure that he had every little detail planned and it was perfect. If you are going to Morocco, don't leave without doing this and making sure you only go with this company.

This experience was amazing! The pilot was brilliant and kept us laughing the whole time. The view of the mountains and surrounding areas was incredible!

The traditional berber breakfast was great and once this was finished we were given a tour of the berber house and taken to see all of the animals.

The Camel ride was great and they took pictures of us on them with our own cameras.

All of the crew were fantastic and we were made to feel very welcome. The whole experience was fantastic and I would definitely recommend this.

Folks,

It's taken a while to get this review in. we had our Hot Air Balloon adventure in October 2010 but the memory remains just as bright and vivid and we promised Hamid (My wife, two children and me) to post a note of thanks for the whole sublime experience.

Can't recommend it highly (pardon the pun) enough. It had elements of everything from Arabian Nights through Phileas Fogg
to Indiana Jones.
Half expected to Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas to pop up!

The pre dawn breakfast, magnificent flight, authentic Berba visit and desert camel ride all made for a genuinely thrilling adventure - and that was just for the grown ups!
The children were literally spellbound and it has gone down (also unintentional) as the trip of a lifetime.

Thanks again Hamid for the real adventure you have created. I hope you have many, many more delighted passengers!

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