Moroccan hot air balloon ride

Hot air balloon ride over the Moroccan desert and Atlas Mountains foothills from Marrakech

0:06 Get balloons ready
I was picked up 4:30am in Marrakech
And arrived at the balloon site at 5:30am
We were welcomed with tea
We waited for dawn
They started pumping up the balloons at 6am
We headed for our basket at 6:10am
We boarded the basket at 6:15am, careful to balance each compartment’s weight

1:07 Balloon ride
Our balloon took off at 6:25am
Timelapse after takeoff
There were many balloons silhouetted against the rising sun
We floated over desert villages

1:53 Atlas Mountains foothills
Atlas Mountains foothills came into view
We floated above the Atlas Mountains foothills Timelapse

2:37 Descend
We floated over a desert football pitch
We descended and started to land at 7am Timelapse