15 Desert Balloon Flights Worth the Early Start

1.Atlas Mountains Hot Air Balloon Ride from Marrakech with Berber Breakfast and Desert Camel Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,123 reviews · from $164Our pick

Rise over Marrakech at sunrise by hot-air balloon, then enjoy Berber breakfast, camel riding, mountain views, hotel pickup, and a flight certificate.

“The hot air balloon flight itself was absolutely the highlight of this tour. Although the balloon took off after sunrise, it was still early and actually launched before the other providers. Our pilot, Elena, was fantastic — she navigated the balloon smRead more”

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2.Air ballooning: Marrakech Desert and Atlas Views

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 658 reviews · from $143

Float above Marrakech at sunrise with Atlas views, hotel pickup, a one-hour balloon flight, Berber breakfast, and a flight certificate.

“From pick up through to drop off this trip exceeded all expectations. Great communication, transfer, signing in, breakfast etc all managed professionally in a lovely setting. The flight itself was INCREDIBLE! One if my top 3 highlights travelling around Morocco last week. Highly recommend this experience and company.”

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3.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Tour Over the Desert

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 477 reviews · 4 hours · from $280

Review of Dubai’s sunrise hot air balloon ride, with desert views, wildlife, hotel pickup, safety details, price advice, and practical tips.

“This was a completely amazing thing to do, and the hospitality was excellent.”

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4.Hot Air Balloon Rides in Marrakesh: Sunrise, Desert, Atlas …

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 396 reviews · from $196

Review of Marrakech hot air balloon rides with sunrise Atlas views, Berber breakfast, pickup, pricing, safety, and booking advice.

“I highly recommend this experience and this company. The staff are the best; the service is amazing.”

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5.Sunrise Sonoran Desert Hot Air Balloon Ride from Phoenix

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 288 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $220

Review of Phoenix’s sunrise Sonoran Desert balloon ride, with flight views, safety notes, pricing, meeting details, cancellations, and booking advice.

“I’m sharing this review based on my direct experience, observations, and comparison with another company offering the same service. Pros: * They offered to rebook for the next day. * Refund was processed within a couple of hours. Cons: * No hotel pickup; you must drive to their meeting location, which is a dark parking lot at 4:30 a.m. If you’re alone, this doesn’t feel safe. * Staff were not friendly or welcoming. When I arrived early, I was told coldly to “just hang out” while waiting for another van—no offer to sit inside for safety or comfort. * Communication felt dismissive. For example, when I asked about the pen…”

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6.Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Dubai Desert inlcuding Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 233 reviews · from $235

Review of Dubai’s sunrise hot air balloon ride, with hotel transfers, desert views, falconry, safety advice, price, and booking tips.

“It was so tranquil! Very breathtaking! Watching the sunrise in 360 view was amazing!! It should be on everyone’s “bucket list”!”

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7.Hot Air Balloon Ride & Falcon Show Over the Desert

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 122 reviews · 4 hours · from $302

Watch sunrise from 4,000 feet, float over Dubai’s desert, and see a falcon fly during this well-run four-hour balloon adventure.

“Most amazing experience ever! From communication to the ride its self was all perfect. Seeing the sunrise from the sky was just magical, the pilot was really nice guy. Ride its self was smooth & enjoyable. You really don’t feel like your at 4000ft Would definitely recommend.”

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8.Hot Air Balloon, Desert Safari, and Quad Biking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 103 reviews · 6 hours · from $384

Review of Dubai’s sunrise balloon, falcon show, dune bashing, quad biking, camel ride, horse ride, and Bedouin breakfast.

“Amazing views from the sky !!! We really enjoyed the hot air balloon experience and also we upgraded our package with a buggy ride in the desert which was real fun !”

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9.Hot air balloon flight in the desert with camel ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 31 reviews · from $203

Ride a hot-air balloon over Marrakech at sunrise, enjoy Berber breakfast, then take a camel ride through the palm grove.

“Excursions was cancelled last minute (10pm the night before).. Unfortunately, I wasn't in town long so I wasn't able to rebook with another company for another day.. They said it was cancelled due to weather but my travel group had a balloRead more”

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10.Morocco 8-Night Tour: Chefchaouen, Desert & Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $2,171

Review of Morocco’s 9-day private tour, from Chefchaouen and Fez to Merzouga, Marrakech, a desert camp, and a hot air balloon ride.

“we had beautiful tour with yalah we enjoyed riding camels, eating moroccan food, we had a lot of fun with friends”

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11.Noble Life Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Dubai Desert

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 12 reviews · 4 hours · from $258

Review of Noble Life’s Dubai sunrise hot air balloon ride, with desert views, transport, costs, safety notes, and practical booking advice.

“Our pick up driver (Mehtab) was very good. The balloon fight was amazing. However, after an early start of 3.30am pick up and a 1 hour drive to the launch site, then returned to our hotel 5 hours later, in this time we had only offered one small paper cup of coffee in the way of refreshments.”

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12.Hot Air Balloon, Camel Ride, Desert Safari & More

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 10 reviews · 5 hours · from $375

Review of Dubai’s sunrise hot-air-balloon tour with camel ride, quad biking, dune safari, falcon photos, and Bedouin breakfast.

“Le vol en Mongolfière fut une super expérience,!Incroyable !Le court safari etait sympa aussi?Pour le reste on a été moins fan.Touner en rond sur une piste en quad pas top.Le camp bédouin qui n”en était pas un....”

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13.Pick an outdoor Activity: Balloons, QUAD, Camel Ride, Sahara Trip

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $139Best value

Review of Sahara Riders’ four-day Marrakech to Merzouga trip, with Atlas Mountains, Ait Ben Haddou, camel riding, desert camping, and practical tips.

“Me and my partner did a three day trek into the Sahara desert. This experience and trip was beyond amazing. Our tour guide Yousef was the most kind knowledgeable fun guide we could’ve asked for.”

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14.Dubai Desert By Hot Air Balloon With Falcon Show and Camel

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $375

Review of Dubai’s sunrise hot-air-balloon tour with falcon show, camel ride, Arabic breakfast, pickup, and a pilot-signed flight certificate.

“Tout était parfait, l’organisation, le vol en montgolfière, notre pilote drôle et professionnel. Nous avons vu le lever du soleil dans le silence du désert, des animaux dans les dunes (chameaux, oryx, gazelles). L’atterrissage un peu mouvementé noRead more”

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15.Overnight Desert Escape and Ballooning

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $557

Review of Dubai’s 2-day desert escape with safari activities, starlit camping, BBQ dinner, and a sunrise hot-air balloon ride.

“amazing hot air balloon experience, all well organized from hotel pick up to place . desert camp wz=as nive will all accomodations , night in tent was good and perfect timing for desert sunset in balloon”

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