The 5 Best Luxury Balloon Flights in Egypt

1.Luxury Sunrise Balloon Ride in Luxor with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,104 reviews · from $60Our pick

Leave your Luxor hotel or boat around 4:30 a.m. for a West Bank balloon flight at sunrise. Expect air-conditioned transfers, coffee or tea, a 30-minute flight, and a possible Nile crossing afterward. Pilot Ramadan has been praised for smooth landings, but weather can cancel the flight.

“A must do in Luxor! Everything went perfect, from the hotel pick-up and dropoff, to the organization and flight”

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2.Luxury Hot Air Balloon Riding in Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 616 reviews · from $31Best value

Start before sunrise with hotel or cruise pickup, a motorboat ride across the Nile, coffee and snacks, then a 45 to 75-minute balloon flight over Luxor. You may see Hatshepsut Temple, the Valley of the Kings, and Luxor Temple from above. Dr Mo and Ibram are among the named crew members.

“Had an amazing experience Ibram was good he guided us well and the view from the ballon was just spectacular”

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3.Deluxe Sunrise Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 283 reviews · 3 hours · from $64

Start before dawn with pickup in Luxor, cross the Nile to the West Bank, and rise above the temples of Thebes as the sun reaches the East Bank. A 45-minute flight, safety briefing, guide, refreshments, transport, insurance, and flight certificate are included.

“very well organised trip, experience of a lifetime, excellent value for money”

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4.Luxury Balloon Ride in Luxor with Hotels Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 142 reviews · from $39

You’ll leave your Luxor hotel before dawn, cross to the West Bank, and rise above the Nile, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, and distant temples. The flight lasts about 35 minutes within a three-hour outing. Pickup, snacks, a pilot, crew, and flight certificate are included.

“The organisation of the hot air balloon ride was fantastic. All involved were 1st class. If you think you might like to have a go at hot air balloon rides do not wait get it booked you will be very happy with this company”

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5.Luxury Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 100 reviews · from $60

Start before sunrise with hotel pickup, a Nile motorboat crossing, and cake, tea, and coffee. Watch the balloon inflate, then fly for 40 to 60 minutes above Luxor’s temples and farmland. Staff such as Saber, Hemo, Ayad, and Captain Ghazaly may assist with the flight and photos.

“Everyone is okay it’s amazing trip thanks so much to mo sapper and the potoghrfer hemo also we enjoyed with sindbad hot air ballons”

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