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Sunrise balloon over Luxor + West Bank highlights
Private tour Full day · 9 h Moderate pace

Sunrise balloon over Luxor + West Bank highlights

5.0 (66 reviews) Luxor, Upper Egypt
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Duration
Full day · 9 h
Starts
04:45
Group
Up to 6
Pace
Moderate
Guided in EnglishSpanishGerman
Overview

Float over the temples and sugar-cane fields at sunrise, then explore the West Bank with your guide while the day is still cool.

  • A 45-minute balloon flight at sunrise
  • Aerial views of Hatshepsut’s temple and the Theban hills
  • The Valley of the Kings straight after landing
  • Medinet Habu, the best-preserved colours on the West Bank

Hot-air balloons lift off from the West Bank before dawn and drift over the Theban hills, the temples of Hatshepsut and Ramesses III, and the green strip of the Nile. I only work with licensed operators with a strong safety record, and we go straight from landing to the monuments.

How I run this tour

  • It is private: just you, your companions, me and a driver.
  • The timings are a plan, not a schedule — we slow down wherever you want to.
  • Questions are the point. Nothing is too basic or too nerdy.
“The stones are 4,500 years old. The stories should still feel alive.”
Hour by hour

How the day unfolds

  1. 04:45

    Pick-up & ferry

    Tea and biscuits while the balloons are inflated.

  2. 05:45

    Balloon flight

    About 45 minutes in the air.

  3. 07:15

    Valley of the Kings

    Three tombs before the heat.

  4. 09:30

    Medinet Habu

    Ramesses III’s temple and its deep-cut reliefs.

  5. 11:00

    Coffee break

  6. 12:00

    Drop-off

    Time for a nap — you’ve earned it.

The fine print

What’s included

Included

  • Karim as your licensed Egyptologist guide
  • Private air-conditioned car with driver
  • Pick-up from any Luxor hotel or Nile cruise
  • Bottled water
  • Balloon flight with a licensed operator
  • Entrance tickets: Valley of the Kings, Medinet Habu

Not included

  • Extra tombs (optional)
  • Flight certificate photos
  • Gratuities for driver and boatmen (optional)
Meeting point

Pick-up from your Luxor hotel or cruise

Karim sends the exact pick-up time on WhatsApp the evening before. Running late or changed hotels? Just message — plans bend.

Ask Karim
Guest reviews

In their words

4.95

66 reviews

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“Excellent content and very well organised. Traffic on the way back was heavy, which no one can control, but the tour itself was superb.”
A Ana SouzaBrazil · Sep 2026
“We have done guided tours all over the world and this was the best. Perfectly timed to avoid the crowds — at one point we had a tomb completely to ourselves.”
M Mateo FernándezArgentina · May 2026
“Travelling with two kids (8 and 11), I was worried about long days. Karim turned it into a treasure hunt and they still talk about the “king’s secret boat”.”
L Lena HoffmannAustria · Mar 2026
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