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Hot Air Balloon Over Luxor: 40 Minutes Above the Tombs
The simple version: a sunrise balloon ride over Luxor's west bank, about 40 minutes in the air, nothing else attached. Below the basket, the temples and tombs of the west bank pass by in the early light, and the flight gives you enough time over the monuments without turning the morning into a full-day program. This is the ride to pick if you want the view itself, the sunrise and the silence, and prefer to explore the ground on your own schedule afterwards. Short, early, and to the point: by breakfast time you have already seen Luxor the way almost nobody sees it.
About 40 minutes aloft
Flight only, nothing else attached
What's included
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- All Fees and Taxes
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Coffee and/or Tea
Itinerary
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Temple of Hatshepsut
The only chance for the tourists to try the hot air balloon is in the city of Luxor. You will enjoy the amazing scene of the sun rise in Luxor in a hot air balloon. You will fly over the west bank monuments and temples and the river Nile. If the weather is good the balloon will fly over the east bank as well. The flight time is from 40 minutes to one hour, but the whole trip from the hotel back to the hotel is about three hours.
Good to know
- The balloon launches at sunrise over Luxor's west bank.
- No extras are attached: explore the ground on your own schedule afterwards.
- Flights are weather dependent and may be moved or cancelled for safety.
- Below you: the temples and tombs of the west bank in the early light.
Not included
- Personal expenses
- Breakfast
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