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Luxury Luxor Balloon Trip: Hotel Pickup and Breakfast
The details are handled before the sun is up: a car collects you at your hotel, a light breakfast with tea is included, and the balloon rises over Luxor in the morning light. The city below is often called the world's largest open-air museum, and dawn is when it looks the part. The luxury here is mostly in the logistics. No taxis to arrange in the dark, no hunting for food at five in the morning, just a quiet ride from your hotel lobby to a basket in the sky. For travelers who want the balloon morning handled end to end, this is the version where everything is thought of, and the only thing left to do is look down.
Hotel pickup
A car collects you before dawn
Sunrise flight
Over Luxor in the first morning light
Itinerary
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Nile River Valley
You will cross the Nile river by motor boat to the location of the take off.
Temple of Hatshepsut
You will fly over Hatshepsut Temple.
Valley of the Kings
You will fly over Valley of the Kings.
Luxor Temple
You will see clearly Luxor Temple in East bank of the Nile.
Costo extra
What's included
- Pickup from your hotel.
- A light breakfast and tea.
- The sunrise balloon flight over Luxor.
Good to know
- The start is early: the flight happens in the first light of morning.
- Luxor is often called the world's largest open-air museum, and dawn is when it earns the name.
- Balloon flights are weather dependent and may be moved or cancelled for safety.
Not included
- Any extras not mentioned in the program.
- Gratuities
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