Sunrise Balloon Flights in Egypt: The 15 Best to Book

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 am for the West Bank launch site. After coffee or tea and a safety briefing, you board a large balloon basket for a roughly 30-minute flight over the Nile, desert, and ancient sites. Pilot Ramadan has earned praise for smooth landings, though weather can cancel the flight.

“Great experience with this tour operator All professional and time was according to plan Worth the money”

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2.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Over the Historical sites in Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 697 reviews · from $75

Start around 3:15 a.m. with pickup from your Luxor hotel or cruise ship, cross the Nile, and reach the launch area for a 30 to 45 minute balloon flight. From up to 1,500 feet, you can see the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut’s Temple, the Nile, and Luxor’s fields. Mohamed Awad, Moodi, Marolla, Hassan, and Ahmed are among the staff praised by name.

“The pickup was very smooth and we enjoyed the sunrise very much. The pilot was very informative and our ride was very smooth. We also accompanied them for breakfast and that was a very refreshing one. We enjoyed the view and also the party. Overall I would recommend this trip”

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3.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 648 reviews · from $90

Start around 4:30 am with hotel pickup in Luxor, a simple breakfast, tea or coffee, and a motorboat crossing to the West Bank. Your roughly 45-minute balloon flight offers aerial views of the Nile, Temple of Hatshepsut, and Medinet Habu. Operator Khaled has been praised for safe handling and pointing out sights below.

“Picked us up from our hotel. The oprator Khaled was maging the balloon safely and pointing out the attractions in the ground. We have enjoyed the sunrise. It was lovely adventure”

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4.Sunrise Ballooning Luxor with Transfers Included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 640 reviews · from $58

You’ll leave your central Luxor hotel or cruise ship around 5:00 am, cross to the west bank, and join a safety briefing before a 45 to 60-minute balloon flight. From the basket, you can see Hatshepsut Temple, the Valley of the Kings, the Nile, and the sunrise. Coffee, tea, transfers, and a flight certificate are included.

“It was a great experience and fun to see the area from above. A hot air balloon ride is now crossed off on my bucket list”

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5.Small-Group Luxor Day Tour & Sunrise Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 293 reviews · 18 hours · from $240

Leave Hurghada around 11 PM for Luxor, then watch dawn from a hot air balloon before touring the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, and Karnak. You also get lunch, tea, a felucca ride, entrance fees, and a small group of up to eight. Guides may include Aladdin, Hamdy, Adam, or Ahmed Ali Hassan.

“Adam was a really kind and helpful person with us, the best!”

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6.Deluxe Sunrise Hot Air Balloon

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

Start before dawn with pickup in Luxor, a Nile crossing, and a short drive to the launch field. After a safety briefing, fly for 45 minutes over the West Bank as sunrise lights Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple, Karnak, the Valley of the Kings area, and the mountains. Guides speak several languages, and you receive a flight certificate.

“Excellent! Perfect communication from Laila from the time of booking up to the point we were collected, pick from hotel was flawless and the balloon ride itself was amazing. We were giving a full safety briefing before getting into the balloon and the pilot was very good at making sure we were all safe whilst in the air along with great commentary!”

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7.Sunrise VIP Hot Air Balloon Ride in Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 237 reviews · from $75

You leave your Luxor hotel or cruise ship around 3:15 am, cross to the West Bank, and rise above the Nile at sunrise. Expect a safety briefing, snacks, a flight certificate, and about 50 minutes in the air. Pilot Mohammed and driver Omar are named in strong accounts, but confirm pickup details with Sheba Tours.

“What a great way to see the monuments of Luxor. I’m generally very afraid of heights but not with this. It was so peaceful and the locals wave to the balloon passing by”

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8.Hot Air Balloon Ride before Sunrise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 168 reviews

You’ll leave your Luxor hotel before dawn, cross to the West Bank, and rise above the Nile, desert, Valley of the Kings, and Hatshepsut Temple. King Tut Balloons provides air-conditioned transfers, a trained crew, and a flight for up to six people. Ask about timing, since delays can push the flight past sunrise.

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9.One Day Sunrise Balloon, Sunset Felucca ride, Luxor full-day tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 65 reviews · from $119

Start before sunrise with a 45-minute balloon flight over Luxor, then explore the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut’s Temple, Karnak and Luxor Temple by private vehicle with an Egyptologist guide. Finish on the Nile in a one-hour felucca ride. Entrance fees and lunch are extra.

“Un moment de pur découverte voir l egypte dans haut .normalement j ai le vertige mais là c'est différent je me suis senti très alaise.”

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10.Amazing Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 45 reviews · from $80

Leave Luxor before dawn for a one-hour hot air balloon flight above the Nile’s west bank. You’ll see Karnak, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, and the Valley of the Queens from the basket, then return by air-conditioned bus after breakfast in the countryside. English commentary, hotel or port pickup, and a flight certificate are included.

“Balloon ride itself was amazing and couldn’t have been better however the 4.15 pick up could easily have been 6 had we not been taken on a boat ride with a welcome drink we did not want. We paid for a balloon ride and while the welcome drink and boat ride were meant well, after waking up before 4 in the morning and being taken to go and sit and drink tea on a small boat on the Nile in the dark with strangers was not enjoyable and made us feel uncomfortable and would have preferred the hotel pick up to have just driven us to the balloon site which…”

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11.3 Night Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan with Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 32 reviews · from $650

Spend four days aboard a full-board 5-star Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan, with a sunrise hot-air balloon ride, Karnak, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Abu Simbel. A private Egyptologist guide handles the sightseeing and transfers, while entrance fees remain your responsibility.

“Everything was amazing just like a living a real story .Something that you live once in a life .Thanks for this awesome experience”

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12.Luxor Day Trip with Sunrise Hot Air Balloon & Felucca

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 22 reviews · 12 hours · from $260

Travel privately from Aswan to Luxor for a long but memorable day. You will see the West Bank from a sunrise balloon, enter three Valley of the Kings tombs, visit Hatshepsut, Deir el-Medina, Karnak, and Luxor Temple, then ride a felucca. Guides such as Marwa Fatafeat Elsoker, Mahmoud Issa, and Ahmed Anwer have earned especially warm praise.

“Marwa fatafeat elsoker was excellent guide ever I hope to see her again”

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13.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride over Luxor West Bank

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $55

Start before sunrise with hotel pickup in Luxor, then cross to the launch site in an air-conditioned vehicle. After a safety briefing, float over the West Bank with an English-speaking guide pointing out the Valley of the Kings and other ancient sites. Tea, a light breakfast, and round-trip transfers are included.

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14.Luxor 2 Days Tour One Package With Sunrise Balloon ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 21 reviews · from $159

Spend two days exploring Luxor’s East and West Banks with a qualified Egyptologist, air-conditioned transport, hotel pickup, and a sunrise hot-air-balloon flight. Visit Karnak, Luxor Temple, the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut’s temple, and the Colossi of Memnon. The $159 price excludes entrance fees, lunch, and airport pickup supplements.

“All went perfect. Good communication before pickup. Clean car would use again. Thank you for taking care of us.”

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15.Luxury Sunrise Hot Air Balloon ride luxor with pick up & drop off

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $40

Rise before dawn for a 35 to 50-minute hot air balloon flight above Luxor’s West Bank. Pickup from your hotel or Nile cruise, a Nile boat crossing, tea or coffee, an air-conditioned vehicle, a flight certificate, and return transport are included. Pilots such as Amr lead the flight, with guides including Mohammad helping coordinate the morning.

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