4 Luxor VIP Tours That Earn the Upgrade

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 field. After coffee or tea and a safety briefing, you rise over the Nile, desert, Valley of the Kings, and ancient Thebes. The balloon flight is listed as 30 minutes, with transfers, taxes, and a flight certificate included.

“What an amazing experience. Never been in a balloon ride before. But do realize, this is a huge basket, 8 pods with 4 people in each pod. I kinda liked it as it made me feel safer than just an isolated 4 person basket. It was an amazing sunriRead more”

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2.Luxury Hot Air Balloon Riding in Luxor

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

Start before dawn with hotel or cruise pickup, a motorboat ride to Luxor’s West Bank, and a 45 to 75-minute balloon flight. You’ll see Hatshepsut Temple, the Valley of the Kings, and Luxor Temple from above. Dr Mo Tours Egypt handles transport, drinks, snacks, and the flight certificate.

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️! Wow! The team did an excellent job with communication and ensuring my family was safe! The views were incredible! My family will never forget this trip and unique experience. 🫡 Highly recommended!”

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3.Luxor: Deluxe Sunrise Hot Air Balloon

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

Start before dawn with pickup from your Luxor hotel or cruise ship, cross the Nile, and rise above the West Bank as sunrise lights Hatshepsut’s Temple, Thebes, the Nile, and distant mountains. Your flight lasts about 45 minutes, with guides speaking English, Arabic, French, German, Greek, Hindi, or Italian.

“An amazing way to see Luxor at sunrise. Well worth the early start. The balloon pilot was excellent and the flight and landing were very smooth.”

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4.Sunrise VIP Hot Air Balloon Ride in Luxor

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

Rise before dawn for a hot-air balloon flight over Luxor’s West Bank. Sheba Tours includes hotel or cruise-ship pickup, a Nile crossing, safety briefing, snacks, and a souvenir flight certificate. Expect ancient temples, fields, mountains, and the Nile below, though weather and timing can affect the flight.

“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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