Luxor Sunrise Hot-Air Balloon + Full-Day East & West Banks Guided Tour

Lift off at sunrise over Luxor, then spend a full-day guided tour exploring the East and West Bank temples.

Getting started

Begin with an early hotel pickup, timed so you reach the launch site in Luxor before sunrise. After a brief check-in you board your sunrise hot air balloon for the first part of the day. Once you land, your driver returns you to shore transport so you can meet your professional guide and continue toward the West Bank.

What to expect

Sunrise hot air balloon flight over Luxor and the Nile Valley

The day opens with a sunrise hot air balloon flight over Luxor and the Nile Valley, before any temple visits. This aerial segment sets the scene for the history you will explore later on the ground.

Features

• Look down over the Nile Valley and Luxor as the sun comes up, seeing the contrast between the river, cultivated fields, and desert plateau from the balloon.

• During the balloon flight, a light breakfast with tea or coffee is provided so you can eat while you float, with all balloon arrangements handled for you.

• Hotel pickup and drop-off cover the balloon segment as well as the touring later in the day, so all local transfers for the experience are included.

Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon tour

After landing, you cross to the West Bank for a guided tour of the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. This part of the itinerary focuses on royal tombs and mortuary monuments.

Features

• In the Valley of the Kings, your expert guide leads you through selected tomb areas and explains how this desert valley became a burial ground for pharaohs.

• At the Temple of Hatshepsut, you spend time at this terraced mortuary temple and hear how it relates to the only female pharaoh named in the itinerary.

• The Colossi of Memnon are visited as part of the same West Bank route, with a stop to view and photograph these two massive seated statues in situ.

• A professional guide stays with you throughout the West Bank touring, and depending on the option selected your entrance fees to these sights may be included or paid on the spot.

Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple guided tour

Later, the focus shifts to the East Bank for guided visits to Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple. This segment rounds out the day with major temple complexes in the heart of modern Luxor.

Features

• Inside Luxor Temple, your guide points out key sections of the temple complex and places them in the context of the pharaohs and later additions linked to this site.

• At Karnak Temple, you walk through one of the largest temple complexes in Egypt, visiting central areas that illustrate how the site developed over centuries.

• A guided tour format is used on both the Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple visits, either as a private guided tour or a shared guided tour depending on the option you choose.

• Lunch is included during the day at a local restaurant, with timing arranged around your East and West Bank visits; entrance fees to all sights mentioned in the itinerary are included or excluded in line with the tour option selected.

Wrapping up

Your full-day tour concludes back in Luxor with hotel drop-off. When booking, you can choose between a private or shared guided tour format, and between options with entrance fees included or without entry tickets, so the experience can match your preferred level of inclusions.