Full-Day Luxor: Sunrise Hot Air Balloon, East Bank Temples & Felucca




Duration
daily
Max Group Size
12
Departure Type
Guaranteed
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Physical level
easy
Operated In
English
Age Requirement
6 - 80 Ages
About this tour
Experience Luxor from the sky, the land, and the Nile on this signature full-day (1-day) experience combining a 45-minute sunrise hot air balloon flight over West Bank Thebes with a private guided East Bank tour of Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, the Luxor Museum, and the Mummification Museum, plus a sunset wooden Felucca sail and Nile-view lunch. Accompanied by a private licensed Egyptologist guide for all monuments, this unforgettable day includes 1 lunch (breakfast and dinner are not included).
Depart your Luxor hotel or cruise ship at 05:00 for a motorboat transfer across the Nile to the West Bank balloon launch field. Lift off at sunrise (approx. 05:45–06:30) for a 45-minute hot air balloon flight floating above the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, the Ramesseum, the Colossi of Memnon, and green Nile fields before returning briefly to your hotel to refresh (or continuing directly at 08:30).
From 09:00 to 13:00, join your private Egyptologist on the East Bank to explore the Karnak Temple Complex and Luxor Temple, followed by lunch at a Nile-side restaurant (13:00–14:00). In the afternoon, visit the air-conditioned Luxor Museum and Mummification Museum (14:00–16:00) and conclude with a 1-hour golden-hour sail aboard a private wooden Felucca on the Nile (16:00–17:00) before returning to your hotel by 17:30. Practical Note: Rated Easy (ages 6–80).
Route
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What makes this tour special
Itinerary
05:00–13:00 – Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Flight & Morning Tour of Karnak & Luxor Temples (Entrance Included): Meet your representative at your Luxor hotel or cruise ship at 05:00 and cross to the West Bank launch site for a 45-minute sunrise hot air balloon flight over the temples and royal valleys of ancient Thebes (breakfast is not included). Return to the East Bank (with an optional pause at your hotel for breakfast) and meet your private Egyptologist at 09:00 to tour the 134-column Great Hypostyle Hall of Karnak Temple and the grand courtyards of Luxor Temple.
13:00–17:30 – Nile-Side Lunch, Luxor & Mummification Museums & Sunset Felucca Sail (Entrance Included): Enjoy a freshly prepared lunch at a Nile-view restaurant at 13:00, visit the Luxor Museum of Ancient Egyptian Art and the Mummification Museum (14:00–16:00), and relax on a 1-hour private wooden Felucca sailboat ride along the Nile at sunset (16:00–17:00) before private drop-off at your hotel by 17:30 (dinner is not included).
Meals Included: Lunch
Trip includes
Included
Private licensed English-speaking Egyptologist guide for all East Bank temple and museum tours, plus certified balloon pilot.
Guiding Method
Fully guided
1 freshly prepared lunch at a Nile-view restaurant in Luxor, plus bottled water and pre-flight tea/coffee (breakfast and dinner are not included).
All private air-conditioned transfers in Luxor, cross-Nile motorboat for balloon launch, and private wooden Felucca sailboat for 1 hour.
45-minute sunrise hot air balloon ticket, official entrance fees to Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Luxor Museum, and Mummification Museum, and all taxes.
Excluded
No overnight accommodation is included; this is a full-day experience in Luxor.
Domestic and international flights are not included.
Personal travel and medical insurance is not included.
Breakfast and dinner, beverages during lunch, personal insurance, and discretionary gratuities for guide, pilot, and captain.
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