Overnight tour to Luxor highlights with hot air balloon experience from Hurghada

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Hurghada, Egypt

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Experience being in a hot air balloon over Luxor’s ancient treasures

Visit Luxor as one of the world's greatest open-air museums and home to many iconic jewels

Enjoy the sound and light show at Karnak temple

Walk through the Sphinx Avenue, built to connect the vast Karnak temple to the Luxor Temple

Listen to a certified Egyptologist who shares their love of history and art with you

What to expect

Have you ever flown in a hot air balloon over the amazing Luxor monuments, the Nile River, and the green fields there? If not, then get ready to live a unique experience in your life ever. Join this 2-day tour from Hurghada and discover the highlights of Luxor combined with a hot air balloon experience! - Day one: After an approximately four-hour drive, you head straight to the impressive Karnak Temple, followed by Luxor Temple with the Sphinx Avenue. Then it's time to rest your legs and tuck into a delicious set menu lunch followed by check-in at a 5-star hotel for overnight. In the evening, experience the sound and light show at Karnak temple, which is a 1½ hour Hollywood-style extravaganza that recounts ancient history. - Day two: check out in the early morning, crossing the Nile to meet your pilot, crew, and fellow passengers of the hot air balloon. Feel your excitement grows as the hot air balloon is inflated and you step into the basket. Fly over the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, plus the green fields next to local villages. Upon landing, your Egyptologist will be waiting for you to visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the staggering Colossi of Memnon. Another Nile experience onboard a felucca made your day while sailing towards the hotel for a delicious set menu lunch and then, driving straight away back to Hurghada.

What's included

Hotel pick-up and drop-off

Transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle

Hot air balloon flight with a slice of cake and tea

Entrance to The Valley of the Kings (except Tomb of Ramses VI and Tomb of Tutankhamun)

Entrance to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

Entrance to the Karnak Temple with the Open Air Museum.

Entrance to Luxor Temple with the Sphinx Avenue

Entrance to the Sound & Light show at Karnak Temple

1-night accommodation with breakfast and dinner at hotel Steigenberger or Iberotel Luxor

Lunch on the first and second day

Nile experience onboard of felucca or motorboat

Entrance fees

Guided tour

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What to remember

Not suitable for:

The balloon ride is unsuitable for anyone with injuries, who have had surgery, back/hip/knee problems, health concerns, walking difficulties, severe auditory problems, or is/may be pregnant

Infants below 2 years can join for free, but for a balloon ride the minimum age required for children is 6 years, and they need to be accompanied by an adult

Extra fees to be paid on-site:

Your entrance ticket to Valley of the Kings includes a visit to 3 tombs excluding the tombs of Tutankhamun and Ramses VI.

Please, note that the entrance tickets to the Tomb of Tutankhamun require a fee of around 700 EGP for adults and 350 EGP for children under 12. Entrance fees to the Tomb of Ramses VI are around 220 EGP for adults and 110 EGP for children under 12

Know in advance:

Please note that the shared tour option is only available on selected dates. The private tour takes place every day. If you book a private tour for only one person, you must have a minimum age of 12 years. The 6-people private group is open to a maximum of 15 participants

Balloon trip is subject to favorable weather conditions. If a balloon flight is cancelled due to weather conditions, customers will be entitled - in this case - to a partial refund

Flight duration is normally about 45 minutes, however, flight times can vary from 40 to 90 minutes depending on the temperature of the air

Although the tour is available in different languages, an English-speaking guide will be the alternative if minimum participants are not reached or unavailability of other languages

Tour duration and pickup time are simply guidelines subject to change due to operational conditions and your hotel location

Please arrange a takeaway breakfast box with your hotel reception one day before the tour date

If your accommodation includes dinner, then please coordinate with your hotel reception prior tour date to provide a late dinner at your room upon return

Please be aware that a copy of your passport will be required during the confirmation process

Remember to bring:

Please bring your passport

You should bring a sun hat, sunglasses, suncream, cameras, small bottles of water, and casual clothing

Provider

Travco Group for Tourism

Booking Fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation Fee

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins

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Hotel pickup service in Hurghada and surroundings is included from your hotel lobby. Please provide your hotel information, email, and phone number at the time of booking

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gadsnal

April 2025

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple

Great

We were lucky that there were only 4 of us on the trip. The guide was very knowledgeable and a really lovely man, as was our driver. The balloon flight was incredible, and the man organising it was great. It would have been very uncomfortable in the bus if there was a full quota. The room at the overnight hotel was very basic & not very clean - we all felt that we were unwanted guests. Please warn guests to take a head covering for the balloon trip as the burners are extremely hot

Seasoned travellers

February 2024

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple - 47 years old

Great

The Balloon ride was the highlight, and was an experience we will never forget. Our guide was fantastic and was highly knowledgeable, the position of the hotel was excellent although the service and quality of food was dissapointing, but overall and excellent trip.

Sabina

November 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple - 18 years old

Excellent

Wycieczka bardzo profesjonalnie zaplanowana i przygotowana. Widoki z balonu oraz zwiezione podczas niej zabytki zapieraja dech w piersi. Warte zobaczenia w 100%. Co do samej wycieczki i przewodnika nie mam zastrzezen. Jedynie hotel w którym zostalismy na noc byl przecietny. Jedzenie-slabe. Jako ze wycieczka trwa dwa dni i zaczyna sie w oba dni bardzo wczesnie rano, warto dobrze sie wyspac i zabrac cieple ubrania. Polecam

Emily

November 2023

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 16 years old

Great

We felt the time spent at the hotel on the first day was excessive. We’d have preferred a later start and less down time. Hot air balloon ride was fantastic and the whole process a well oiled machine, very well executed.

Anonymous

November 2023

From Germany

Great

Izzy

November 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as With family - 15 years old

Excellent

If I could give this 10* I would. Its a lot of money BUT worth every penny. Our guide Wael was amazing, he taught us so much. The sites are fantastic. Karnak and the hot air balloon were our favourite. Take lots of cash, tissues, a pillow for the drive. Would seriously recommend this trip. No issues with safety and a big bonus being a private tour because it was all at our pace.

S Brownsmith

October 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as With family - 28 years old

Great

It's a difficult trip to rate. Individually the components are excellent. We particularly enjoyed the balloon and evening at karnak. Collectively it felt a little rushed despite booking for 2 days withbig bits of rest space that could have been spread. Given the heat and with kids the activities could have been spread better. Also the hotel.was not prepared for a family.

Shannon Casey

August 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple - 23 years old

Great

Mushy, our guide and Shab, our driver were fantastic! Couldn’t fault them at all and would recommend Mushy as a tour guide to everyone. TUI needed to be better at providing information on what was included and what wasn’t, to help us better plan. The trip could also have been shortened to half a day on the first day easily. TUI didn’t give us any information at all prior to the trip, including that our hot air balloon could have been cancelled, which it almost was. Luckily it went ahead.

Fam. Hermanns

July 2023

From Germany

Traveled as With family - 35 years old

Excellent

Sehr guter Touguide, perfekte Tourplanung und Ablauf. Klasse Fahrer, alles sehr sicher. Tolles Hotel. Das Einfügen von nicht geplanten Besichtigungen mit direkten Verkaufsangeboten (Schlüsselanhänger, Papyrus-Bilder und Basalt - Figuren) wirkten wie eine Verkaufsveranstaltung, bei der es gern gesehen wurde wenn man etwas kaufte. Ansonsten tolle Tour

JT

April 2023

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple - 47 years old

Excellent

Our tour guide, Emad, was spot on and very focused on taking us to key places and providing information. The light and sound show was atmospheric and the balloon flight an unforgettable experience. For the right reasons. A tiring two days, but wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Richard

March 2023

From United Kingdom

Traveled as As a couple - 44 years old

Excellent

Fantastic trip with the balloon flight being the highlight of our holiday. Luxor is stunning, our guide was knowledgable and answered all our questions. Seeing Karnak Temple and The Valley of the Kings is something that should not be missed