Where to Fly at Dawn: the 6 Best Luxury Balloon Flights

1.Luxury Sunrise Balloon Ride in Luxor with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,104 reviews · from $60Our pick

Review of Luxor’s $60 sunrise balloon ride, with hotel pickup, Valley of the Kings views, timing tips, group details, and practical advice.

“Great experience. it's a must do in Luxor. Hight of the trip.. Only do the first lift at 4 AM.. the guide will push you to do the second lift at 6 AM but thats not worth it. The 4 AM gives you the full experience and sunrise from beginning to end.”

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2.Luxury Hot Air Balloon, Land Rover Defender & Michelin Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 724 reviews · from $556

Review of Dubai’s luxury hot-air-balloon tour with sunrise falconry, Land Rover transfers, camel ride, drone show, and Michelin breakfast.

“Amazing experience. From pickup to drop off at our hotel it was an amazing experience. Raj was friendly kind and conversational as we drove. The details were clearly very thought out and everything was perfect. Perfect is not usually a word for a holiday because nothing is perfect however this was as close to perfect as is possible.”

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3.Luxury Hot Air Balloon Riding in Luxor

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

Review of Luxor’s $31.50 hot-air-balloon ride, with sunrise views, West Bank sights, transport details, value, safety tips, and booking advice.

“Do not book this. It's only a scam. When j booked this there was no confirmation from the operator nor any message. I had to ping the myself and they do not even respond. Later they say it has been canceled due to bad weather and never refunded the amount. He keeps Read more”

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4.Luxury Balloon Flight with Michelin-Curated Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 407 reviews · 5 hours · from $543

Sunrise balloon flight over Dubai’s desert with falconry, Royal Reserve access, camel ride, and Michelin-star breakfast.

“Absolutely 5 stars all the way for this excellent experience!! A weather related incident meant we had to reschedule but we could not have been looked after better by Ravi and the team on the second attempt. Transportation on time and hosting at the lift off site and then for the breakfast was superb. A great experience added by a fantastic flight, beautiful sunrise, smooth landing and a brilliant vintage Land Rover ride through the desert to the encampment for breakfast. Camels and oyrx seen and a chat with the very knowledgeable falconer. A great memory with lots of fantastic pictures taken by Ravi. Etrat Ali looked after us very…”

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5.Sunrise VIP Hot Air Balloon Ride in Luxor

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

Review of Luxor’s $75 sunrise hot-air balloon ride, with Nile views, hotel pickup, practical timing advice, and honest booking concerns.

“While other balloons hovered and traveled over Hatshepsut temple and even valley of the kings, our balloon just went up in the parking lot stayed there for a few mins and came right down. It was a very disappointing ride.”

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6.1-Hour VIP Morning Hot Air Balloon Flight from Marrakech with Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 209 reviews · from $256

Review of Marrakech’s VIP sunrise balloon flight, including private compartments, Berber breakfast, transport, value, timing, and practical tips.

“Brilliant. And so well organised. I would go again and recommend this to anyone. Thanks to our pilot Pierre too who made it a special trip.”

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