Hot air balloon in Luxor

Magical trips for tourist groups start today, the happiness for tourists in Luxor city, which are hot air balloon trips that tweet daily in the sky of the governorate above the crops, green nature and mountains, in addition to tourists enjoying watching the temples and tombs of the pharaohs from a great height to enjoy the magic of ancient civilization from the sky.

Regarding hot air balloon trips and tourism movement in Luxor, tourism expert Mohamed Othman, son of Luxor, and head of the Cultural Tourism Marketing Committee in Luxor and Aswan, stated that Luxor offers a state of great diversity in tourist and archaeological sites, which contributes to attracting more tourists from around the world and around Egypt throughout the year, as it includes Nile boats and floating and fixed hotels spread around the governorate and includes all means of fun and entertainment, in addition to the temples and pharaonic tombs in the east and west of the governorate and tourism trips in horse-drawn carriages and adventure in hot air balloons and other means of enjoyment and joy for Luxor guests.

Mohamed Othman added that the tourist when visiting Luxor starts his happy day from the heart of the hot air balloon airport at dawn by heading via Nile boats to the West Bank to enjoy flying at the highest point in the sky, explaining that the companies receive the signal to start preparing at dawn from the Egyptian Airports Company and the balloons are filled with cold air and then hot air, and a comprehensive inspection is conducted by the Egyptian Airports Company for each balloon and confirms the occupational safety procedures and the personal safety of tourists, and the take-off takes place in the sky where the flights reach a height of 650 meters, about 2000 feet above sea level, and the trip is about 20 to 40 minutes, where tourists enjoy watching the temples of Queen Hatshepsut, the workers’ city, the Ramesseum Temple, the Colossi of Memnon, the Nile strip and the agriculture from above. This magical adventure begins with foreigners on this joyful trip after dawn by bringing tourists from the hotels and boats where they are staying at 4:30 in the morning, and they are served breakfast with tea and coffee to emphasize the hospitality, and the Nile boats move to the West Bank amidst an atmosphere of fun, joy and singing in the heart of the boats, and the tourists are transported via tourist buses to the hot air balloon airport to begin the journey of preparing and arranging the balloons in front of customers from around the world to enjoy the trip from the beginning in a special and completely different way.

 

How much does a hot air balloon cost in Luxor?

He pointed out that on peak days, when there is a large turnout, the prices of balloon trips rise to 1500 pounds. As for the size of hotel occupancy in Luxor and Aswan governorates, the head of the Luxor Chamber of Tourism Companies explained that the occupancy rate ranges between 30 and 50% in hotels and is fully occupied in floating hotels.

What gas makes a balloon fly?

In fact, there are two types of balloons, hot air balloons and gas balloons. In hot air balloons, the atmospheric air that fills the balloon’s envelope is heated using burners that use propane gas as fuel, which raises the temperature of the air and thus expands it and allows the balloon to fly.

How many people ride the balloon?

Today’s hot air balloons are manufactured in different sizes, ranging from 850 to 4000 cubic meters, to carry one to six people. The natural shape of a hot air balloon is wide at the top, then this width gradually decreases towards the base of the balloon, and this happens naturally due to internal pressure.