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IN A MAGIC HORIZON HOT-AIR BALLOON LUXOR BECOMES AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM…

In Luxor, modern life and ancient death live in harmony. On the Niles’s east bank, two stately temples anchor the city, while on the west bank, the desert ruins of Pharaonic temples embrace a hand of green brought to life by the river waters.

There is no better way to truly grasp how past and present are interwoven than from the air. In a hot-air balloon, far above building walls and agricultural fields, the entire city becomes an open-air museum.

It is then you realize the dream of the Pharaohs to make Thebes, as they called it, the capital of the greatest civilization in human history. The mammoth monuments have impressed throughout the millennia. When the Arabs came, they named the city ‘Al-Aqsur’ literally ‘the palaces’ for the temples with their grand courtyards, massive pylons and forest-like hypostyle halls. That tribute remains in the modern name Luxor as it evolved from the Arabic…

IN LUXOR YOU SEE SOMETHING REALLY UNIQUE: THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF CIVILIZATION.

Visitors come from halfway around the world to see the ancient treasures of Egypt and Magic Horizon Balloons company certainly offers the most unusual perspective of all.
Our flights are packed with tidbits of history and sky-high glimpses of the Valley of the Queens, Valley of the Nobles, Valley of the Workers and the majestic Temple of Hatshepsut, carved right out of the cliff.
Luxor has been called the biggest open-air museum on the planet and as you look down on the elaborate tributes to the gods on the east bank of the river Nile, the temples of Luxor and Karnak- and the monuments to death on the west bank, the tombs and mortuary temples of Egypt’ pharaohs- it is clear this is the handiwork of higher beings.

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ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLE OF HATSHEPSUT FROM THE AIR!

Considered one of the “incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt”, the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is a real architectural jewel.
Hatshepsut (meaning Foremost of Noble Ladies) was the 5th pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She is generally regarded as one of the most successful pharaohs, ruling for about 20 years and is known as “the first great woman in history of whom we are informed.”

COME AND FLY WITH US!

There is no better way to truly grasp the historic and contemporary beauty of Luxor than from the air.

In a hot-air balloon the entire city becomes an open-air museum.

A NEW BEGINNING!

…maybe you may touch the sun, surely you will see another beautiful sunrise.

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MISSING THE SUN?

Put the grey skies of winter behind you, come to Luxor and experience the most amazing sunrise of your life: the start of another day, the first rays of light hitting the sky – it’s magical!

Wishing you all a Happy Valentines full of love & true romance!!!

What could be more romantic than an exclusive balloon flight for you and your own very important person?

Enjoy the intimacy of drifting through the skies in a private balloon with your special someone, enter the promotional code VALE2 at the time of the booking and claim your 30% discount on private balloon flights.

Love is in the air…fly with us & breathe it in.

Are you in love?

That is always worth celebrating and a very romantic way to treat the person you love is the magic of a hot-air balloon ride.

Enter the promotional code VALE1 at the time of the booking and claim your couple package at 100? on traditional flights for the whole Valentines week!

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We are delighted to announce we’ve launched our new website, we hope you enjoy it and find it easy to navigate!

Enter the promotional code LAUNCH3 at the time of the booking and claim your 25% discount on all our flights up until the 28th February.