We booked through our cruise ship so cost us £100 (sterling) per person. Even at this price it was well worth it to get a different view of the West Bank of Luxor. We were collected from our ship early (4 am) and taken to a boat near Luxor Temple for a short trip across the river. During this trip... More

My first balloon flight and it was great and well organised. On our flight we travelled over to the Valley on the Kings then by going higher back over the Nile river valley. The views were great. The landing proved to be a little tricky, 2 attempts, the first abandoned when the wind took us a little to close to... More

Before we left Australia we used Sindbad's website to book a flight for our anniversary. The morning of our flight we were collected at some ungodly hour (well worth it) and taken to a ferry on the Nile where tea was served. Here we waited for the go ahead to cross the Nile to the take off site. Unfortunately that... More

We are a party of 4 and we originally had no desire to ride in a hot air balloon prior to arriving in Egypt, even though none of us had ridden in one before. Anyway long story short.... we were having a wonderful time in Egypt planned by our travel agent Waleed (T/A review to follow) and the day he... More

I enjoyed the hot air baloon ride with Sindbad Hot Air Balloons. Infact the entire family.. Me, my wife and even my 2 small kids (6+ and 3+) they enjoyed it. The staff was very helpful and knowledgeable and provided all the information and precaution to be taken. The pilot/captain of the baloon itself was very professional. Overall a very... More

Got the tickets at Karanak Travel (Egypt air) in Luxor the day before the ride and paid approx US$45 each for a family of 4. Got picked up from the hotel (east bank) and as others have stated got transported to the west bank field. Was an excellent experience - however only negative was the flight was only 35 mins... More

We were picked up from our boat and taken to the balloon site where the balloon was busy being inflated. Technical issue with balloon so had to inflate another one (but happy that our safety came first). The flight was excellent, landing very good, not much drag. Just brilliant. Highly recommended. That's to all. More

Sindbad gave a very professional trip starting with flight and landing instructions, a very smooth ride, and a very gentle landing. They had plenty of ground staff to load the 20 passengers into the balloon as well as help them disembark at the end. Make absolutely sure that you will be taking the first balloon to take off just before... More

5.45 am arrived and we were picked up at our hotel then ferried to the take off site having been provided with a brew of coffee and a light bite on our nile crossing. Our first planned take off was cancelled due to windy conditions by the company as they dont take risks above a windspeed of 8kmph . The... More