Hot air ballooning in Luxor is an aspect of the Egyptian tourist industry. Tour companies offer sunrise rides in hot air balloons to tourists who enjoy views of ancient Thebes, the temple complexes of Karnak and Luxor, the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. British company began offering hot air balloon rides to tourists in Luxor in the early 1988. While the first established Egyptian ballooning company was in 1993.
