Where in the World to Fly: the 15 Best 3-Day Balloon Trips

From Aswan: 3-Day Cruise to Luxor with Hot Air Balloon - Day one: Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo, and a long road to the river

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 598 reviews · 3 days · from $1,000Our pick

Review the 3-day Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise, with Abu Simbel, Edfu, Valley of the Kings, meals, guides, and a hot-air balloon ride.

“We had a really great 3 days on this Nile cruise! It was truly fantastic to visit all the temples and we were super happy with our assigned group. We were with the same people on all our trips which felt very safe and fun! The transport to all the temples were great and the Deluxe/Luxury cruise which we chose was super fresh and the rooms were top tier, as well as the food! The sun deck is lovely and the pool is super refreshing. Our last day was packed with temple visits which was high tempo but also fun and really memorable. Our guide on day 3, Mahmood, was…”

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From Cairo: 3-Day Nile Cruise with Hot Air Balloon & Flights

2.3-Day Nile Cruise with Hot Air Balloon & Flights

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 71 reviews · 4 days · from $1,300

Review of a 4-day Cairo to Aswan Nile cruise with Luxor temples, Abu Simbel, hot-air balloon flight, flights, meals, and guides.

“One of the best experiences of my life and this is due to the professionalism, patience, kindness and organizational skills of Zeinab. She organised everything with careful consideration and always keeping me informed a week before the cruise and during. I am so impressed with this tour and all of the guides but my special thanks and gratitude is to Zeinab. Thank you so much for treating me so kindly like a member of her family especially as I am a solo female traveller. Thank you Nice Tours, I will definitely book with you again and I would advise everyone to book. December 2023 was my trip! Absolutely spectacular!”

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3-Day Nile Cruise with Hot Air Balloon from Cairo by Flights

3.3-Day Nile Cruise with Hot Air Balloon from Cairo by Flights

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $642Top rated

Review of a 4-day Cairo to Luxor and Aswan Nile cruise with flights, hot-air balloon ride, temples, guides, meals, and practical tips.

“Nice Tours arranged everything smoothly. The flight, cruise, hotel and tour guides are good. We had a great experience.”

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From Luxor: 3-Day Nile Cruise to Aswan with Balloon Ride

4.3-Day Nile Cruise to Aswan with Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 43 reviews · 3 days · from $750

Review of a 3-day Luxor to Aswan Nile cruise with a balloon ride, ancient temples, Abu Simbel, guides, costs, and practical tips.

“We booked a 3-day cruise trip in Egypt with my family last week in December, which included a balloon ride advertised for sunset views. Because we were placed in the third wave, we ended up waiting on the ground until the sunset was already over, After landing, a guide requested additional payment for videos/photos. We paid and were told the files would be sent shortly, but even after one month we still have not received anything, despite following up with the tour guides. Based on this experience, I cannot recommend this operator.”

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Best of Cappadocia 3 Days Tour – Optional Hot Air Balloon

5.Best of Cappadocia 3 Days Tour – Optional Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · 3 days (approx.)

Review of Cappadocia’s private 3-day tour, with cave churches, valleys, underground cities, optional balloon ride, costs, and practical tips.

“Thank you guys for all your precious, and caring service.”

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3 Day Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor and Hot Air Balloon

6.3 Day Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor and Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $655

Review the 3-day Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise, including temples, hot-air balloon plans, cabins, meals, price, and practical booking advice.

“An unforgettable experience in any way I had a wonderful 3 days on the Nile cruise, hot air balloon ride and visiting Abu Simbel. The landscape and historical temples were breathtaking. The trip was comfortable and full of adventures and woRead more”

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From Aswan: 2 Night-3 Day Nile Cruise & Hot Air Balloon Ride

7.2 Night-3 Day Nile Cruise & Hot Air Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $311

Review of a 3-day Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise with Abu Simbel, Kom Ombo, Edfu, Valley of the Kings, and a hot-air balloon ride.

“This was an amazing experience! Basma, who I was communicating with from the very beginning was extremely helpful. She always kept us updated with the plans for the upcoming activities and was immediately responsive to any questions we had. She worked round the clock to ensure that our activity went smoothly. I would definitely recommend this activity with Your Egypt Vacation!”

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Aswan: 3 Days Nile River Cruise & Hot Air Balloon Ride

8.3 Days Nile River Cruise & Hot Air Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 18 reviews · 3 days · from $520

Cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Kom Ombo, Edfu, a horse carriage ride, and a hot air balloon flight over ancient Egypt.

“The guide explained very well and clearly. He also help us a lot with our last minutes problems. But he didn’t come inside some temples. He give you a little bit of liberty to take pictures and explore by yourself . The cruise was really comfy and the workers really kind, friendly and helpful.”

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Cappadocia Gems: 3 Days Trip Package with Balloon Ride Option

9.Cappadocia Gems: 3 Days Trip Package with Balloon Ride Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 17 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $815

Review of a 3-day Cappadocia package from Istanbul with cave hotel, flights, guided tours, meals, and optional hot-air balloon ride.

“Excellent trip, plenty of variety. The place was beautiful. But be warned that the places on The tours are all selling trips. Hot air balloon cancelled and having left at 4 in the morning we were trapped in our bus, no one spoke English . It was traumatic. The whole trip was lacking in information too, we didn’t know what time we were being picked up or where we were going.”

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3 Day Nile Cruise from Aswan and Luxor Hot Air Balloon

10.3 Day Nile Cruise from Aswan and Luxor Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · from $655

Review of a 3-day Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise with Philae, Edfu, Karnak, Valley of the Kings, and a Luxor hot air balloon ride.

“The 3-day Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor with Abu Simbel was a breathtaking immersion into the ancient wonders of Egypt. From the towering statues of Abu Simbel to the exquisite temples of Luxor, every stop along the way was a testamRead more”

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From Hurghada: 3-Day Nile Cruise to Aswan & Hot Air Balloon

11.3-Day Nile Cruise to Aswan & Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 12 reviews · 3 days · from $1,200

Review of a 3-day Hurghada Nile cruise with Luxor temples, hot air balloon, Abu Simbel, meals, guides, and practical booking advice.

“Leider waren alle guides durchweg schlecht, kaum zu verstehen und sie spulten stur ihr Repertoire runter, ohne Fragen beantworten zu können. Das „5 Sterne Luxus-Kreuzfahrtschiff“ war mehr so 1 Stern, alt, unsauber, staubige dreckige Teppiche überall, schlechtes Essen, unfreundliches Personal, Kakerlaken im Bad.”

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From Istanbul: 3-Day Cappadocia Tour with Balloon Ride

12.3-Day Cappadocia Tour with Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 12 reviews · 3 days · from $670

Review of a 3-day Cappadocia tour from Istanbul with cave churches, balloon flight, ATV ride, flights, hotels, and practical booking advice.

“We want to thank you for your good customer service and the excellent organisation of everything! We had no problem during our stay and everything worked out perfectly! The trips were well organised, the drivers always on time and the hot balloon trip was unforgettable! Keep on doing such a great job! 😊”

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3 Days 2 Night Istanbul to Cappadocia Tour+Hot air Balloon Tour

13.3 Days 2 Night Istanbul to Cappadocia Tour+Hot air Balloon Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $963

Review of a 3-day Istanbul to Cappadocia tour with flights, cave hotel, balloon ride, underground city, valleys, meals, and transfers.

“Great service . Punctual and very well organized and executed. Great hotel ! Recommend the Hira Cave Hotel , super clean and lovely staff .”

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3 Days: Aswan, Abu simble,Air Balloon,Luxor, from Cairo by plane

14.3 Days: Aswan, Abu simble,Air Balloon,Luxor, from Cairo by plane

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $950

See Aswan, Abu Simbel, and Luxor in three busy days from Cairo, with flights, four-star hotels, private guiding, and a sunrise balloon ride.

“I had the absolute pleasure of being guided by Samar visiting Luxor sites. She is the perfect guide! So knowledgeable and Truly passionate which comes across in her delivery of the history and the stories. She speaks perfect English, is warm, friRead more”

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Amazing Sailing Nile Cruise From Aswan For 2 Nights 3 Days Including Balloon

15.Amazing Sailing Nile Cruise From Aswan For 2 Nights 3 Days Including Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 7 reviews · from $450

Review of a 3-day Aswan to Luxor Nile cruise with Kom Ombo, Edfu, hot-air balloon flight, Valley of the Kings, and Karnak.

“The view was amazing The kindness and care by the staff... especially AMMRO was wonderful. Just an absolutely wonderful new experience for me. Thank you Viator”

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