Egypt · MORNING

Top 15 Morning Tours in Egypt

31 tours  ·  from $8

Good morning tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Hurghada: Morning or Sunset Sights Guided Tour with Shopping - Hotel pickup and the first look at Hurghada
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Hurghada: Morning or Sunset Sights Guided Tour with Shopping

1.Morning or Sunset Sights Guided Tour with Shopping

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,597 reviews · from $8Our pick

Spend three hours seeing Hurghada beyond the resort strip, with a guide such as Hisham, Ashraf, Ahmed, or Islam. Visit the Great Mosque, Santa Maria church, harbor, markets, papyrus factory, and shopping stops, with hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, and optional lunch.

“what a great tour! Ahmed was very knowledgeable when showing us the Mosque, church and wonderful markets. a thoroughly enjoyable few hours. thank you”

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Sharm ElSheikh: ATV Quad & Buggy Adventure Sunrise or Sunset - Sunrise or sunset: choosing the better departure
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Sharm ElSheikh: ATV Quad & Buggy Adventure Sunrise or Sunset

2.Sharm ElSheikh: ATV Quad & Buggy Adventure Sunrise or Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,374 reviews · from $18

Join an English-speaking guide such as Sasa, Ahmed, or Bojy for a quad ride across South Sinai’s sandy hills. Choose sunrise or sunset, stop for photos and Bedouin tea, and add a buffet dinner if you want an evening of food, shows, and star gazing.

“A was really please with how they took care of the group. Despite some small technical issues with the atm they did amazing sorting it out quickly. Absolutely cannot recommend enough:):)”

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Hurghada: Morning Quad Bike Tour, Camel Ride and Transfer - From hotel lobby to desert base
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Hurghada: Morning Quad Bike Tour, Camel Ride and Transfer

3.Morning Quad Bike Tour, Camel Ride and Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,161 reviews · 1 - 3 hours · from $12

Ride a guided quad across Hurghada’s desert plains, valleys, dunes, and Red Sea viewpoints, then take a brief camel ride for photos. Choose shared or private transfers, a sunrise breakfast, a quad and horse combo, or an evening dinner, show, and stargazing program.

“very good experience for the price. Pick up from the hotel and transfer was nice and clear. 3h quad bikes a bit slow for advanced rider but not to bad. verry good for beginners/ first time riders.”

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Luxury Sunrise Balloon Ride in Luxor with Hotel Pickup - Watching the balloons prepare for launch
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Luxury Sunrise Balloon Ride in Luxor with Hotel Pickup

4.Luxury Sunrise Balloon Ride in Luxor with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,104 reviews · from $60Top rated

Rise before dawn for a hotel or boat pickup, cross to Luxor’s West Bank, and take a hot-air balloon flight above the Nile Valley as the sun comes up. The flight is listed at 30 minutes, with coffee, tea, and a flight certificate included, though service can vary.

“Great experience. it's a must do in Luxor. Hight of the trip.. Only do the first lift at 4 AM.. the guide will push you to do the second lift at 6 AM but thats not worth it. The 4 AM gives you the full experience and sunrise from beginning to end.”

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Giza Sunrise Pyramid Guided Tour With Camel Ride & Breakfast - The 8 AM option inside the Giza complex
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Giza Sunrise Pyramid Guided Tour With Camel Ride & Breakfast

5.Giza Sunrise Pyramid Guided Tour With Camel Ride & Breakfast

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 739 reviews · 5 hours · from $94

Start at 5 AM for the best sunrise views, or at 8 AM for a later ride inside the Giza complex. You’ll have an English-speaking Egyptologist, air-conditioned transfers, a camel or horse ride, pyramid and Sphinx tour, and an oriental breakfast. Guides such as Mohamed Saleh, Nader, and Elham are frequently assigned.

“The tour was amazing Both the driver Ayman and the guide Nader were super nice and friendly! I was so scared to do the camel ride but their encouragement helped me go through and I do not regret one bit of it ! The Pyramid guided tour was very informative and the way Nader took the time to give us all the details and time for pictures (of course) was perfect.”

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Luxor: Morning Hot Air Balloon Ride - Watching the Balloon Come to Life
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Luxor: Morning Hot Air Balloon Ride

6.Morning Hot Air Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 736 reviews · from $55

Start with a 5:30 am pickup from your Luxor hotel or cruise ship, cross the Nile, and rise about 450 meters above the West Bank. Your English-speaking pilot points out the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut’s Temple. The standard flight follows sunrise, with a $30 sunrise add-on available.

“Great, you need to be patient because it could take longer than your think waiting for the balloon to be ready and take off”

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From Sharm: Mount Moses Trekking, Sunrise & Monastery Visit - Starting the 7-kilometer night climb
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From Sharm: Mount Moses Trekking, Sunrise & Monastery Visit

7.Mount Moses Trekking, Sunrise & Monastery Visit

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 698 reviews · 17 hours · from $50

Set out from Sharm around 8:00 to 9:00 PM for a guided night climb of Mount Sinai, reaching the 2,285-meter summit before sunrise. Bedouin guides lead the trek, then an Egyptologist guide takes you through St. Catherine’s Monastery, its church, manuscripts, and icons.

“This was an amazing trip which was completely worth it but it was quite a challenge. Me and my boyfriend consider ourselves to be relatively fit and frequent the gym a couple times a week but do not do much hiking, so for that reason we struggled more than we thought. Everything else was amazing and the Bedouin guides were great, we got to the top early and had to wait and hour and a half but it was worth for the view and you couldn’t really feel it pass by. It was chilly at the top but not unbearable personally. The blankets definitely are helpful to have at the…”

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Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Over the Historical sites in Luxor - The launch process: exciting, but not always smooth
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Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Over the Historical sites in Luxor

8.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Over the Historical sites in Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 697 reviews · from $75

Rise before dawn for a 30 to 45 minute balloon flight over Luxor’s west bank. From up to 1,500 feet, you’ll see the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut’s Temple, the Nile, and desert. Pickup and drop-off cover Luxor hotels and cruise ships, with a landing certificate included.

“Everything, from the communication to the organization of the entire experience, has been perfect. We are glad to the staff, so kindly and professional. At last a special thanks to Marolla, that guided and supplied us to every our need. We suggest it to everyone who want to live a unique experience in Egypt!”

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Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Luxor - Watching the balloons rise before your flight
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Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Luxor

9.Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 648 reviews · from $90

Leave your Luxor hotel around 4:30 am for a Nile crossing, tea, coffee, and a simple breakfast before a roughly 45-minute balloon flight over the West Bank. You’ll see Hatshepsut, Medinet Habu, and the Nile from above, with transfers handled by Sindbad Balloons.

“We were picked up sharp at 4:50AM from our hotel. After a rendezvous with the Sindbad crew in the banks of Nile, we were dropped at the launch site in time for the spectacular site of balloons getting inflated in dawn. We were promptly air Read more”

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Sunrise Ballooning Luxor with Transfers Included - The 5am pickup and crossing to Luxor’s west bank
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Sunrise Ballooning Luxor with Transfers Included

10.Sunrise Ballooning Luxor with Transfers Included

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 640 reviews · from $58

Leave your Luxor hotel or cruise ship around 5am, cross the Nile, and board a shared hot-air balloon for roughly 45 to 60 minutes. Coffee, tea, a snack, safety briefing, transfers, and a flight certificate are included. Flights depend on wind and may be rescheduled.

“Ramadan was great staff. He made sure that we can watch the sunrise on time. And his team especially Captin Ali was amazing. We made the safe and happy landing.”

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Hurghada: Small-Group Luxor Day Tour & Sunrise Balloon Ride - Leaving Hurghada at 11 PM
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Hurghada: Small-Group Luxor Day Tour & Sunrise Balloon Ride

11.Small-Group Luxor Day Tour & Sunrise Balloon Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 293 reviews · 18 hours · from $240

Leave Hurghada around 11 PM for Luxor, then watch sunrise from a hot air balloon before visiting the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak, and the Nile. Small groups, English guiding, lunch, transport, and entrance fees are included.

“Our guide Mr. Adam was very knowledgeable and kind. The trip was worth the money and definitely recommend”

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Luxor: Deluxe Sunrise Hot Air Balloon - From your hotel to the West Bank launch field
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Luxor: Deluxe Sunrise Hot Air Balloon

12.Deluxe Sunrise Hot Air Balloon

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 283 reviews · 3 hours · from $64

Start before dawn with hotel or cruise-ship pickup, cross the Nile to Luxor’s West Bank, and rise above the temples as the sun reaches the East Bank. Your 45-minute flight includes a safety briefing, guide commentary, tea or coffee, insurance, and a flight certificate.

“Boghdad was a friendly guide and the trip was very well organised. our balloon wasn't too crowded.”

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Sunrise VIP Hot Air Balloon Ride in Luxor - Preparing at the West Bank Launch Site
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Sunrise VIP Hot Air Balloon Ride in Luxor

13.Sunrise VIP Hot Air Balloon Ride in Luxor

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 237 reviews · from $75

Leave your Luxor hotel or cruise ship around 3:15 am, cross to the West Bank, and rise above the Nile as the sun reaches the East Bank. Expect about three hours door to door, roughly 50 minutes in the air when conditions cooperate, snacks, a safety briefing, and a souvenir flight certificate.

“This hot air balloon ride was an unforgettable experience that I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a unique and magical way to see Luxor from above. well organised and a great memory to bring home.”

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Sharm El-Sheikh: Morning Desert ATV Quad or Buggy Adventure - A slower view from the camel saddle
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Sharm El-Sheikh: Morning Desert ATV Quad or Buggy Adventure

14.Morning Desert ATV Quad or Buggy Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 220 reviews · from $22

Leave your Sharm El-Sheikh hotel around 9 am for a three-hour South Sinai outing with an ATV quad or buggy ride, sandboarding, camel time, and a Bedouin breakfast. Guides such as Ahmed and Sasa help with the driving, while optional private transfers and tracks add flexibility.

“So much fun had a great day family of four kids aged 9 and 13 and two adults breakfast was tasty and filling camel ride was also fun overall great morning out”

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From Hurghada: Red Sea Sunrise and Desert Horseback Riding - Sunrise at Sahl Hasheesh: the best time for cool air
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From Hurghada: Red Sea Sunrise and Desert Horseback Riding

15.Red Sea Sunrise and Desert Horseback Riding

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 167 reviews · 3 - 5 hours · from $29

Ride a well-trained horse through the Hurghada desert and along the Red Sea with guides who match horses to your riding level. Choose a 5:00 AM sunrise ride with Oriental breakfast, a two-hour ride, a quad and horse combo, or a sunset ride with dinner, show, and stargazing. VIP bookings add a swim stop.

“The guides was amazing and friendly and the horses was great matched our comfortability”

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