Luxor, Egypt (AP) – Tourists are riding hot air balloons on top of Luxor, an ancient city of Egypt.
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Tourists chat when ground crews retrieve hot air balloons after landing on the west bank of the Nile River in Egypt on October 4, 2025 (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
On October 4th, 2025, a colorful hot air balloon lands on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
Ground crew members pull a hot air balloon while landing on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt on October 4, 2025 (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
Film of Chinese tourists on tour in a hot air balloon on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt, October 4th (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
Tourists riding hot air balloons will fly through the Valley of Kings in the city of Luxor, Egypt on Saturday, October 4, 2025. There, the tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 BC and 1390 and 1350 BC, is opened to visitors for the first time in over 20 years. (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
Farmers see tourists riding hot air balloons while landing on the west bank of the Jordan River on the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt on October 4, 2025 (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
Hot air balloons land on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt on October 4th, 2025 (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
Tourists watch the city on October 4, 2025 in a hot air balloon on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor, Egypt (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
Indian tourists watch the city on October 4, 2025 during a hot air balloon tour on the west bank of the Nile River in Egypt (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
Chinese tourists take photos before a hot air balloon tour on the west bank of the Jordan River on the Nile River in Egypt (AP Photo/AMR Nabil)
