Ground crew members work to inflate a large hot air balloon with a wicker gondola laid on its side on the sandy launch site at the West Bank of Luxor, Egypt. Multiple balloons, including one visibly branded 'Pasha Balloons,' are already airborne above the Theban Hills and desert landscape. Hot air balloon flights over Luxor's West Bank are a major tourism activity offering aerial views of the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, and surrounding ancient sites.