Five hot air balloon rides were conducted in Luxor Sunday night and carried 104 tourists of different nationalities.

The number of hot balloon rides is expected to increase in the coming days, said Ahmed Aboud, the head of the federation of hot air balloon companies, Monday.

About 190 Japanese tourists arrived in Luxor on Saturday and 600 German tourists also arrived on Thursday to visit the archaeological sites in the Upper Egyptian city.

Source: MENA