Overview
Itinerary:
Our Egyptology tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or Nile cruise at 8 am, to start your remarkable day in the Theban Necropolis; the west bank of Luxor. Drive to the west bank for about 30 minutes in a private air-conditioned car, enjoy the scenery and views of the green farms and the countryside of Luxor
Arrive at the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the New Kingdom carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies. Your tour guide will explain to you from outside about the secrets of the paintings, colors and how the ancient Egyptian workers succeeded to carve such impressive tombs, as no guiding inside the tombs. Then, visit the best 3 selected tombs from the open ones.
Proceed to visit the unique design Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Queen Hatshepsut was the only pharaonic woman to reign in Ancient Egypt, and her rule lasted about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (1490-1469 BC). Listen to her exciting story and know how she managed to rule as a sole female pharaoh.
End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic statues of Memnon. Then, lunchtime in a local restaurant (beverages are not included)
Continue back to the East Bank to see the largest temple ever; Karnak Temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres. Enjoy the stories and legends of the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs and Gods. Have free time to explore the temple and take memorial photos among its enormous Halls and pillars.
Your tour will be ended by visiting Luxor temple, with its beautiful obelisk and statues built first by king Amenhotep III from the 18th dynasty and completed by the great pharaoh Ramesses II during the 19th dynasty, where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited. Later on, you will be transferred to your east bank hotel in Luxor.
Meals included: Not Included.
Accommodation: Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Stroller accessible
- Most travelers can participate.
- You will need to provide us with your hotel name and address in Cairo or Giza.
- You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card.
- You will need to carry cash for the tipping to the guide and driver.
- It is available to provide an Italian, Japanese, German or French tour guide with extra 80$ USD per person upon your request.
- It is available to pickup travelers from Luxor airport with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to drop off travelers at Luxor airport or Luxor west bank hotel with extra 10$ USD per person.
What’s Included:
- All Transfers, pick up and drop off by A.C vehicle
- Professional English-speaking tour guide.
- Lunch at a local restaurant
What’s Excluded:
- Hotel accommodation
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
- Tipping to the guide and driver.
- Water or beverages during the lunchtime
- It is available to pickup travelers from Luxor airport with extra 10$ USD per person.
- It is available to drop off travelers at Luxor airport or Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
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