Luxor Highlights

In the morning, your Egyptologist guide will pick you up from your hotel in order to reach the West Bank of Luxor, the second step of your day. Discover first the valley of the Kings, a symbol of pharaohs’ glory. This valley was chosen by the pharaohs to be their royal necropolis after the Pyramids of lower Egypt were stripped of their treasure. The site contains 63 tombs excavated in the rock of the mountain, the most famous one is that of the young king Tutankhamun. Adventure yourself inside a royal tomb and examine the coloured scenes on the walls, these give you insights into the beliefs and funerary rites of Ancient Egyptians. Here you understand that to get prepared for death is the first goal of a pharaoh, therefore, the tomb was for each king the great achievement of his life. The royal tombs are until now a great witness of the prestige and greatness of the pharaohs. Continue your excursion with the Memorial Temple of Hatchepsut. Arriving at the site, the impressive cliff will not miss captivating your eyes. But it’s at the foot of this masterpiece of nature that remains the real wonder, Hatshepsut temple. The external architecture matches perfectly with the refined cliff, the building seems to have been sculpted into the rock. Once inside the temple, you are able to examine on the walls, scenes that tell the story of the female pharaohs that have made Egypt strong and wealthy under her reign. You can notice that many figures have their face damaged, these are representations of Hatshepsut that Tutmosis III wanted to get rid of. Indeed after her death, Tutmosis III became king and finally took revenge on his stepmother that had stolen the power from him. Actually, he did everything to erase the name of Hatshepsut from history, he ruined the face of some of her statues, destroyed her cartouches, or removed them. Last site in the West Bank, the colossi of Memnon. Massive, proudly standing, and the gaze fixed toward the Nile, the two colossi of Memnon were the guardians of Amenhotep’s memorial temple. This complex was the vast and the most sumptuous in Egypt, here Amenhotep was venerated as a god. After an earthquake of 27 BC, the remaining part of one of the colossi was believed to sing at the time of sunrise. But this sound disappeared after the renovations. The several earthquakes and floods took away this prodigious temple. Today the area is a vast archaeological research site, still guarded by the two great colossi. Here ends your amazing tour, your guide will transfer you back to your hotel or to the airport.

At 08.00 AM your guide will pick you up from your hotel to Start your Tour, Cross the other side of Luxor through Luxor`s bridge enjoying the agricultural lands, The small villages, and scenic views of the mountains. Start your tour with a visit to the magnificent" Ramesseum temple", which is the memorial temple of the famous king Ramses II or Ramses the great, contains remains of the colossus of King Ramses II, which is the most massive granite statue ever fashioned to such a high standard Continue your tour by visiting The worker's village " Dier El Madina" which was the home of artists, craftsmen, and workers who built and ‎ornamented the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Then visit " Tombs of the Nobles" which is the burial place of some of the powerful courtiers of the ancient city, such as high-rank members of the government officials, scribes, and some powerful priests. It provides an irreplaceable directory of scenes from everyday life and also of funerary customs. End up your tour with a visit to the Valley of the queens the place of beauty" as it was known in ancient times, is the burial site of the royal wives and princesses of Egypt's New Kingdom. After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel.