2 days of Luxor Highlights

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$12.00

Duration

2 days

Tour Type

Overview

Enjoy 2 days tour to discover the ancient capital of Egypt, Luxor, formerly called Thebes. All the temples and ancient monuments scattered on both banks of the Nile river make this city a real open-air museum. Temple of Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak temple… these are so many wonders that will not fail to impress you.

Highlights

  • Relax with comfortable Modern air-conditioned transportation
  • Karnak temple, Luxor temple, valley of the Kings , Memorial Temple of Hatshepsut and the colossi of Memnon .
  • Ancient legends that bring the sites back to live
  • Experience tailored to your preferences on a private tour
  • Qualified Egyptology Guide with real Egyptology Degree
  • Enjoy beautiful scenery with a wide desert view and see market, color, faces, beautiful buildings, different types of food and much more…

Included/Exclude

  • Pick up services from your hotel in East bank Luxor and return
  • All Transportation by a private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Qualified English Egyptology Guide
  • Bottled Mineral Water
  • Taxes
  • Airport Pickup ( Arrival / Departure )
  • Entrance Fees
  • Taf Taf Fees in West bank
  • Lunch
  • Tipping

Tour Plan

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 colored scenes on the walls, these give you insights into the beliefs and funerary rites of Ancient Egyptian. 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 Hatshepsut. 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 fastest 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 .

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Max Guests

50

Min Age

12+

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