Private Tour: Luxor Day Tour visit and West Nile Banks

 

Explore all that the ancient city of Luxor has to offer on a full-Luxor Day Tour to East and West Banks of the Nile River. Enjoy a professional guided tour to the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple. and Luxor Temple in

 

Highlights

Led by a qualified Egyptologist

Get inside tips from a local

Family friendly

Tour is wheelchair accessible

 

What You Can Expect

 

A Nile holiday expert tour guide will pick you up from your Luxor Nile Cruise, hotel airport and accompany you to the Theban Necropolis in Luxor west Bank, where you will visit 3 tombs in the Valley of The Kings, for the most famous pharaohs ruled Egypt during the new kingdom (1550 – 1080 BC). There is an additional cost to visit the tombs of King Tutankhamen and Ramses VI is payable direct. Continue to the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsuit (1490-1469 B.C) at Deir el Bahari, carved at the bottom of the cliff of el Qurna Mountain, The temple is the most visited in Luxor west bank. Enjoy the two most famous stories of the relief sculpture recites the tale of the divine birth of the Queen and the trading mission to the Land of Punt, an exotic country on the Red Sea coast could be today, Somalia. Take fantastic photos for the two colossi of Memnon, the only remains statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1391–1353 BC). After Lunch at a local restaurant, continue to visit Karnak Temple, the largest temple in Egypt covers 300acres (125Hectares), built for the triad of Luxor; Amon, Mut and Khonsu. Karnak narrates the History of Egypt from the middle kingdom of ancient Egypt till the Greco-Roman period for more than 2000 years. After a guided tour to Karnak temple, enjoy free time to explore at leisure. Continue to visit Luxor temple, the Temple construction started by Amenhotep III, while the entrance was built by Ramses II. Some pharaohs like Tutankhamon, Horemheb and Alexander the great added some parts to the temple. Enjoy walking between the avenue of sphinxes, marks the entrance to Luxor Temple. After finishing, you will be transferred back to your Luxor hotel, Nile Cruise port or airport.

 

                                                                                                  Schedule Details

 

Departure Point:

Centrally located Luxor hotels or Luxor Port

 

Departure Time:

· 8:00am

 

                                                                                Returns to original departure point

 

Duration:

6-8 hours (approx.)

 

Inclusions:

·  Qualified Egyptologist guide

·  Entrance fees

·  Transport by air-conditioned minivan

·  Hotel pickup and drop off

 

Exclusions: 

·  Gratuities (recommended)

·  Food and drinks, unless specified

·  Tipping.