Private Full Day Tour Luxor East and West Banks with lunch

Luxor, Egypt
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See the highlights of Luxor on this full-day tour of to the East and West Banks of the Nile. Explore the city's magnificent temples, tombs, and monuments in the company of an Egyptologist guide. Includes visits to the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Karnak Temple. See the most important Luxor sites in one day Get historical insights from your Egyptologist guide Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your hotel

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Itinerary
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Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley

our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to enjoy the west bank tour

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt

Thanks to its design and decorations, the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir El-Bahri is one of the most distinctive temples in all of Egypt. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period.

Temple of Hatshepsut

It is thought that Senimut, the genius architect who built this Temple, found inspiration in his design by the plan of the neighboring mortuary, Temple of the 12th Dynasty King, Neb-Hept-Re. The Temple was built to commemorate the achievements of the great Queen Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty), and as a funerary Temple for her, as well as a sanctuary of the god, Amon Ra.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Valley of The Kings, Luxor Egypt

The Valley of the Kings is an astounding location where 62 Pharaohs are buried. This royal cemetery is located on Luxor's west bank, down the only entrance, a long narrow winding path.

This was a secret place, where sentries guarded the entrance, as well as the tops of the hills to discourage tomb robbers.

In the past, they had plundered all royal tombs, including the treasures of the pyramids! Some thefts were probably carefully planned, but others were spur of the moment, as when an earlier tomb was accidentally discovered while cutting a new one and workmen took advantage of the opportunity.

This may have happened when KV 46 was found during the cutting of KV 4 or KV 3 nearby. The tombs in the Valley range from a simple pit (e.g. KV 54), to a tomb with over 121 chambers and corridors ( KV 5).



Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt

Dating back to the New Kingdom, the 18th Dynasty, during the reign of Amenhotep III, The Colossi of Memnon is a mortuary temple located in Thebes. The mortuary temple of the pharaoh is guarded by two, 20-meter-high statues that were severely damaged during a 27 BC earthquake. The temple has now been destroyed completely and all that remains is the 23 meters high statue of Amenhotep III which weighs around a thousand ton. The statues, even after such destruction by natural and manly action, seem to be an impressive piece.
light lunch koshry or flafel sandwitch


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt

While the Temple of Karnak might be the largest temple in the world, the site is actually hosted to a group of temples, including the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Montho and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick enclosure wall surrounds all of these buildings. It is as if you are walking through a city built of temples and it is quite an amazing feeling to stroll through them. You can feel the ancient history. It is alive, as it swirls around you.



Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt

Luxor Temple, or The Temple of Luxor, is among the most beautiful temples throughout Egypt. During the New Kingdom, it was known in as Ipt-Rsyt, or the southern shrine, in order to differentiate between this temple and Karnak Temple, located at the northern house of Amon Ra.

then back to hotel.

Duration: 1 hour

Inclusions

  • Bottled water
  • Qualified Egyptologist guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by private vehicle
  • private tour
  • light lunch koshry or flafel sandwitch

Exclusions

  • entry fees
  • tipping

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Face masks provided for travelers
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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