Full-Day Luxor Highlights Tour: East and West Banks
Luxor8 hours
- Free cancellation
- Hotel pickup
About this experience
Luxor is the premier travel destination in Upper (southern) Egypt and the Nile Valley. The dynastic and religious capital of Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom Egypt, Luxor has much to offer the travelers, from vast temples, to ancient royal tombs, via spectacular desert and river scenery and a bustling modern life.
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What’s included
- Food and drinks
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
- Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Entrance fees to the mentioned sights in the program
Not included
- Tips and gratuities
- Gratuities
- Drinks
Itinerary
- 1
Pick up and transfer to west bank
You will be picked up from your hotel between 08:00.9:00 am in an air conditioned van by your Egyptologist tour guide. First you will go to the west band, it is known as the city of dead and is the funerary complex of the Ancient Egyptians.
- 2
Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut temple, and Memnon Colossi Visit
You will visit the valley of kings, the ancient cemetery of Pharaohs of the new kingdom. Hidden in the mountains between the tow limestone hills of Gurna the valley of kings holds 63 registered tombs and 3 more tombs have recently been found. You will then visit the Hatshepsut Temple that is a mortuary temple with a unique design as it is the only temple in Egypt built in terrace formation into the cliff face. Hatshepsut was a famous female pharaoh who wore a false beard and all the trappings of male pharaohs in order to claim the throne for herself. Then visit the Memnon statues, the only remaining statues fronting the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III and show the pharaoh sitting on his throne. Next, go across the Nile to the East Bank for lunch at Maro restaurant (drinks not included).
- 3
Karnak & Luxor temples Visit
The last stop in this tour is the Karnak Temples, the largest ancient temple complex in Egypt. Karnak Temple complex is one of the major sites of Egypt and within its bounds the sacred energies of Ancient Egypt can still be felt. You will also see the Luxor Temple known as Temple of the Gods. You will then be taken back to your hotel.
Good to know
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Minimum age
- 2+ years
- Languages
- British English, German, Russian, Japanese, Italian, French, Spanish
- Start times
- 08:30
Know before you go
- Infants must sit on laps
- Passport or ID copy
- Sunglasses & hat
- Sunscreen
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Camera or smartphone
- Small cash for tips or personal purchases
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts.
- Cancel within 24h of the start time: 100% charge.
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