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12 hours
Daily Tour
Unlimited
English
Luxor is a city on the east bank of the Nile River in southern Egypt. It’s on the site of ancient Thebes, the pharaohs’ capital at the height of their power, during the 16th–11th centuries B.C. Today’s city surrounds 2 huge, surviving ancient monuments: graceful Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple,
At 04:30am early morning you will be met and greeted with your tour leader who will pick you up by private A/C van to Sharm El Sheikh airport to take your flight to Luxor, arriving in Luxor at 07:00 am(subject to flight schedule) .you will be met by your guide foe the day upon arrival at Luxor airport. First we will go to the west band, it is known as the city of dead and is the funerary complex of the Ancient Egyptians. we 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.We will then visit the Hatshepsut Temple. This 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. We will then visit the Memnon statues. They are the only remaining statues fronting the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III and show the pharaoh sitting on his throne.Next, we will go across the Nile to the East Bank for Lunch at Local restaurant (drinks not included). Our 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.We will then return to the airport for our flight back to Sharm El Sheikh.arriving in Sharm El Sheikh at around 07:00 pm (subject to the flight schedule). You will then be taken back to your hotel.
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