Over Day Luxor
When: Tour starts Mon-Fri.
Duration: Over day
Highlights: Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, Valley of The Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
Language: The tour is originally in English.
Discover the greatness of the ancient Pharaohs by visiting their legendry temples in Luxor . Start your tour moving from your hotel in Cairo in the early morning towards Cairo Airport taking the flight towards Luxor. Upon arrival at Luxor, you will be met, by our representative, then have a blissful day tour kicking off at Karnak Temple,the greatest example of worship in the history, dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu, then pay a visit to Luxor Temple to see its courtyard and the granite status of Ramses the great where you will see Avenue of sphinxes Then pay a visit to Valley of The Kings (Wādī al-Mulūk)also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt) it containing the masterpieces of the ancient Egyptian tombs. Then move onto Temple of Queen Hatshpsute, The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru (Ancient Egyptian: ḏsr ḏsrw "Holy of Holies"), is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt located in Upper Egypt. Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, who died in 1458 BC, the temple is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. This mortuary temple is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut and is situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration and, later, a quarry. It is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt , Queen Hatshepsut is the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt. Moreover, Colossi of Memnon which are tow gigantic statues representing Amenphis III , lunch is going to be served during your trip. then you will be driven to Luxor airport & back to Cairo.
Includes
- Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fee
- Transportation
- Taxes and service charges
Excludes
- Personal expenses
- Tips