Amazing full day tour where you will have the opportunity to explore the oldest religious site in the world-Luxor and join us on this 8-hour private tour of Luxor to get the complete picture of both the east and the west banks of this ancient city. Visit the Valley of the Kings and learn about the burial rituals of the pharaohs. See the Temple of Hatshepsut, dedicated to the only pharaonic woman to reign in Ancient Egypt. Pause to admire the Colossi of Memnon. Tour the Karnak Temple, one of the finest examples of a site of worship in history. Admire the Luxor Temple made from glorious Nubian sandstone. With door-to-door transport from your Luxor hotel or airport by an air-conditioned vehicle and lunch included.
- Discover the highlights of Luxor on a full day guided tour
- Visit the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon on the west bank
- Tour Karnak and Luxor Temples on the east bank
- Hotel/airport pickup, drop-off and lunch are included.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ All transfers by an A/C vehicle.
✔ Lunch at a local restaurant.
✔ bottle of water during the tour.
✔ Pickup service from your Luxor Hotel/ Nile cruise or airport and return.
✔ Professional English speaking Egyptologist Tour guide.
✖ Entrance fees to the above-mentioned sightseeings.
✖ Tipping to the guide and driver.
✖ Water or Beverages during the lunchtime at the restaurant.
Pickup Locations
1. Pavillon Winter Luxor
2. Mara House
3. Jewel Howard Carter Hotel
4. Luxor Airport
5. River Hotel
6. New Windsor Hotel
7. Pharaonic Rose
8. El Nakhil Hotel
9. Mohamed ali house
10. Royal House Hotel
11. Rose Guest House
12. Blue Nile House
13. Bedouin Lodge Luxor
14. Royal Mountain Hotel
15. Meena Rooms
16. Sweet Rooms
17. Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan
18. Mountain View Villa
19. Minamar Hotel
20. Hilton Cairo Heliopolis
Additional Info: All Hotels, Nile Cruises, Villas or Rental Apartments in Luxor.
Luxor Airport
Itinerary
1
Valley of the Kings
Our Egyptology tour guide will pick you up from hotel or Nile Cruise on time, to start your unforgettable day in the open air museum city; Luxor. Drive in nature for about 35 to 40 minutes to the West Bank.
Start by visiting the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the New Kingdom(1550 B.C-1080 B.C) carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies. Your tour guide will explain everything from outside as no guiding inside the tombs. then explore the best 3 selected tombs from the open ones.
Duration: 1.5 hours
2
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Proceed to visit the Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari. Learn more about her interesting story from your Egyptology guide and know how she managed to rule the country for 22 years as a sole Pharaoh.
Duration: 60 minutes
3
Colossi of Memnon
End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic 17 meters statues of Memnon. Then, lunchtime in a local restaurant (beverages are not included)
Duration: 10 minutes
4
Temple of Karnak
Back to the East Bank to see the largest temple ever; Karnak Temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres. Enjoy the stories and legends of the ancient Egyptian Gods among its enormous halls and pillars.
Duration: 1.5 hours
5
Luxor Temple
Your tour will be ended by visiting Luxor temple, with its beautiful obelisk and statues built first by king Amenhotep III from the 18th dynasty and completed by the great pharaoh Ramesses II during the 19th dynasty, where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited. Later on, you will be transferred to your Hotel in Luxor.
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• All Hotels/Nile Cruises/Airport /Rental Apartments or villas in Luxor East Bank.
• The Tombs of Tut Ankh Amun, Seti I, Ramses VI have Extra tickets.
• You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card.
• Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
• You will need to carry cash for the water, drinks and Tipping to The guide and driver.
