Hurghada - Luxor - East bank visit ( karnak & luxor temple )
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Temple of Karnak
Luxor tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada to transfer to Luxor around 04 hours drive to visit to the Temples of Karnak. Walk along the Avenue of Sphinx to enter the complex as your guide explains how the massive facade was constructed. On entering the Temples of Karnak you will see each legacy left by the various pharaohs as the complex grew even larger. The deeper you go into the complex, the further back in time you will travel, with the oldest ruins dating back over 3,000 years.
Walking through the Great Court into the Great Hypostyle Hall, it's hard not to be overwhelmed by the 134 columns towering above you like an ancient forest. At the rear of the complex you will find the sacred lake where centuries ago pharaohs and their offerings to the gods were purified. After a tour of the complex, you will have additional free time to explore at leisure.Stop for Lunch. Continue to Luxor Temple which was once joined to the Temples of Karnak by a two-kilometer long Avenue of Sphinx, a portion of which marks the entrance to the temple. Dominated by statues of the great warrior pharaoh Ramses II, Luxor Temple has survived Nile floods, foreign invasion and thousands of years exposed to the elements.Then You will be transferred to your selected hotel for a free evening. Overnight at your Hotel.
Optional tours: Sound and light show at Karnak temple, city tour to see the country side, Felucca tour at sunset time.
Duration: 8 hours
West bank visit (Kings Valley & queen hatshepsut temple and colossi of memnon) - Back to Hurghada
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Valley of the Kings
After breakfast in hotel will pick you up to cross the Nile to visit west bank to visit Valley of the Kings over 62 Tombs of the kings of new kingdom 1550 B.C among of them the golden king Tut Ankh Amun (extra ticket) you will visit 3 Tombs then visit Hatshepsut temple the rocky cut temple take the shape of modern design has 3 terraces continue to visit Colossi of Memnon the two huge statues of Amenhotep III behind it you can see the ruins of his temple.Stop for Lunch then drive back to your hotel in Hurghada.
Duration: 10 hours
