Full Day Tour of Luxor West Bank Temples and Tombs (Private tour)
Enjoy a unique experience traveling to Luxor from Hurghada and discover the ancient history of Egypt. See the highlights of Luxor's West Bank in just one day on this private tour, led by an Egyptologist guide. You’ll visit the Valley of the Queens and the Valley of the Kings, see the Colossi of Memnon, and spend time at the Hatshepsut Temple, dedicated to one of Egypt's most revered queens. Luxor, the capital of ancient Egypt (Thebes), which contains a third of the world’s antiquities, contains the Karnak Temples, the largest religious complexes for the worship of Amun Ra, the god of the sun, his wife, and their son Khonsu, the god of the moon to the ancient Egyptians. There is the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the most famous queen who ruled Egypt, and her temple is unique in terms of design. The Valley of the Kings is the tombs of the kings of the New Kingdom.
Options
all included tickets _ lunch
Tour Guide
Duration: 7 hours
Lunch
Car or Van
Tickets
Pickup included
What's included in Full Day Tour of Luxor West Bank Temples and Tombs (Private tour)
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon are two enormous statues of 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III originally designed to guard his mortuary temple, located on the western bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor.
Valley of the Kings
The rulers of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt’s prosperous New Kingdom (c.1550–1069 BC) were buried in a desolate dry river valley across the river from the ancient city of Thebes (modern Luxor), hence its modern name of the Valley of the Kings. This moniker is not entirely accurate, however, since some members of the royal family aside from the king were buried here as well, as were a few non-royal, albeit very high-ranking, individuals. The Valley of the Kings is divided into the East and West Valleys. The eastern is by far the more iconic of the two, as the western valley contains only a handful of tombs. In all, the Valley of the Kings includes over sixty tombs and an additional twenty unfinished ones that are little more than pits.
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
Hatshepsut (c.1473–1458 BC), the queen who became pharaoh, built a magnificent temple at Deir al-Bahari, on the west back of Luxor. It lies directly across the Nile from Karnak Temple, the main sanctuary of the god Amun. Hatshepsut’s temple, Djeser-djeseru “the Holy of Holies” was designed by the chief steward of Amun, Senenmut.
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Egyptologist guide
- Entrance fees to the temples ( tickets )
- Lunch
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
travelers can send a text message at the meeting place , It is possible to pick up passengers from Luxor train station . The Driver will carry the logo of our company .
Meeting / End Points
- travelers choose the meeting point by sending a text message or by WhatsApp or any of the social media. The tour guide will inform you about the color of his clothes and will carry the logo of your tour.
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Ticket Redemption
Tickets will be handed over to passengers upon meeting with our guide .
