Luxor Day Tour: Valley of the Kings, Queens, Habu and Hatshepsut
Learn about Egypt's ancient history with this private tour led by an Egyptologist guide. You'll visit the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the Hatshepsut and Habu Temples, all in just one day. For extra convenience, this tour includes round-trip transportation from your Luxor hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle. Today, You will Uncover the mysteries behind Luxor West Bank. You will explore the history and culture of ancient Egyptian with your knowledgeable guide by visiting the tombs of Valley of the kings and valley of the queens, also by exploring the mortuary temple of queen hatshepsut and the great temple of Medinet Habu.
Options
Car+ Guide+ Entry fees
Lunch is not included
Pickup included
What's included in Luxor Day Tour: Valley of the Kings, Queens, Habu and Hatshepsut
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Valley of the Kings
Today, You will Uncover the mysteries behind Luxor West Bank. You will explore the history and culture of ancient Egyptian with your knowledgeable guide. Your first stop of the day will be the valley of kings. It is a rock cut tombs were excavated to be the burial tombs for the new kingdom pharaohs and privileged nobles, which contains 63 tombs and chambers decorated with colorful scenes of ancient Egyptian mythologies, beliefs and funerary rituals.
Tomb of Ramses III
The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity, the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers’
Tomb of Ramases IX
Tomb of King Ramesses lX was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. His name prior to assuming the crown was Amonhirkhopshef. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III and was appointed to the position of crown prince by the twenty-second year of his father's reign when all four of his elder brothers predeceased his promotion to crown prince . The tomb has so much colour and detail even the ceiling above the sarcophagi with its goddess Nut stretching across the space. The sarcophagus is one of the largest in the valley, even though some of the paintings have deteriorated this is one of the most decorated.
Inclusions
- Lunch ( optional )
- Bottled water
- A professional Egyptologist Tour Guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in LUXOR
- Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Entry Fees (Optional)
- Any personal expenses
- Gratuities
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Entry Fees and Lunch are included only if chosen while booking.
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 5 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
In case of pick up from the airport, Our guide will be in front of the arrival terminal with a sign board having client name. We need the the flight number and arrival time. In case of hotel pick up, the meeting point will be at the hotel Lobby.
