Full-Day tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Memnon
Visit the Valley of the Kings in the West Bank, where many kings are buried. This valley is the magnificence of the grandeur of building utilized for burial.
The only pharaonic woman to rule ancient Egypt, Queen Hatshepsut built the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, also known as El Dir El Bahari. She was the daughter of Thutmosis I and ruled Egypt for nearly 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (about 1490–1469 B.C.). Continue your day's tour to the Colossi of Memnon, which are the remnants of Amenhotep III's mortuary temple.
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Car+ Guide+ Entry fees
Lunch is not included
Pickup included
What's included in Full-Day tour to Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Memnon
(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 )
- Entrance fees ( optional )
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in LUXOR
- Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Bottled water
- Gratuities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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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.
