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Catch the overnight first class seated train from Cairo to Luxor to take a full day guided tour to the wonders of the ancient world in the Nile River Valley.
Discover the ancient temples of the East Bank of Luxor
Explore the necropolis in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor
– Led by a qualified Egyptologist with your own chosen language
Additional Info
Duration: 3 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Multi-day Tours
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Catch the overnight first class seated train from Cairo to Luxor to take a full day guided tour to the wonders of the ancient world in the Nile River Valley.
Discover the ancient temples of the East Bank of Luxor
Explore the necropolis in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor
– Led by a qualified Egyptologist with your own chosen language
Itinerary
Day 1: Evening transfer to Cairo train station to take the overnight train to Luxor
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Benefit from pick-up at your hotel in Cairo or Giza, and then travel to the train station to catch the overnight 1st-class seated train to Luxor.
Duration: 9 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at the VIP first class seated train
Day 2: Pick up from Luxor train station & Luxor East and West Bank Tour
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Valley of the Kings, also known as “The Valley of the Kings”, is a valley in Egypt that was used for 500 years during the period between the sixteenth and eleventh centuries BC to construct tombs for the pharaohs and nobles of the modern state extending during the eighteenth dynasties to the twentieth dynasty in ancient Egypt. The valley on the west bank of the Nile River facing Thebes (Luxor now) in the heart of the ancient funerary city of Thebes. The Valley of the Kings is divided into two valleys; The Eastern Valley (where most of the royal tombs are located) and the Western Valley. And with the discovery of the last burial chamber in 2006, known as (Cemetery 63), in addition to the discovery of two other entrances to the same chamber during 2008.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Temple of Hatshepsut or the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut is a temple from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and the best remaining temples were built about 3500 years ago in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. It was built by Queen Hatshepsut on the west bank of the Nile opposite to Thebes (the capital of ancient Egypt and the seat of the Amun worship) (Luxor today). The Temple of Hatshepsut is distinguished by its unique architectural design, in comparison to the Egyptian temples that were built on the eastern bank of the Nile at Thebes. The temple consists of three successive floors with open terraces. The temple was built of limestone, and in front of the second floor columns were erected limestone statues of the god Osiris and Queen Hatshepsut in a beautiful distribution. Originally, those statues were colored, and now only some monuments remain of the colors, and some statues are in very good condition, indicating the elegance and beauty of the temple’s design.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
Colossus of Memnon, known locally as (Al-Kulsat or Salamat), is two huge statues, built around the year 1350 BC, which are all that remains of a temple built in memory of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt during the eighteenth dynasty, located in the funeral city of Thebes Located west of the Nile in the present-day city of Luxor, the two identical statues depict Amenhotep III (14th century BC) seated, hands spread on his knees and looking eastward (in fact toward the southeast in modern directions) toward the river. Two short figures are carved on the front of the throne, along with his legs: his wife Tiye and his mother Death M and Ya. The side panels depict the Nile god Habi.
The statues were made from blocks of quartzite sandstone that were quarried from Jabal al-Ahmar (near present-day Cairo) and transported 675 km (420 mi) overland to Thebes (Luxor).
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak or the Karnak temple complex is a group of temples, buildings and columns, where expansion and construction continued since the Pharaonic era, specifically the kings of the Middle Kingdom until the Roman era in Luxor in Egypt. The temple was named by this name in relation to the city of Karnak, which is a modern name distorted from the Arabic word Khornaq, which means the fortified village, which was given to many temples in the region during this period. While the temple was initially known as “Bar Amun”, meaning the Temple of Amun or the House of Amun, and during the Middle Kingdom it was called Ibt Sut, which means the most chosen of places (sometimes translated as the chosen spot).This name was found on the walls of the chapel of Senusret I in Pylon III. The temple was also known by many names, including Nisut-Twa, which means the throne of the two states, and Ebit Iset, which means the most wonderful residence
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Luxor Temple A large complex of ancient Egyptian temples located on the east bank of the Nile in the city of Luxor today known as (Old Thebes). Founded in 1400 BC. Luxor Temple was built to worship Amun-Re and his wife Mut and their son Khonsu; They are the gods who are also called the Theban Trinity (The Thebes Trinity). Luxor Temple was built during the reign of the kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty and the Nineteenth Dynasty. The most important existing buildings in the temple are those built by the two kings Amenhotep III (1397-1360 BC) and Ramses II (1290-1223 BC) (who added to the temple the open courtyard, the edifice, and the two obelisks).
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at The VIP First Class Seated Train Back To Cairo
Day 3: Arrival cairo & Transfer You Back To Your Hotel In Cairo
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Arrival Back To Cairo And Transferd Back To Your Hotel In Cairo or Giza or Cairo International Airport
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
