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Fly from Cairo to Luxor for two days touring the great monuments around the city. Visit Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple. Enjoy sailing in a felucca on the Nile before flying back to Cairo.
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Duration: 2 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Multi-day & Extended Tours >> Overnight Tours
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Fly from Cairo to Luxor for two days touring the great monuments around the city. Visit Karnak and Luxor Temples, the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple. Enjoy sailing in a felucca on the Nile before flying back to Cairo.
Itinerary
Day 1: Transfer from hotel in Cairo to Cairo Airport
Stop At: Deluxe Tours Egypt, Cairo 11511 Egypt
will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo by our Representative& air-conditioned modern vehicle to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Upon your arrival to Luxor Airport you will meet by our tour guide and driver to start your tour visiting the Valley of the kings .
the Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, seems like no more than a sun-blasted gorge of generic red rock, but underneath all of its dust lay the tombs of 63 of the most important pharaohs in the history of Ancient Egypt. Used as a burial chamber for nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, the Valley of the Kings was used for royal burials for the Kings, their families, and their possessions. In 1979, it became a World Heritage Site, as well as the rest of the Theban Necropolis.
The Valley of the Kings is located on the west bank of the Nile River near Luxor. It is the most famous site for having unique collections of tombs and breathtaking ancient ruins. That location makes it one of the hottest spots for exploring ancient Egyptian history.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Hatshepsut was the only female pharaoh in the history of Ancient Egypt. She came to power during the New Kingdom after the death of her father, Tuthmose I, and her half-brother and husband, Tuthmose II, who succeeded her father on the throne.
She originally served as queen-regent to her husband’s son by another wife, Tuthmose III, but seized the throne from him and managing to hold onto power until her death. However, Hatshepsut’s status as the only female to rule Egypt is not the only reason for her fame.
She was also a very successful pharaoh. She ruled over an era of peace and prosperity, expanding lucrative trade routes to the land of Punt in the south.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
One of the biggest tourist attractions in Luxor, the Colossi of Memnon gained its popularity due to its majestic appearance and for the mysterious sounds emitted by the northern colossus statue at every sunrise.
In the West Bank of Luxor Egypt, two magnificent twin statues image of pharaoh Amenhotep III and two smaller statues carved by his feet (one being his wife and the other his mother), stands graciously in the horizon of the magnificent Luxor horizons.
The two statues, each measuring 60 feet tall, stands in the entrance of Amenhotep III’s mortuary temple. They are famously named by the name of Colossi of Memnon due to a phenomenon produced by one of the statues after an earthquake.
Originally built in the Theban Necropolis in the west of the Nile River in the modern city of Luxor, the Colossi of Memnon, two colossal statues made of quartzite sandstone . then transfer to your hotel in Luxor and overnight .
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Visit Karnak Temple the biggest open air museum in Luxor
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Visit the temple of Luxor
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Luxor Airport totake your flight back to Cairo
Stop At: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Tranfer to your hotel
Duration: 30 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
