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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, Hatshepsut Temple , Dendera and Medinet Habu 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, Hatshepsut Temple , Dendera and Medinet Habu before flying back to Cairo.
Itinerary
Day 1: Cairo /Luxor Sightseeing Tours
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Sun Pyramids Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo by air-conditioned modern vehicle to Cairo Airport for your flight to Luxor, where you will be accompanied by your own Egyptologist tour guide to visit the famous Karnak temple the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Nile River Valley, Nile River Valley
On the way you will enjoy lunch at quality restaurant
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
then you will be accompanied by your tour guide to visit the majestic Luxor temple which was built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
then visit the West Bank of The Nile River you will be visiting the two Colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs,
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut, King Valley Road, Luxor Egypt
you will visit 3 tombs Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. Then move to The mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu is an important Kingdom period structure in the west bank of luxor in egypt . Aside from its size and architecture and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting during the region of Ramsses |||.then you will be transferred to your hotel accommodation in Luxor.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Accommodation in Luxor hotel half board.
Domestic flight Cairo / Luxor
Day 2: Luxor Sightseeing Tours/ Cairo
Stop At: Dendera Temple Complex, Dendera Egypt
Sun Pyramids Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel to discover the ancient sites. First, drive 80 KM to Dendera to visit the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy.The temple is located in Dendera which is situated at the north of Luxor.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Temple of Medinat Habu, Al Bairat, Luxor Egypt
then move to The mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu is an important Kingdom period structure in the west bank of luxor in egypt . Aside from its size and architecture and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting during the region of Ramsses |||.
After that flight back to Cairo airport then drive back to your hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Domestic flight Luxor /Cairo.
