Esna Trip Overview
explore the highlights of Luxor on this private day tour of to the East and West Banks of the Nile. Explore the city’s magnificent temples, tombs, and monuments in the company of an Egyptologist guide. Includes visits to the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Karnak Temple
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Esna, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Esna, Nile River Valley, Egypt
explore the highlights of Luxor on this private day tour of to the East and West Banks of the Nile. Explore the city’s magnificent temples, tombs, and monuments in the company of an Egyptologist guide. Includes visits to the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Karnak Temple
Itinerary
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Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Your guide will pick up you to visit the magnificent Valley of the Kings, original burial site of the boy King Tutankhamun where the magnificent Tombs were discovered carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the Pharaohs, and have the opportunity to visit three Tombs. The three tombs visited are determined by the Egyptian Government as to preserve them from the large flow of visitors, therefore are rotated throughout the year and cannot be confirmed as to which tombs prior to your visit. King Tut’s tomb is with extra ticket.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Continuing on to visit Hatshepsut’s Temple at El Deir El Bahary. This impressive Temple was dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut the only female Pharaoh, which rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs. On the return journey stop-off at the Colossi of Memnon, 2 gigantic statues representing Amenhoteb III facing the Nile.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Then Karnak temple the largest temple ever built, walk through the Avenue of Sphinxes, visit the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, see the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutmosis III, and witness the temple of Amon, adorned with exquisite lotus and papyrus designs. At the end of your tour, you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo and taken to your hotel in Cairo or Giza.
Duration: 1 hour
