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Discover the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian Civilization by visiting their fabulous temples and royal tombs in Luxor. Start your tour moving from your hotel in Cairo in the early morning towards Cairo Airport taking the flight to Luxor to visit Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple, and finally Luxor Temple,
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Duration: 12 to 14 hours
Starts: Giza, Egypt
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Discover the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian Civilization by visiting their fabulous temples and royal tombs in Luxor. Start your tour moving from your hotel in Cairo in the early morning towards Cairo Airport taking the flight to Luxor to visit Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple, and finally Luxor Temple,
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Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
We will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo in the early morning towards Cairo airport taking the flight towards Luxor, Upon arrival at Luxor, you will be met, by our professional tour guide to start your tour by visiting Valley of The Kings, which was the royal cemetery for 62 Pharaohs, and is located on the west bank at Luxor.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The Temple of Deir El-Bahri of Queen Hatshpsute which is one of the most characteristic temples in the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations. It was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
Colossi of Memnon, two colossal statues, was stayed guard at entrance of Amenhotep III temple in ancient times, and only remaining nowadays. Name Colossi of Memnon means ‘Ruler of the Dawn’ and was probably given, because of ‘singing’ at dawn one of the statue.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak Temple; the largest Temple in the World! The complex contains a group of Temples such as the Great Temple of Amon Ra, The Temple of Khonso, The Ipt Temple, The Temple of Ptah, the Temple of Montho and the Temple of the God Osiris. A 20m high, mud brick enclosure wall, surrounded all of these buildings. The temple of Karnak is actually three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and several outer temples located about 3 kilometers north of Luxor on 100ha (247 acres) of land.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
And finally you will visit Luxor Temple which was the center of the most important festival, the festival of Opet. Built largely by Amenhotep III and Rameses II, the temple’s purpose was as a setting for the rituals of the festival. The festival was to reconcile the human aspect of the ruler with the divine office.
By the end of the tour you will be driven to Luxor airport & back to Cairo where your driver will be waiting you at Cairo airport to transfer you to your hotel in Cairo.
Duration: 2 hours
