Luxor Trip Overview
Go for a personalized experience with your own Egyptologist guide to explore the east bank of the Nile in Luxor. You will visit the most beautiful and impressive temples in the south of Egypt. The great complex of Karnak temple and the temple of Luxor.
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Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Starts: Luxor, Egypt
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
Go for a personalized experience with your own Egyptologist guide to explore the east bank of the Nile in Luxor. You will visit the most beautiful and impressive temples in the south of Egypt. The great complex of Karnak temple and the temple of Luxor.
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Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Karnak temple is actually a complex of temples. The temple is dedicated to Amun Ra, the chief god in Egyptian mythology. Enjoy the Great Hypostyle court and the reliefs and murals that were added through the generations. Feel astonished at the tall obelisks of 70 feet high and cut of a single piece of granite. Look at the statues of the different pharaohs who want to show their loyalty to RA.Keep an eye on the magnificent tall columns and their papyrus and Lotus capitals while their shafts are loaded with hieroglyphics
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Originally Luxor temple and karnak were connected together with the Ram-Headed Sphinxes Avenue. The connection was to celebrate the annual visit of Ra from Karnak ton his wife Mut in Luxor. The temple of Luxor witnessed many historical eras and has its extensions and additions along the ages. Different structures and murals show the Greek, Roman, Islamic and Coptic influences.
Stare at the statues and obelisks of Ramses II. There should be two obelisks at the entrance of the temple but one of them was sent to Paris
Duration: 2 hours
