Luxor Trip Overview
explore the best of the West Bank’s ancient tombs, temples, and monuments on a 6-hour private tour.
The details can be tailored to you, but you’ll descend into three tombs in the Valley of the Kings, pay your respects to Egypt’s only female Pharaoh at the Temple of Hatshepsut, then stand at the feet of the Colossi of Memnon, iconic desert landmarks for 3,400 years. The flexibility of a private tour means you can explore the things that interest you, learning about ancient Egyptian culture along the way
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Luxor, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
explore the best of the West Bank’s ancient tombs, temples, and monuments on a 6-hour private tour.
The details can be tailored to you, but you’ll descend into three tombs in the Valley of the Kings, pay your respects to Egypt’s only female Pharaoh at the Temple of Hatshepsut, then stand at the feet of the Colossi of Memnon, iconic desert landmarks for 3,400 years. The flexibility of a private tour means you can explore the things that interest you, learning about ancient Egyptian culture along the way
Itinerary
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Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Valley of the Kings is a treasure trove of archaeological wonders, containing dozens of tombs filled with art and hieroglyphics. See King Tutankhamun’s tomb—the most famous sight in the valley—then tour the temples of the sons of Ramses II and of Amenhotep III and others to marvel at the centuries’ old art and artifacts.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru (Ancient Egyptian: ḏsr ḏsrw “Holy of Holies”), is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt located in Upper Egypt. Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, who died in 1458 BC, the temple is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. This mortuary temple is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut and is situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration and, later, a quarry. It is considered one of the “incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt.”
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon are two enormous statues of 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Amenhotep III originally designed to guard his mortuary temple, located on the western bank of the Nile, opposite Luxor.
These two faceless colossi (the plural of colossus, which just means larger-than-life statue) are the first thing visitors see when they reach the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. This isn’t surprising when you hear their dimensions: they tower 60 feet (18 m) above the plains and are estimated to weigh an enormous 720 tons each.
Carved from sandstone from the quarries near Cairo, Egyptologists believe these must have then being transported the 420 miles (675 km) south to Thebes, or modern-day Luxor, over land, as they would have been too heavy to be carried on the Nile.
The statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, showing him seated, were built to guard his funerary temple. The complex, the largest on the west bank, is still being excavated by archaeologists.
Duration: 30 minutes
