Marsa Alam Trip Overview
A unique opportunity in this day trip from MarsaAlam to Luxor by road to visit the most famous ancient sites of Luxor ( The old capital of Thebes), Visiting the largest Temple at Karnak on the East Bank and on to the West Bank for the most visited sites of tombs, temples and monuments in Upper Egypt
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Duration: 14 hours
Starts: Marsa Alam, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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A unique opportunity in this day trip from MarsaAlam to Luxor by road to visit the most famous ancient sites of Luxor ( The old capital of Thebes), Visiting the largest Temple at Karnak on the East Bank and on to the West Bank for the most visited sites of tombs, temples and monuments in Upper Egypt
Itinerary
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Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
we will pick you up from your hotel in Marsa Alam by air-conditioned modern vehicle to Luxor 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: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
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. You will visit 3 tombs
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
then 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 you will be transferred back to your hotel in Marsa Alam.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
the colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon)
Duration: 10 minutes