Qasr El Nil Trip Overview
Book Tours from Cairo to Luxor ,Private tours from Cairo to Luxor Visit Luxor top attractions valley of the Kings,Hatshipsuit Temple,Colossi of Memnon ,Luxor and Karnak Temples
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Qasr El Nil, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Qasr El Nil, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Book Tours from Cairo to Luxor ,Private tours from Cairo to Luxor Visit Luxor top attractions valley of the Kings,Hatshipsuit Temple,Colossi of Memnon ,Luxor and Karnak Temples
Itinerary
Day 1: Travel Luxor
Stop At: Giza, Giza, Giza Governorate
In the evening, you will be transferred to Giza station taking first class sleeper train to luxor . Dinner and overnight on train.
Duration: 12 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Luxor Sightseeing
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Ramses representative will meet and assist you at Luxor train station. In Luxor , you will discover Karnak Temples the greatest example of workship in history and was dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. It was constructed from the beginning of the middle Kingdom to the Greco Roman Kingdom. After that, proceed to visit Valley of The Kings, It was used for burial, there are many kings buried in this valley.
Moreover, the shapes of the tombs have been changed from pyramids style to the cut rock tombs in the mountain. Then move onto Valley of the Queens containing the masterpieces of the ancient Egyptian tombs, that of Nefertarie, wife of Ramsesll and the then to Temple of Queen Hatshpsute, the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt.
In The evening, you will be transferred to Luxor station, back to Cairo by first class sleeper train.
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
The Valley of the Kings (Arabic: وادي الملوك Wādī al-Mulūk; Coptic: ϫⲏⲙⲉ, romanized: džēme),[1] also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings (Arabic: وادي أبواب الملوك Wādī Abwāb al-Mulūk),[2] is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt)
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut, King Valley Road, Luxor Egypt
The Temple of Hatshepsut (Egyptian: Ḏsr-ḏsrw meaning “Holy of Holies”) is a mortuary temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture Its three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. The temple’s twin functions are identified by its axes: on its main east-west axis, the temple served to receive the barque of Amun-Re at the climax of the Beautiful Festival of the Valley, while on its north-south axis it represented the life cycle of the pharaoh from coronation to rebirth. At the edge of the desert, 1 km (0.62 mi) east
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
