Sharm El Sheikh Trip Overview
There is probably no other city that is so closely interwoven with the history of Egypt as Luxor. The great past of the “City of Palaces” lives on to this day. Next to the famous Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut is the UNESCO World Heritage Site Karnak Temple in Luxor.
Sights / itinerary in Luxor
You will be picked up from your hotel by air-conditioned bus and driven to Sharm el Sheikh airport. After a short flight, you will land relaxed in Luxor. With our German-speaking tour guide you will explore the Karnak Temple and be transported back in time. Your path then leads you to the west bank of the Nile, to the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III, also known as the Colossi of Memnon. In the Valley of the Kings you will visit magnificent tombs and then the impressive temple of Queen Hatshepsut. After a short flight you will reach Sharm el Sheikh again.
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Duration: 20 hours
Starts: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
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There is probably no other city that is so closely interwoven with the history of Egypt as Luxor. The great past of the “City of Palaces” lives on to this day. Next to the famous Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Hatshepsut is the UNESCO World Heritage Site Karnak Temple in Luxor.
Sights / itinerary in Luxor
You will be picked up from your hotel by air-conditioned bus and driven to Sharm el Sheikh airport. After a short flight, you will land relaxed in Luxor. With our German-speaking tour guide you will explore the Karnak Temple and be transported back in time. Your path then leads you to the west bank of the Nile, to the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III, also known as the Colossi of Memnon. In the Valley of the Kings you will visit magnificent tombs and then the impressive temple of Queen Hatshepsut. After a short flight you will reach Sharm el Sheikh again.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sharm El Sheikh, Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea and Sinai
You will be picked up from your hotel around 6am and driven to the airport to take the Egypt Air domestic flight to Luxor at 6am. The flight time is about an hour. You will land in Luxor at around 7 a.m. A German-speaking travel guide will be waiting for you there. Then drive on the western bank of the Nile (Thebes West) to the Valley of the Kings to visit 3 interesting tombs. Continue to Deir el Bahary to visit the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut. On the way back you will make a short stop at the Colossi of Memnon
After lunch return to the eastern bank of the Nile (Thebes-East) to visit the beautiful Karnak temple complex with the holy lake. At the end of the day transfer to the airport of Luxor for a domestic flight to Sharm el Sheikh. Upon arrival at Sharm el Sheikh airport, you will be driven back to the hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle.
Duration: 9 hours
