Luxor with visits

Arrive at Luxor International Airport, with meet and greet and airport transfer to your hotel in Luxor and assist you with hotel check in process.

After breakfast, your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 09:00hrs for a half day tour of the East Bank side of Luxor Nile River. Visit to Karnak Temple, the main place of worship on ancient 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 Graeco Roman Kingdom. The next place to visit is the Luxor Temple, built by Amunhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. King Ramses II was the most famous king in the 19th Dynasty. He ruled Egypt for about 67 years. It was dedicated to the great god Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu together representing the Theban triad. Enjoy visiting Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon.

After breakfast, your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 09:00hrs for a half day tour of the West Bank side of Luxor Nile River. First stop will be a visit to the Valley of Kings, where majority of the royal tombs are situated. On arrival to the the rugged mountains of the Valley of Kings, take a brief stop at the valley’s visitor center where a model of the valley and a movie about Carter’s discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun give an overview of what to expect inside the tombs themselves. There is a small electric train between the Visitors Centre and the tombs, which saves you a hot and dusty walk in exchange for a minimal fee (additional to be paid on spot). Be aware that there is little shade in the valley, and temperatures can be scorching (especially in summer). Make sure to dress coolly and bring plenty of sunscreen and water, bringing camera as photography is strictly forbidden — but a torch can help to see better inside the unlit tombs. Explore the inner rock-cut chambers and tunnels. Guides are not permitted to accompany you inside the tombs, but your guide will describe what to look for before you enter. Walk through colorful, hieroglyph-covered corridors and see painted chambers that once contained the remains of ancient Egypt’s rulers. If you wish to enter the tomb of King Tutankhamun, you will need to pay an additional cost direct. Our next visit is the Temple of Hatshepsut, a vision of geometrical colonnades hewn into a cliffside. Learn about the temple’s history and life of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt’s first female ruler. Stroll around the courtyards and terraces, and admire the statues and hieroglyphics that adorn them. Then, stop for photos at the Colossi of Memnon: two towering statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, that once stood at his now long-gone funerary temple. Hear the stories and legends that surround the statues, and inspect the Roman-era graffiti engraved in the stone. Before your tour ends, perhaps take the opportunity to visit an alabaster factory and, if you wish, purchase some hand-cut pieces as souvenirs. Your tour finishes at your hotel.

Departing your hotel in Luxor after breakfast and hotel check out. Transfer to Luxor International Airport for final departure. Breakfast included