Private Luxor Day Trip from Hurghada Valley of the Kings & Karnak

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Hurghada

  Hurghada, 10 minutes (hotel pickup) Your driver picks you up from your hotel lobby between 04:00 and 04:30 AM in a private air-conditioned vehicle. Your exact time is confirmed by WhatsApp the evening before. Please be ready in the lobby 10 minutes early.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Hurghada

  Hurghada, 3 hours (the drive) Relax in your private air-conditioned vehicle as you cross the scenic Eastern Desert, with mountain views and a rest stop on the way (breakfast is not included; bring cash or snacks). Near Luxor you pass rural Egyptian villages and the green Nile Valley. Your private Egyptologist guide meets you in Luxor and stays with you for the rest of the day.

  3 hours • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Temple of Karnak

  Explore Karnak Temple, the largest ancient religious complex in the world, with your private Egyptologist guide. Walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall with its 134 giant columns, see the obelisks, colossal statues and the Sacred Lake, and hear how pharaohs added to this site for over 2,000 years. Entrance ticket included. Take your time for photos.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Luxor

  Luxor, 15 minutes (Nile crossing) Cross the Nile from the East Bank, home of Karnak, to the West Bank, where the pharaohs built their tombs and funerary temples. Enjoy views over the river and the fields beyond it.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Luxor

  Luxor, 1 hour (lunch) Enjoy a buffet lunch at a Nile-view restaurant in Luxor. Vegetarian options are available on request. Drinks are not included.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Valley of the Kings

  Visit the Valley of the Kings, the royal burial ground of Egypt's pharaohs, with your private Egyptologist guide. Enter 3 royal tombs with your entrance ticket and see painted walls, hieroglyphs and burial chambers, while your guide explains their meaning. Tutankhamun's tomb and other special tombs need an extra ticket, paid on site.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 7
  Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari

  Visit the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, built into the golden cliffs of the West Bank. Your private Egyptologist guide tells the story of Egypt's famous female pharaoh and explains the terraces, colonnades and carved reliefs. Entrance ticket included. Time for photos of this landmark.

  2 hours • Admission ticket included
• 8
  Colossi of Memnon

  Stop at the Colossi of Memnon, two giant 18-metre stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III that have watched over the West Bank plain for about 3,400 years. A short photo stop with your private Egyptologist guide.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 9

  Visit a local alabaster workshop to watch craftsmen shape stone by hand using traditional methods. This is a shopping stop. There is no obligation to buy, and you are welcome to skip it if you are tired.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 10
  Luxor

  Luxor, 3 hours (return drive) Begin the return journey across the Eastern Desert in your private air-conditioned vehicle, with a short rest stop on the way. Expected arrival at your hotel in Hurghada is between 07:00 and 08:30 PM, depending on traffic and checkpoints.

  3 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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