Private Tour to Valley of the Queens, Valley of the Artisans, and Habu Temple

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5 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: German and 4 more

Enjoy a professional guided Tour to the Valley of the Queens, Valley of the Artisans "Deir el-Medina" and Madinat Habu Temple of king Ramses III. Includes pickup and drop off transfers from your hotel or Nile Cruise in Luxor, entry fees, water and a certified Egyptologist tour guide.

What's Included

Bottled water during the tours
Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
Private English-speaking Egyptologist guide
Pick up services from your hotel in Luxor and return
All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
All service charges and taxes
Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
Queen Nefertari tomb extra cost(CLOSED)-to be paid direct in EGP, if OPENED
Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Your Tour guide will pick you up from your location (Nile Cruise, Hotel or House) in Luxor

Itinerary

Duration: 5 hours (approximately)
  • 1

    Your Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from your Luxor Hotel / Nile cruise and then srive to the Theben Necropolis on the west bank of the River Nile. Start your private tour at the Valley of the Queens, where wives and sons of Pharaohs were buried, well known in ancient times as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning "the place of beauty". There are more than 90 known tombs, usually consisting of an entrance passage, a few short halls, and a sarcophagus chamber. The earliest may be that of Sitre, wife of Ramses I. you will visit three tombs of the Queens and sons of the kings like the tombs of Amun-her-khepeshef, Seth-her-khopsef, Khaemwaset and of a Ramesside Queen called Tyti. The most notable are those of Nefertari, the favourite Queen of Ramses II (extra ticket on spot).

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 2
    Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina)

    Proceed to visit the Valley of the Artisans at Deir el-Medina, the place was called Set Maat "The Place of Truth". It was home to the artisans and workmen responsible for constructing the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. during the 18th 19th and 20th dynasties of the New Kingdom period (1550–1080 BC), You will enjoy exploring the ruins of the settlement of the village, the Ptolemaic temple, dedicated to the goddesses Hathor and Maat, consisting of a small building within a mud brick enclosure wall and two of the finest decorated tombs of Sennedjem, Inherkau.

    1 hour • Admission ticket included
  • 3
    Temple of Medinat Habu

    Continue to visit Madinat Habu Temple of king Ramses III, the last great warrior pharaoh of the New Kingdom (1550 – 1080 BC). The Temple is best-preserved of the New Kingdom memorial temples. It is decorated with military scenes and texts illustrating the victories of the king, as well as the rituals performed and festivals celebrated. A royal palace was attached at the south of the Temple open forecourt, while priests’ dwellings and administrative units lay on either side of the temple. After finished, You will be transferred back to your place in Luxor

    1 hour • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • A supplement of EGP 1000 applies to all languages except the English language guide
  • US$7 Supplement per person for Pickup or drop-off Luxor airport (one way)
Supplied by Nile Holiday

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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