Esna and el Kab Day Trip from Luxor

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Temple of Khnum

  Nile Holiday expert tour Guide will pick you up from the lobby of your Hotel in Luxor and accompany you to visit the temple of Esna, dedicated to this triad of Khnum and Neith, and Heka their offspring. The site was remarkable for the beauty and the magnificence of its architecture. It was built of red sandstone on the west bank of the Nile. Originally dates back to the reign of Thutmose II (1493 to 1479 BC.) the remains of Latopolis belong to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 2
  Tombs of El kab

  Continue further to the south about 30km to El Kab, a rock cut tombs of the early 18th Dynasty (1550–1295 BC), located on the east bank of the Nile at the mouth of Wadi Hillal, you will visit the tomb of Ahmose, son of Ibana, contain important biographical accounts regarding the expulsion of the Hyksos from Egypt by the early kings of the 18th dynasty. The tombs of note are those of Pahery and Renni, which date to the reign of Thutmose III. The decoration inside the tombs is amongst the most beautiful at the site. Discover the ruins and the mud bricks outer wall of the ancient Nekhen, the religious and political capital of Upper Egypt at the end of the Predynastic period (c. 3200 – 3100 BC). After finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel 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
• All Travelers: A copy of your passport is required
• Luxor pick up hotel: Names & address are Required

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