Luxor: Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride with Private West Bank Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

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  Hot Air Balloons Luxor

  Our representative will pick up from your Luxor hotel or cruise ship, cross the River Nile to the West Bank – where your hot air balloon awaits. After a safety briefing and introduction to your ground crew and pilot, you will climb into the balloon's basket and get ready for lift-off. It is then time for takeoff and rises into the dawn sky. Away from the daytime crowds, you will drift peacefully over the West Bank of Luxor and sights such as the monuments of Thebes. Ballooning over the west bank of Luxor is one of the most exciting experiences you can ever have, not just seeing the river Nile, ancient city of Luxor “Valley of the Kings, Queen, Temples of Ramses II, Ramses III, and Queen Hatshepsut” you will enjoy also seeing the beautiful the mud-brick villages of the local where you will have a great opportunity for taking amazing photographs of Egypt from above. After landing, you'll begin your lovely half-day tour in Luxor, covering Hatshepsut and the Valley of the Kings..

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
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  Valley of the Kings

  Then head to the Valley of the Kings,It was part of the ancient city of Thebes and the burial site of almost all the kings (pharaohs) of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1539–1075 BCE), from Thutmose I to Ramses X. Located in the hills behind Dayr al-Baḥrī, the 62 known tombs including the most intact one of boy king Tutankhamen exhibit variety both in plan and in decoration. In 1979 UNESCO designated the valley part of the World Heritage site of ancient Thebes, which also includes Luxor, the Valley of the Queens, and Karnak. * Enrich your visit you can enrich your visit by the following options (at extra cost) * The tomb of Tutankhamen: Gaze at the colours and paintings as you set foot inside its 35-century-old walls. *The tomb of Seti I, the father of Ramses II, one of the best preserved tombs in the Valley of the Kings. *Tomb of Ramses VI, Valley of the Kings West Bank,

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

  The terraced temple of Queen Hatshepsut (built c. 1470 BCE), One of the most impressive sights on the West Bank and different to most other temples in Egypt. Beautifully located at the foot of the mountain .The temple is 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.

  1 hour • Admission ticket included
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  Colossi of Memnon

  Next, make your way to the two great statues known as the Colossi of Memnon, which once flanked the gateway in front of the temple pylon but now sit like lonely sentinels in the middle of a field. The statues represent Amenhotep III (reigned 1390–53 BCE ) but the name Memnon is of (later) Greek origin; with their crowns the statues were about 70 feet (21 meters) high, each.Finally, enjoy a delicious lunch at well-known local restaurant before being transferred back to your accommodation.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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