2 Day Private Sightseeing Tour in Luxor and Aswan from Cairo or Giza

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Cairo to Aswan sightseeing then overnight in luxor
3 stops
1
Aswan High Dam
our driver will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo/Gizato then drive to cairo aipot and catch flight to aswan and our guide in aswan will wait for you and start your tour to the High Dam of Aswan which was completed in 1964, an engineering miracle when it was built in the 1960s. Containing more material than used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops, the Dam is 11,811 ft long, 3215 ft thick at the base, 364 ft tall and is carved into from the existing granite, providing irrigation and electricity for the whole of Egypt.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
2
Continue to the Unfinished Obelisk in the granite quarries of Aswan where much of the red granite used for ancient temples and colossi came from. The Unfinished Obelisk still lies where it was carved when a crack was discovered as it was being hewn from the rock
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
3
Temple of Philae
Proceed your trip to visit the majestic Philae Temple which was carefully moved to its current location (around 500 meters from the original site) when the construction of the High Dam caused surrounding Nile waters to rise, Philae Temple was built on the honor of goddess Isis the chief deity of the island. At the end of your tour you will be transferred to Luxor by train then guide in luxor will take you to hotel Lotus in luxor
4 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 2
full day in luxor and fly back to cairo - end of deal
4 stops
4
professional Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor, start your visit in the west bank to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt. the famous female ruler of Egypt for 20 years who posed as a male to gain the throne
1 hour • Admission ticket not included
5
Valley of the Kings
then you'll visit the necropolis of the ancient city of Thebes. Arriving at the Valley of the Kings, burial place of the kings of Thebes (ancient Luxor) The most known tombs are King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah and AmonhotepII. Then Continue to . Later you will get to see the colossi of memnon.
2 minutes • Admission ticket not included
6
Temple of Karnak
then East bank optional stop for lunch then , move to Karnak temple is the greatest example of worship in 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.
2 hours • Admission ticket not included
7
Luxor Temple
move to Luxor Temple. It was built by Amunhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. 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. then back to airprot . fly back to cairo ,then caior driver will pick you up to your hotel
2 hours • Admission ticket not included

Additional info

• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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