Full Day Tour to Best Monuments of Luxor from Luxor

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• Luxor Travels (Pass by)

  Full day tour to see the highlights of the ancient West Bank and East Bank monuments in Luxor. These highlights include Valley of the Kings and Necropolis of Thebes, the Temple of Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the Colossi of Memnon and Karnak and Luxor Temples. You will be guided by a licensed Egyptologist tour guide and transported to all the sites by a private air-conditioned vehicle. In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel in Luxor by an air-conditioned vehicle for a full guided trip of about 8 hours. First you will be transported to Karnak in the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples and is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt. After Karnak you will be taken to Luxor Temple, which is dedicated to the Theben Triad of Amun-Ra, Mut and Khonsu. Then, you will have a break to enjoy lunch. After lunch, you will visit the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This is a must-see for Luxor travelers. After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. This queen was an ancestor of King Tutankhamun and belonged to the same dynasty.Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. Afterwards, you will be taken to see the Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt. After touring the sites you will be transferred to your hotel in Luxor by an air-conditioned vehicle. This tour includes a qualified Egyptologist tour guide, transport by air-conditioned vehicle, all entrance fees for the mentioned sites, hotel pick up and drop off, lunch..

  Admission ticket free
• 1
  Valley of the Kings

  full guided trip of about 8 hours. First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. There you visit four royal tombs, including the Tomb of Ramseslll, the Tomb of Ramses lX, the Tomb of Merenptah .Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor.

  2 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 2
  Tomb of Ramses III

  The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity,the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers’

  25 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• Tomb of Ramases IX (Pass by)

  Tomb of King Ramesses lX was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. His name prior to assuming the crown was Amonhirkhopshef. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III and was appointed to the position of crown prince by the twenty-second year of his father's reign when all four of his elder brothers predeceased his promotion to crown prince . The tomb has so much colour and detail even the ceiling above the sarcophagi with its goddess Nut stretching across the space. The sarcophagus is one of the largest in the valley, even though some of the paintings have deteriorated this is one of the most decorated.

  Admission ticket free
• 3
  Tomb of Merenptah

  In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .

  25 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4
  Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari

  After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. This queen was an ancestor of King Tutankhamun and belonged to the same dynasty.Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh .

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 5
  Colossi of Memnon

  the Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 6
  Temple of Karnak

  Karnak you visit what is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt.

  2 hours • Admission ticket not included
• 7
  Temple of Ramesses III, Karnak

  Karnak you visit what is considered to be one of the world's greatest architectural masterpieces, namely the complex of Karnak Temples on the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. Karnak beats every other pharaonic monument: it is simply one of the most beautiful ancient monuments in Egypt.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 8
  Obelisk of Queen Hapshetsut,

  The Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs,

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 9
  Obelisk of Thutmoses I

  Obelisk of Thutmoses I The Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs,

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 10
  Avenue of Sphinxes

  Avenue of Shoinxes ,Spectacular avenue stretched from Luxor to Karnak, a distance of 3 kms. Today, its only a few hundred metres long but its very impressive.this avenue used to conect the Karnak templo and the Luxor templo.A six miles avenue with sphinxes in both sides of it.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 11
  Luxor Temple

  Luxor Temple, which is dedicated to the Theben Triad of Amun-Ra, Mut and Khonsu. There you will see the granite statues of Ramses the Great. These ancient temples are a must-see for Luxor travelers.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• Tombs of the Nobles (Pass by)

  Tombs of the Nobles, Al Asasif, New Valley Governorate

  Admission ticket free
• Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II) (Pass by)

  Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II), Luxor, Nile River Valley

  Admission ticket free
• Howard Carter House (Pass by)

  Howard Carter House, Luxor, Nile River Valley

  Admission ticket free
• Temple of Seti I (Pass by)

  Temple of Seti I, Luxor, Nile River Valley

  Admission ticket free
• Tomb of Merenptah (Pass by)

  Temple of Merenptah, Luxor, Nile River Valley

  Admission ticket free
• Tomb of Ramses VI (Pass by)

  Tomb of Ramses VI, Luxor, Nile River Valley

  Admission ticket free

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