Tour to Luxor for 2 days with Hot Air balloon ride, visit of Medinet Habu, Valley of Nobles, Deir Al Madina, Karnak temple, Luxor temple & Valley of the Kings
Every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Day 1:
Pick up from your hotel in Sharm el Sheikh
Pick up from your hotel in Sharm el Sheikh, transfer to Sharm el Sheikh Airport, fly to Luxor, the flight will take around 50 minutes. Meet in Luxor Airport, transfer by Air conditioned van to visit west bank of Thebes.
Visit of Valley of the Kings, Memnon Statues & Hatshepsut temple
Visit west Thebes, including Valley of the Kings where you will have a chance to visit two tombs. Then go to visit Memnon colossal statues. Your tour will be ended in western Thebes where you will visit Queen Hatshepsut Temple (Deir El Bahari temple).
Lunch
Have lunch in a local restaurant in Luxor.
Walk in Luxor bazaar
After lunch have a city tour along the bazaars of Luxor.
Luxor temple visit
Visit the beautiful temple of Luxor. It is a magnificent example of Egyptian ancient structural and architectural temple art. The temple served as a celebration hall of the god Amoun. Every year the Opet celebration was used to take place here. The main procession started from Karnak temple and finished here at Luxor temple. The temple was built by Amenhotep 3rd about 1400 BC.
Optional excursions in the evening
In the evening, we offer you many things to do: you can visit Luxor museum, watch Sound & Light show at Karnak temple, make Victoria city tour.
Overnight in a hotel
The night you will spend in Iberotel Luxor hotel 4* hotel on BB basis ( 25 GBP per person 5* hotel supplement).
Day 2
Hot Air balloon ride
Our wonderful day will start with early wake up at 4.30 am. At 5.00 am pick up from the hotel and sail to west bank of Luxor by boat. You will have an amazing ride of hot air balloon over Luxor, you will watch spectacular sunrise as you have never seen before, you will also enjoy with the tranquility and peace while you have a unique viewpoint which can be only provided by hot air balloon to see all sightseeing of Luxor. After the ride you will get a certificate and T-Shirt of Hot Air Balloon Ride.
All the tour will take around 2 hours, Hot-Air balloon ride itself takes 45 minutes.
Visit of Medinet Habu (Mortuary temple of Ramses III)
After hot air balloon ride, we will visit the Mortuary temple of Ramses III or Medinet Habu, which is considered the second hugest complex after Karnak in size and preservation. The spot of Medinet Habu was sacred long before his time and is still regarded by locals as having magical powers.
Visit of Valley (tombs) of Nobles
The Valley of the Nobles is quite different from the Valley of the Kings. The tombs here are decorated with murals of everyday life and are not so much dedicated to the religious books and images. We will visit the tomb of Ramosa who was vizier and governor of Thebes at the time of Akhenaton and the Amarna period.
Visit of Deir Al Madina (workers village)
Deir el Medina was the area where a community of workmen, who constructed the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, had their village. Back to the hotel around 11.00 am.
Karnak temples Visit
Visit the huge temples of Karnak which are considered the largest religious structure all over the world & the most important sanctuary of the Ancient Egypt. These temples are one of the best and greatest architectural achievements of antiquity. Each king erected some sort of building honoring the Luxor triad. Visiting Karnak in daylight provides an impressive idea of the power and might of the Pharaohs who built these edifices.
Back to Sharm el Sheikh & drop off to your hotel
Transfer to Luxor Airport and from there fly back to Sharm El Sheikh. Then meet & drop you off to your hotel.
The program includes:
Transfers by Air conditioned car in Sharm el Sheikh and Luxor.
Return tickets Sharm-el-Sheikh-Luxor-Sharm-el-Sheikh
All entrance fees of Valley of the Kings, Memnon statues, Hatshepsut temple, Luxor temple, Medinet Habu, Deir Al Madina, Valley fo Nobles and Karnak temples.
Professional English speaking Egyptologist tour guide for 2 days.
Lunch in a local restaurant for 2 days.
One night in Iberotel Luxor hotel 4* or equivalent on BB basis (5* supplement 25 GBP per person).
The Program excludes:
Hot Air balloon ride
Tipping
Soft drinks in the restaurant or in the hotel.
Any extras not mentioned in the program.
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