Luxor Day Trip | Luxor east and west bank tour

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Price£79
Tour Details
Available Every day
Pick up 08:00 AM
Duration 9 Hours
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Highlights

Itinerary
Time
Activity
07:00
Pick up from your Luxor hotel or Luxor airport
07:30
Visit to Memnon Colossi
08:00
Queen Hatshepsut temple excursion
09:00
Excursion to the Valley of the Kings with 3 different tombs visit
11:00
Optional visit to King Tutankhamon real or fake tomb is available
12:00
Lunch in a local restaurant
13:00
Karnak temples tour
16:00
Optional feluca ride to Banana island is available
16:45
Visit to local bazaars
17:30
Optional visit to Luxor temple
20:00
Optional Sound and Light show at Karnak temple
21:00
Transfer to your Luxor hotel or airport

Full Description

Luxor Day Trip and Luxor east and west bank tour is a full day Luxor excursion from your hotel in Luxor or Luxor airport. Visit Karnak temple, Queen Hatshepsut temple, Valley of the Kings, Memnon Colossi and other historical places in the city.

Pick up from a meeting point

Luxor Day Trip and Luxor east and west bank tour starts in the early morning. Our English speaking guide will pick up you from your hotel in Luxor or from the city's airport and you will start you Luxor day trip with the excursion tour to the west bank of Luxor.

West Bank tour

The West Bank of Luxor is known as the city of dead. It is the funerary complex of the ancient Egyptians. Here you have the opportunity to let go off anything that has died and no longer serves you using the power of the god Anubis, jackal headed god of the underworld. Explore the cycles of birth, death and rebirth which are rooted in Ancient Egyptian mythology.

Valley of the Kings excursion

Valley of the Kings is the ancient cemetery of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom and is hidden in the mountains on the West Bank of Luxor, between the two limestone hills of Gurna. It was named by Francois Champollion as Valley of the Kings. All of the tombs were robbed in antiquity, except for the tomb of the boy king, Tutankhamun which was found completely intact in 1922 by Howard Carter. The Valley of the Kings holds 63 registered tombs and every year more tombs are discovered there. Our Valley of the Kings tour includes entry into 3 different tombs, however if you wish to see either the tomb of Tutankhamen or tomb of Ramses VI, there is an additional ticket cost.

Hatshepsut temple visit

Queen Hatshepsut temple at Deir el-Bahari is a mortuary temple with a unique design as it is the only temple in Egypt built in terrace formation into the cliff face. Hatsheptsut was a famous female pharaoh who wore a false beard and all the trappings of the male pharaohs in order to claim the throne for herself. There are chapels dedicated to Hathor the goddess of motherhood, joy, love, peace, happiness and music, and chapels dedicated to Anubis, the god of mummification and death, and Amun-Ra the king of the gods. On the temple walls are reliefs showing the first commercial trading expedition to Somalia (ancient land of Punt).

Trip to Colossi of Memnon

Colossi of Memnon are the only remaining standing statues fronting the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III and show the pharaoh sitting on his throne. The temple itself was destroyed in an earthquake and much of the ruins were used in other building works by other pharaohs. However, in recent years, new excavations have revealed many statues and other artifacts buried underground, including many statues of the goddess Sekhmet.

Lunch time

Lunch will be served in a local restaurant in Luxor, drinks are paid separately.

Karnak temples visit

Excursion to Karnak Temple - the largest ancient temple complex in Egypt measuring 62 acres. It was in use continuously for 1700 years. The main temple area was dedicated to Amun-Ra, the patron god of Luxor and it has the largest Hypostyle Hall (columned hall) in the world which is unrivalled. Within the complex is the small chapel dedicated to the goddess Sekhmet and the chapel of the Divine Adoratrice which is often known as the Osiris chapel. Karnak Temple complex is one of the major sights of Ancient Egypt and within its bounds the sacred energies of Ancient Egypt can still be felt.

Shopping time in Luxor

During the day you will also have a great opportunity for shopping in markets of Luxor.

Back to your hotel/meeting point

At the end of the day transfer to Luxor airport or hotel .


Includes
  • All transfers by air conditioned car.
  • Entrance fees: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut temple
  • Memnon Colossi, Karnak temple.
  • Lunch in a local restaurant.
  • Professional English speaking Egyptologist tour guide.
  • Drinks in the restaurant.
  • Entrance fees into paid tombs
  • Any extras not mentioned in the program.

Prices
  • 1 Person £142
  • 2-3 Persons£79
  • 4-6 Persons£79

What to take with you
  • Passport with full visa of Egypt.
  • Bottle of water

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Amazing Sound and Light show at Karnak
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Darrel , 15 Dec 2015
Our guide in Luxor met us at the reception of our Luxor hotel and introduced himself as John, we went straight to the minibus so start the tour. Security and safety were paramount to John along with ensuring that we had a very good day. We went to the Collossi of Memnon, where John explained about the statues in very precise and easy to understand details. We were then taken to Hapshepsut Temple where John explained how and why it was built, also showing us the art works, carvings and the cartouche, we were allowed to look around to take our own photo's and agreed to meet back at the entrance after approx 1 hour, we had plenty of time to explore. We were then taken to lunch at a traditional egyptian restaurant in Luxor on a back street, the food was excellent. After lunch we were taken to the Karnak Temple Complex where John showed us around explaining how it was used and build, how the obelisk were used etc, once again we were allowed to explore and meet back at the entrance, at no stage did i feel unsafe. Once meting back we then went on a boat trip to Banana Island where we had fresh dates, Bananas, Oranges and Guava all grown on the island, we then left and had a leisurely cruise down the Nile back to Luxor where we walked around the Luxor temple, followed by a walk into the Market, what an eye opener seeing the fresh produce and the Egyptians buying their provisions. We were then taken back to our hotel and John Thanked us for an enjoyable day.

Published: 12 Dec 2018 Last update: 21 Nov 2022