Luxor West and East Bank Highlights
Pick up from your hotel between 4-5:30 am on an air-conditioned bus and drive to Sharm el-Sheikh airport for your morning flight to Luxor.
Arrive in Luxor at 7 am.
First, go to the West Bank. It is known as the city of the dead and is the funerary complex of the Ancient Egyptians.
Visit the Valley of the Kings, the ancient cemetery of the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom, hidden in the mountains between the two limestone hills of Gurna. The Valley of the Kings holds 63 registered tombs, and three more graves have recently been found.
Explore the Hatshepsut Temple, a mortuary temple with a unique design. Queen Hatshepsut was a famous female Pharaoh who wore a false beard to claim the throne for herself.
Marvel at the Memnon statues. They are the only remaining statues fronting the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.
Go across the Nile to the East Bank for lunch at Maro restaurant.
Tour the Karnak Temples, the largest ancient temple complex in Egypt. Karnak Temple complex is one of Egypt's most significant sites, and within its bounds, the sacred energies of Ancient Egypt can still be felt.
See the Luxor Temple, known as the Temple of the Gods.
Return to the airport for your flight back to Sharm.
Arrive in Sharm at around 7 pm, subject to the flight schedule, and drop off at your hotel.
