Day 01
Full-Day Exploration of Luxor's Ancient Highlights
- Early in the morning, your guide will pick you up from your hotel and transfer you to Sharm el-Sheikh Airport. From here, you will fly to Luxor, where, upon arrival, you will be met by your English-speaking tour guide, who will accompany you throughout your day tour in Luxor.
- Start your tour of Luxor by crossing to the West Bank to visit the Valley of the Kings. For nearly 500 years, from the 16th to the 11th century BC, amazing tombs were constructed for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom of Egypt. One of the most remarkable archaeological destinations in the world, the valley is known to contain 63 tombs and chambers, ranging in size from a simple pit to a complex tomb with over 120 chambers.
- Explore the magnificent tombs belonging to past kings such as King Tutankhamun and the sons of Ramesses II.
- Next, continue your tour of Luxor with a short journey to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Widely considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt," the Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari on the west bank of the Nile, near the Valley of the Kings. Comprising three layered terraces connected by long ramps, this enormous temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and remains in fantastic condition thanks to modern renovation.
- Visit the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. For the past 3,400 years, they have stood in the Theban necropolis, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
- After seeing the sights of Luxor's West Bank, head back to the East Bank to freshen up and enjoy a delicious buffet lunch with various options to suit all tastes.
- Built in the ancient city of Thebes, what we today call Luxor, the Karnak Temples are among the six great ancient Egyptian temples. To the rear of the temple, you will find chapels built for Tutmosis III and Alexander the Great, reminding visitors of the temple's past life as a Roman legionary fortress during the Roman era. Throughout history, centuries of rubble from the cities built up around the complex slowly accumulated, partly burying it until excavation work began in 1884.
- After a fantastic day in Luxor, you will be transferred to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Sharm.
- After landing, you will be met by your driver and taken back to your hotel.
