Day 01
Private Luxor Highlights Tour from Aswan
- A tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan.
- Travel to Luxor by modern private vehicle or train from Aswan with your tour guide. Upon arrival, begin on the eastern bank of the Nile with a visit to the Karnak Temple Complex, which comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period. It is a vast open-air museum and the second-largest ancient religious site in the world. It was mainly a place of worship for the Theban triad: God Amon, his consort Mut, and their son Khunso.
- Then, stop for lunch.
- After that, continue to the west bank of the Nile, including the Valley of the Kings, where you will see the well-preserved tombs of the kings of the New Kingdom, including the great ruler Ramses II and the child king Tut Ankh Amon. If you wish, you can pay an additional cost directly to enter the tomb of King Tutankhamun.
- The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is called "the Holy of Holies". It is one of the best architectural buildings in the area. It consists of three levels connected by ramps and has different scenes on its walls depicting the divine birth of the Queen and her commercial expedition to Punt Land. The temple is mainly dedicated to worshipping the supreme god Amon-Ra.
- Then, stop for photos at the Colossi of Memnon, two towering statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III that once stood at his now long-gone funerary temple. Hear the stories and legends that surround the statues, and inspect the Roman-era graffiti engraved in the stone. Before your tour ends, you may also have the opportunity to visit an alabaster factory and, if you wish, purchase some hand-cut pieces as souvenirs.
- Around 17:00, transfer back to your hotel in Aswan, your hotel in Luxor, or even to Luxor airport if you are leaving Luxor that day.
