Day 01
Luxor East and West Bank Highlights
- Your tour representative will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor and transfer you to the West Bank, where you will visit the Valley of the Kings, a magnificent example of grand funerary architecture. Many kings were buried in this valley. The best-known tombs include those of King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah, and Amonhotep II.
- Move on to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt for about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (approximately 1490-1469 B.C.), the only pharaonic woman to reign over ancient Egypt.
- You will pass by the Colossi of Memnon, which are the remains of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.
- Continue driving to the East Bank of Luxor to enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before moving on to visit Karnak Temples, the greatest example of worship in history, dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu.
- End your tour by visiting the Temple of Luxor. Amenhotep III built it during the 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom, and Ramesses II completed it during the 19th Dynasty.
- Later, you will be driven back to your hotel in Luxor.
