Day 01
Full-Day Luxor Tour from Aswan
- At 7:00 pm, your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or cruise in Aswan and take you north to Luxor city.
- Arrive in Luxor at 10:00 am.
- On the West Bank of the Nile, visit the Valley of the Kings and see the splendour of the architecture used for burial. Many kings are buried in this valley. The most famous tombs are those of King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramses VI, King Mrenptah, and Amonhotep II.
- This is followed by a visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known as Deir al-Bahari, built by Queen Hatshepsut Bint Tuthmosis I, who ruled Egypt for about 20 years during the 18th dynasty (circa 1490-1469 BC).
- Then continue your day tour to the Colossi of Memnon, the memorial of Amenhotep III.
- Continue your day tour on the East Bank, where you will visit the temples of Karnak and Luxor. Karnak Temple is the largest example of worship in history, dedicated to the god Amun, his wife Mott, and his son Khansu.
- Spend about 3 hours there. Continue your day tour to visit Luxor Temple, built by Amenhotep III in the 18th dynasty of the New Kingdom and completed by Ramses II during the 19th dynasty.
- Around 17:00, go to your hotel in Luxor or to Luxor Airport if you have to leave Luxor on that day.
