Day 01
West Bank Treasures of Luxor and Egyptian Dinner
- Pick up from your hotel in Luxor for a 4-hour tour to visit the following places:
- Valley of the Kings: Once called the Great Place of the Truth, this valley is now known as the Valley of the Kings. It is a majestic domain of the pharaohs who once lay in great stone coffins, awaiting immortality.
- Valley of the Queens: The Valley of the Queens, also known as Biban el-Harim, Biban el-Sultanate, and Wadi el-Melikat, is an ancient burial site in Egypt where the wives of pharaohs were interred. Originally named Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning "the place of the Children of the Pharaoh," it housed queens from the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1550-1070 BCE), alongside princes, princesses, and nobles. Mortuary priests maintained their tombs, conducting daily rituals and offering prayers for their eternal peace.
- The Queen Hatshepsut Temple: Rising out of the desert plain in a series of terraces, the Temple of Hatshepsut merges with the sheer limestone cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain, as if nature herself had built this extraordinary monument.
- The Colossi of Memnon: The impressive Colossi of Memnon are a massive pair of statues rising about 18 metres from the plain. They are the remains of what was once the largest complex on the west bank, built by Amenhotep III, and the last remnants of the Temple of Amenophis III.
- Savour an authentic Egyptian dinner at a local restaurant before concluding the tour.
