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Take your sleeper train from Cairo to Luxor for two days touring the great monuments around the city. Visit Karnak and LuxorTemples, the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings,Hatshepsut Temple , Dendera and Medinet Habu before return back to Cairo.
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Duration: 3 days
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Take your sleeper train from Cairo to Luxor for two days touring the great monuments around the city. Visit Karnak and LuxorTemples, the Colossi of Memnon, the Valley of the Kings,Hatshepsut Temple , Dendera and Medinet Habu before return back to Cairo.
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1: Cairo / Luxor Sleeper Train
Pass By: Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
Sun Pyramids Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo at 7:00 pm by air-conditioned modern vehicle to Cairo or Giza train station for your board to Luxor which takes about 9 hours including dinner and breakfast.
Meals: Dinner, Breakfast
Meals included:
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Tickets of Sleeper train Cairo/Luxor
Day 2: Day 2: Luxor Sightseeing Tours
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
Arrive to luxor where you will be accompanied by your own Egyptologist tour guide to visit the famous Karnak temple the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars. On the way you will enjoy lunch at quality restaurant and
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
then you will be accompanied by your tour guide to visit the majestic Luxor temple which was built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun,
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
then visit the West Bank of The Nile River you will be visiting the two Colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs,
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
you will visit 3 tombs Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant , then you will be transferred to your hotel accommodation in Luxor.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Accommodation in Luxor hotel half board.
Day 3: Day 3: Luxor Sightseeing Tours/ Cairo
Stop At: Dendera Temple Complex, Dendera Egypt
Sun Pyramids Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel to discover the ancient sites. First, drive 80 KM to Dendera
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Hathor temple, Unnamed Road, دندرة، مركز قنا، قنا، Egypt
visit the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy.The temple is located in Dendera which is situated at the north of Luxor ,
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Temple of Medinat Habu, Al Bairat, Luxor Egypt
then move to The mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu is an important Kingdom period structure in the west bank of luxor in egypt . Aside from its size and architecture and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting during the region of Ramsses III.
After that return back to Luxor train station to get your Sleeper Train to Cairo or Giza train station then drive back to your hotel after arriving Cairo or Giza train station.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Tickets of Sleeper train Luxor/Cairo.
