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Visit the monuments of Luxor on a day’s excursion. Take the chance to visit the capital of the Pharaohs and its impressive architectural legacy: the Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, and Temple of Hatshepsut.
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Duration: 10 to 12 hours
Starts: Cairo, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Visit the monuments of Luxor on a day’s excursion. Take the chance to visit the capital of the Pharaohs and its impressive architectural legacy: the Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, and Temple of Hatshepsut.
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Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
At 05:00 AM our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada by air-conditioned modern van to Luxor , approximately 03 hours far from Hurghada . Upon arrival in Luxor, proceed to to visit west Bank of Luxor which include visit to Valley of Kings
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Valley of the Queens, Luxor Egypt
Valley of the Queens is the place where wives of Pharaohs were buried in ancient times as well as princes, princesses and various members of the nobility. Nefertari’s tomb, Ramses II favourite wife, is the most famous attraction. The tomb is said to be one of the most beautiful in Egypt: it is completely painted with scenes depicting Nefertari being guided by gods
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
the Colossi of Memnon. These two gigantic figures of Amenhotep III were originally situated in front of his Mortuary temple, which seems to have been destroyed for unknown reasons. Each colossus is about 21 metres tall and represents King Amenhotep III seated on his throne. Legend has it that after an earthquake damaged it in 27 BC, one of the statues emitted strange sounds in the morning-perhaps due to the heat of the sun following the humidity of t…
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
is a testimony to the history of the continuous history of Egypt, beginning from the 18th dynasty of Ancient Egyptian rule to the 14th century AD when a mosque was built in the complex to commemorate Abu Al-Haggag, who is responsible for bringing Islam to Luxor.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Karnak Open Air Museum, You Require a separate ticket within the walls of Karnak Temple, Luxor Egypt
The Karnak Temple Complex is home to three main temples, several smaller enclosed temples, and a number of outer temples – combining the achievements of many generations of ancient builders over a period of 1500 years. Around thirty different pharaohs contributed to the building process of this site, enabling it to reach a size, complexity and diversity not seen elsewhere. It was after all the New Kingdom’s most sacred site. The Ancient complex covers a total area of 2 sq. km, and its name
Duration: 1 hour
