Luxor Trip Overview
Visit some of the most important ancient attractions on Luxor’s West Bank with an Egyptologist guide by your side. This private tour will take you to the Habu Temple, the Valley of the Nobles, and Deir El Madina ( Valley of the Artisans), where you’ll learn all about ancient history and have plenty of time to ask questions and take pictures.
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Luxor, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
Visit some of the most important ancient attractions on Luxor’s West Bank with an Egyptologist guide by your side. This private tour will take you to the Habu Temple, the Valley of the Nobles, and Deir El Madina ( Valley of the Artisans), where you’ll learn all about ancient history and have plenty of time to ask questions and take pictures.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Temple of Medinat Habu, Al Bairat, Luxor Egypt
Our tour guide will pick you up from Hotel / Nile Cruise at 8:30 am, by air-conditioned vehicle to start your amazing day in the west bank of Luxor. Drive to the west bank for about 40 minutes, enjoy the Nile scenery and views of the green farms and the countryside of Luxor all the way. Arrive at Madinat Habu, located at the southern end of the Theban Necropolis, where the first labor strike in history against their king Ramesses III was launched. This memorial temple of Ramesses III is one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt and surrounded by a massive mud-brick enclosure wall, which may have been fortified.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina), Deir el-Medina, Luxor Egypt
Then, continue to Deir El Madina known as the Valley of the Workers at the northern end of the Theban Necropolis. It is an ancient village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties of the New Kingdom period(1550-1080B.C). Enjoy the colorful workers family tombs with their vivid and impressive paintings.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Valley of the Nobles, West Bank near Ramesseum Gurna, Luxor Egypt
Drive over to visit tombs of the Nobles from the New Kingdom with their relief carving of outstanding quality. Enjoy the daily life scenes and see the owners of the tombs in charge of their careers as officials at the court of their Pharaohs.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
