Luxor Trip Overview
Tour ancient Thebes and see the tombs and temples on a private guided tour from Luxor. Explore the wonderful temple of Ramses III at Madinet Habu. Discover the Valley of the Artisans, where Egyptian workers lived during the New Kingdom. Marvel at the beautiful tombs of royal wives and children at the Valley of the Queens. Learn the fascinating stories behind each place you see from your Egyptologist guide. Travel comfortably between locations, with door-to-door hotel transfers
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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Luxor, Egypt
Trip Category: Cruises, Sailing & Water Tours >> Sailing Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
Tour ancient Thebes and see the tombs and temples on a private guided tour from Luxor. Explore the wonderful temple of Ramses III at Madinet Habu. Discover the Valley of the Artisans, where Egyptian workers lived during the New Kingdom. Marvel at the beautiful tombs of royal wives and children at the Valley of the Queens. Learn the fascinating stories behind each place you see from your Egyptologist guide. Travel comfortably between locations, with door-to-door hotel transfers
Itinerary
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Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Your Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from your Luxor Hotel / Nile cruise and then drive to the Theben Necropolis on the west bank of the River Nile.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Medinat Habu, Al Bairat, Luxor Egypt
Start your private tour at Madinat Habu Temple of king Ramses III, the last great warrior pharaoh of the New Kingdom (1550 – 1080 BC). The Temple is best-preserved of the New Kingdom memorial temples. It is decorated with military scenes and texts illustrating the victories of the king, as well as the rituals performed and festivals celebrated. A royal palace was attached at the south of the Temple open forecourt, while priests’ dwellings and administrative units lay on either side of the temple
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina), Deir el-Medina, Luxor Egypt
Then Continue your day Tour to Deir el Medina, known as The Valley of the worker, Deir el-Medina is an ancient Egyptian 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 (ca. 1550–1080 BC) The paintings appear so fresh.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Valley of the Queens, Luxor Egypt
End your tour at the Valley of the Queens, where wives and sons of Pharaohs were buried, well known in ancient times as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning “the place of beauty”. There are more than 90 known tombs, usually consisting of an entrance passage, a few short halls, and a sarcophagus chamber. The earliest may be that of Sitre, wife of Ramses I. you will visit three tombs of the Queens and sons of the kings like the tombs of Amun-her-khepeshef, Seth-her-khopsef, Khaemwaset and of a Ramesside Queen called Tyti. The most notable are those of Nefertari, the favourite Queen of Ramses II (extra ticket).
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Then, drive in comfort back to your hotel or Nile cruise in Luxor
Duration: 45 minutes
