Luxor Trip Overview
West Bank of Luxor is considered the largest Royal necropolis in the world with the Valley of the Kings which has 63 Royal tombs and surrounded by a number of beautiful Funeral temples such as Hatshepsut fascinating temple with its unique plan to chance to stand front gigantic statues which known by Agamemnon statues .
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Duration: 8 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
West Bank of Luxor is considered the largest Royal necropolis in the world with the Valley of the Kings which has 63 Royal tombs and surrounded by a number of beautiful Funeral temples such as Hatshepsut fascinating temple with its unique plan to chance to stand front gigantic statues which known by Agamemnon statues .
Itinerary
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Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
Start your tour by visiting Colossi of Memnon which are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep lll who reigned in Egypt during dynasty XVlll . For the past 3.400 years ,they have stood in the Theban Necropolis , located west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor .
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Then drive to Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut which Built for the queen Hatshepsut , it is located beneath the cliffs at Deir El-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings . This mortuary temple is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut and situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhoteb ll .
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
Once you finish Hatshepsut Temple drive to Valley of the Kings which is a valley in Egypt where , for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC , rock cut tombs where excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom , The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile , opposite Thebes within the heart of the Theban Necropolis . It has 63 tombs and chambers .
Duration: 2 hours