Luxor Trip Overview
The perfect introductions of the east bank of the Nile in Luxor.Embark on our afternoon tour of the east bank temples. Visit to the largest complex temple on earth, exploring the main complex dedicated to Amon-Ra the king of Gods; a visit to Luxor Temple,which will enable us to have a close look at the stunning reliefs of one of the most magnificent temples in the world.
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Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Luxor, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
The perfect introductions of the east bank of the Nile in Luxor.Embark on our afternoon tour of the east bank temples. Visit to the largest complex temple on earth, exploring the main complex dedicated to Amon-Ra the king of Gods; a visit to Luxor Temple,which will enable us to have a close look at the stunning reliefs of one of the most magnificent temples in the world.
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Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The enormous Luxor Temple was one of the great constructions of the New Kingdom (dating from the 14th century BC) dedicated to the god Amun. It was known as the “Southern Sanctuary” and was the site of ceremonies aimed at encouraging the life-giving Nile floods.Once through the processional Avenue of Sphinxes you come to the First Pylon, which announces the phenomenal scale of the stonework here: statues, columns and obelisks all compete with each other in a race to the sky.Ensuing civilizations have also left their marks: there’s a shrine erected by Alexander the Great, Roman wall frescoes as well as a 14th century AD mosque, ensuring this remains a place of worship in the present day.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Avenue of Sphinxes, between the Karnak and Luxor temples, Luxor Egypt
The Avenue of Sphinxes was the site of ceremonial processions and originally connected the temples of Luxor and Karnak, although it is considerably more recent than either of those sites, dating to around 380 BC. It stretched some 1.5 miles (2.7 kilometers) and would once have had 1,350 sphinxes lining its sides. Around half of those have been uncovered, with many reworked by later civilizations or sitting in museums. Much of the avenue itself is covered by modern buildings.There are dozens of examples in various states of preservation forming the immediate approach to each temple. Some of them bear the cat-like features of the famous Great Sphinx at Giza, others have rams’ heads. The entire avenue is the subject of a major ongoing excavation project.
Duration: 1 hour
