Hurghada Trip Overview
To travel all the way to Hurghada and not make a day trip to the ancient city of Luxor would be a shame. Early in the morning your driver will collect you in one of our air-conditioned cars for your journey to Luxor. First visit the West Bank and The Valley of the Kings one of Luxor’s greatest attractions. Surrounded by stark barren landscape, this spectacular place is an ancient burial site housing over 60 Egyptian kings and pharaohs and it’s possible to go inside and see 3 of the tombs them while you’re there. Next a short ride to The Valley of the Queens, where the many wives of the Pharaohs were buried. This is also the burial place of Egypt’s sole female Pharaoh Hatshepsut, whose mortuary temple you will visit, it is one of the sites most impressive architectural structures. We then stop to admire the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Time then to head over to the East Bank to see the breathtaking Karnak Temple in all its glory.
Additional Info
Duration: 12 to 13 hours
Starts: Hurghada, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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To travel all the way to Hurghada and not make a day trip to the ancient city of Luxor would be a shame. Early in the morning your driver will collect you in one of our air-conditioned cars for your journey to Luxor. First visit the West Bank and The Valley of the Kings one of Luxor’s greatest attractions. Surrounded by stark barren landscape, this spectacular place is an ancient burial site housing over 60 Egyptian kings and pharaohs and it’s possible to go inside and see 3 of the tombs them while you’re there. Next a short ride to The Valley of the Queens, where the many wives of the Pharaohs were buried. This is also the burial place of Egypt’s sole female Pharaoh Hatshepsut, whose mortuary temple you will visit, it is one of the sites most impressive architectural structures. We then stop to admire the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Time then to head over to the East Bank to see the breathtaking Karnak Temple in all its glory.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
See the breathtaking Karnak Temple in all its glory and try and fathom out just how the ancient Egyptians managed to build on such a gigantic scale with more than 30 Pharaohs thought to have contributed to its construction.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut, King Valley Road, Luxor Egypt
This is located in the Valley of the Queens, where the many wives of the Pharaohs were buried. The burial place of Egypt’s sole female Pharaoh Hatshepsut, whose mortuary temple is one of the sites most impressive architectural structures
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
One of Luxor’s greatest attractions. Surrounded by stark barren landscape, this spectacular place is one of the greatest burial grounds in the history of mankind. This ancient burial site houses over 60 Egyptian kings and pharaohs and it’s possible to go inside and see 3 of them while you’re there.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
We stop to admire the Colossi of Memnon, two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III,
Duration: 30 minutes
