Sharm El Sheikh Trip Overview
In this tour you will discover the world’s greatest open air museum (Luxor City) which contains unique monuments. Starting with the west bank of Nile River you will visit Valley of the Kings to discover the burial tombs of the greatest Pharaohs of New Kingdom on Ancient Egyptian History which is rich in decorated colors, The Mortuary temple of queen Hatshepsut which is dedicated to God Amen and Hatshepsut and It is considered one of the “incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt” and ending with Colossi of Memnon Those two massive stone statues depict King Amenhotep III in a seated position, his hands resting on his knees and his gaze facing eastwards towards the river.
On the other side of Nile river you will visit Karank temple that comprises a vast mix of temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings, and Luxor Temple, the large Ancient Egyptian temple. Unlike the other temples in Thebes, Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god but to dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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In this tour you will discover the world’s greatest open air museum (Luxor City) which contains unique monuments. Starting with the west bank of Nile River you will visit Valley of the Kings to discover the burial tombs of the greatest Pharaohs of New Kingdom on Ancient Egyptian History which is rich in decorated colors, The Mortuary temple of queen Hatshepsut which is dedicated to God Amen and Hatshepsut and It is considered one of the “incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt” and ending with Colossi of Memnon Those two massive stone statues depict King Amenhotep III in a seated position, his hands resting on his knees and his gaze facing eastwards towards the river.
On the other side of Nile river you will visit Karank temple that comprises a vast mix of temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings, and Luxor Temple, the large Ancient Egyptian temple. Unlike the other temples in Thebes, Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god but to dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE.
To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. During the Roman era, the temple and its surroundings were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area. During the Roman period a chapel inside the Luxor Temple originally dedicated to goddess Mut was transformed in to a Tetrarchy cult chapel and later into a church.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt
The Karnak Temple Complex, comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings near Luxor, in Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom (around 2000-1700 BC) and continued into the Ptolemaic period (305 – 30 BC), although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The Karnak complex gives its name to the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt
The Valley of the Kings also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings. Is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt.
The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes, within the heart of the Theban Necropolis. The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs are situated) and West Valley.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru , is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt located in Upper Egypt. Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, who died in 1458 BC, the temple 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 is situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration and later, a quarry. It is considered one of the incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt
The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the Dynasty XVIII. Since 1350 BCE, they have stood in the Theban Necropolis, located west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.
Duration: 10 minutes
