Excursion to the pharaoh tombs in Valley of the Kings and to Luxor from Marsa Alam or El Quseir or Hurghada, immerse yourself into the great past of Egyptian history that has taken place in Luxor and experience the Valley of the Kings, the Memnon Colossi and the Terrace Temple of Hatshepsut.
If you don't know what to see in Egypt, visit Luxor and enter the history of Ancient Egypt and the Pharaohs.
View the best historical places in Luxor and rated attractions :
- Learn the story of the Valley of the Kings (including 3 Tombs of the Kings)
- Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut)
- Marvel at the Colossi of Memnon
- Lunch in a local restaurant
- first Boat trip on the Nile
- second Boat trip on the Nile (not included) with visit to Banana Island;
- Visit to the Karnak Temple one of the main Egypt tourist attractions.
- bus from hotel to Luxor
- Alabaster factory visit and see how Egyptians used to carve the stone
First off, you will visit Karnak temple, must see attractions in Luxor, the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name ipet-isut means the most sacred place. The temple complex was being built over 2000 years by generations of pharaohs. The great “Hypo-style Hall” is an incredible forest of gain pillars. After having lunch at a restaurant on the Nile, you will take a trip to the west bank of this wonderful river to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III “Colossi of Memnon”, followed by the Valley of Kings, where magnificent tombs were discovered. Those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the pharaoh’s after-life. You will also visit the great Hatshepsut Temple.This impressive temple dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut, the onlyfemale pharaoh in Ancient Egypt, rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and mirages. After that we will take you to see Alabaster workshops, where Egyptians manually produce their shop-products.
Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of Upper Egypt during the New Kingdom and you will visit the number of historical destinations in Luxor including the time-honored buildings, the
main places to see in Luxor.
And boat trip is also one of the best Things to Do in Luxor
Nile Irrigation Nile Irrigation, fields, cotton and sugar cane.
0:00 Safaga
2:55 Kena
3:45 Nile Irrigation
7:26 Luxor
7:58 Karnak Temple
8:35 Nile
10:40 First Boat trip
12:39 Lunch in a local restaurant
12:54 Luxor West Nile Bank
16:27 Alabaster factory
19:53 Luxor West Nile Bank
20:55 Temple of Queen Hatshepsut
24:29 Valley of the Kings
25:55 Colossi of Memnon
27:55 Boat trip to Banana Island
29:03 Banana Island
30:30 Boat trip and Nile Sunset
