Tour to Luxor 3 Days / 2 Nights

Welcome to Luxor, Egypt. You’ll be met and assisted on arrival at Luxor International Airport, and transferred to your hotel. At hotel, you will be assisted with a smooth check-in and confirm pick-up times for each tour. The rest of the day is free to relax, or if you arrive early you may like to take and optional tour to enjoy a spectacular sound and light show at Karnak temples complex. (Available to book locally on arrival).

Meals: Dinner

Breakfast at your hotel, and then your Egyptologist tour guide will pick your up and start your Luxor full day tour to the west bank of the Nile. Your first stop will be at the two Colossi of Memnon, the only remains of the funerary temple of Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1390–53 B.C).

Head to the Valley of the Kings, is a burial ground for the pharaohs and powerful nobles, during the New Kingdom of Egypt (from 1550 to 1080 B.C), including Tutankhamun, Ramses II, Tuthmosis III, and Seti I. Whilst here, you have the chance to visit inside the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun (Extra ticket on spot).

Proceed to the Temple of Hatshepsut consider one of the finest in Egypt, located beneath the towering cliffs at Deir el Bahari. This colonnaded structure has a much different appearance than many other temples in Egypt.

After Lunch at a good quality local restaurant, then move on to explore the east bank of the Nile. Start at the Karnak Temple, the largest ancient religious complex ever constructed in Egypt. Entering the complex through a ram-headed avenue of sphinxes and uncover a vast array of temples, chapels, pylons and other ancient buildings as you soak up the unique atmosphere and let your imagination run wild as you learn about cult and beliefs in Ancient Egypt.

Continue to Luxor Temple was dedicated to the triad of gods of Amun, Mut and Khonsu.  You will enter the temple through the great pylon where two enormous statues of Ramses II still stand, along with a pink granite obelisk (its mate stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France). After finished, you will be transferred back to your Hotel in Luxor and free time to relax.

Optional: You have the choice to rise very early to see the West Bank of Luxor from above on an optional Sunrise hot air balloon ride.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast and then your tour guide will pick you up and drive for almost 45 minutes to the Theban necropolis in Luxor west bank. Start at the Valley of the Nobles, where the ancient Egypt’s nobles and high officials were buried. The Nobles tombs are decorated with daily live scenes, funerals, and ideal afterlives of their owners. These tombs provide us with a wealth of information about life and religious beliefs in ancient Egypt.

Proceed to Deir el-Medina, the place was called Set Maat “The Place of Truth”. It was home to the artisans and workmen responsible for constructing the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Uncover two of the finest decorated tombs of Sennedjem, Inherkau and the Ptolemaic temple, dedicated to the goddesses Hathor and Maat.

Continue to visit Madinat Habu Temple of king Ramses III, the last great warrior pharaoh of Egypt. The Temple is the best-preserved on the west bank of The Nile in Luxor. It is decorated with military scenes and texts illustrating the victories of the king, as well as the rituals performed and festivals celebrated. A royal palace was attached at the south of the Temple open forecourt, while priests’ dwellings and administrative units lay on either side of the temple. After finished, transfer to Luxor Airport for final departure.

NB: Your flight has to be after 14:00 to be able to do this tour.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch