Overnight Trip to Luxor from Safaga Port

Day 1: Safaga Port to Luxor / Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples

You will be picked up from Safaga Port by the cruise exit door and drive to Luxor by air-conditioned modern vehicle (almost 03:00 hours’ drive), Then continue to the famous Karnak Temples on the east bank of the River Nile. Karnak is the largest religious temple every built in Egypt. The complex of temples was built over more than two thousand years by many generations of ancient Egyptians pharaohs. The legendary Temple of Karnak is a massive and absolutely astounding site, broad avenues lined with stone sphinxes and halls of truly epic proportions with gigantic columns called the Hypostyle Hall.

Proceed to visit Luxor Temple, you will enter the temple through the great pylon where two enormous statues of King Ramses II still stand, along with a pink granite obelisk (its mate stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France). The temple was built by king Amenhotep III and Ramses II, and it was constructed over hundreds of years, beginning around 1400 BC. Later on, transfer to check in your hotel, free time and overnight stay in Luxor. Lunch included at a good quality restaurant in Luxor

In the evening, enjoy an optional tour to attend the spectacular Sound and Light Show at Karnak temple or an optional tour of Luxor City and Market by Horse drawn carriage.

Meals: Lunch

Day 2: The Valley of the Kings & Hatshepsut Temple / Transfer to Safaga Port

Breakfast at your hotel in Luxor and then your tour guide will pick you up and transfer to the West Bank of the River Nile. Start with a photo stop by the two colossi of Memnon, marks the remains of the funerary temple built by king Amenhotep III. And then head out to the most famous archeological sites in the world, the remote and barren Valley of the Kings, used for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, where rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful noble. You will visit three of the well-known pharaoh’s tombs like Ramses IV, Merneptah, Ramses III, Siptah, Tuthmosis III, Amenhotep III, Tausert & Setnakht with the chance to visit the tombs of Tutankhamun, Ramses VI, and Seti I (extra cost on spot).

Proceed to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, one of the most successful pharaohs of ancient Egypt. The temple setting and construction were unique among the landmarks of ancient Egypt. The Temple was built into the face of steep cliffs in the valley basin of Deir el-Bahari, surrounded by steep cliffs. Enjoy lunch at a quality local restaurant. After that return to your hotel for a quick check-out before making the return journey back to your cruise ship in Safaga Port.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Notes: -

– Tour price currency is set to US Dollars per person per trip and can be paid in US$, Euro, GBP or EGP.

Cancellation: Nile Holiday does not charge a cancellation fee for any cancelation due to ‘force majeure’ reasons such as volcanoes, earthquakes, or reasons beyond control.

Children policy: –

Child (0 – 05.99) free of Charge

Child (6 – 11.99) Pay 50 % from the tour price

12+ Pay full tour price as per adult person

Additional charge for your children airfare may apply.