Day Tour To Luxor From Aswan, Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple

Aswan , Egypt

Day Tour To Luxor From Aswan, Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple

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About this experience

Explore the major sightseeing of Luxor west and East banks in a day tour to Luxor from Aswan. See the famous Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshepsut temple, and the two colossi of Memnon, then proceed to visit the historically rich Karnak temple complex and Luxor temple, and then transfer back to Aswan from Luxor by seated train, Later on, pick up again from Aswan train station to your hotel in Aswan, End of our services

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Luxor Day tour From Aswan

Private Tours<br/>Duration: 16 hours<br/>Bottled Water & Snacks.<br/>Pickup included

What's included

Qualified Egyptologist tour guide

Lunch at a good quality restaurant

Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites

Bottled water during the tour

All service charges & taxes

Pick up services from your hotel in Aswan and return

First class ac seated train from Luxor to Aswan

All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

Detailed itinerary

Stop 1

Nile Holiday Driver / Guide will pick you up from your hotel in Aswan and Start your Aswan day tour to Luxor, drive for about 3 – 4 hours.
Upon arrival, start Luxor day tour through transferring to the west bank of the River Nile where you will enjoy a photo stop by the two colossi of Memnon, marks the remains of the funerary temple built by king Amenhotep III.

Stop 2

Move on to visit one of 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. The most known tombs are King Ramses IV, Merneptah, Ramses III, Siptah, Tuthmosis III, Amenhotep III, Tausert & Setnakht as well as the tombs of Tutankhamun, Ramses VI, and Seti I.

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.

Stop 4

Enjoy having your lunch at a local restaurant, before moving to visit Karnak Temple complex on the east bank of the Nile. Enjoy walking along the avenues of sphinxes and halls of gigantic columns of the magnificent Temple of Karnak. Karnak is a massive and simply astounding site, reflecting the combined achievements of many generations of ancient Egyptians.

Stop 5

Continue 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. After finished, you will be transferred to Luxor train station for your first class seated train to Aswan (almost 3 hours travel), on arrival, pick up and transfer to your hotel in Aswan

What's not included

Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary

Entry inside Tutankhamun, Ramses VI, Seti 1 tombs in the Valley of the Kings, etc.

Tipping

Available languages

Guide guide

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Important information

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

All Travelers: Passports photocopies are required at time of booking

Important notes

• WhatsApp: +201000027316
• Email: info@nileholiday.com
• Gratuities' to guides, drivers
• We recommend US$ 7-10 per traveler per tour as tips for the Tour Guide. US$ 5-7 per traveler per tour as tips for the driver. However you might pay more or less depending on their service

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