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8- Luxor Tours
About the City
City Location
about 800 Kilometers south of Cairo (1 hour flight from
Cairo), for centuries (Thebes) Luxor was the capital of the
Egyptian kingdom, Luxor poses the largest amount of Pharaonic
monuments, as the Karnak temple the largest religious complex in
the world, Luxor temple, Luxor museum, the valley of the kings
and queens Hatshepsut temple and much more. Luxor is also
Egypt’s greatest attraction after the pyramids, the city is
often described as the world’s largest open air museum.
No.
of Luxor Tours: 7
Tours
Please
note
that all timings stated in the tours are the average timings &
they are totally flexible, it is recommended to start early
morning during the summer specially in Luxor & Aswan to avoid
the heat
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Luxor
tours 1
Full day tour (1 day)
visiting the east bank, Karnak temple, Luxor temple and
Luxor museum
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Description
Day 01
Breakfast meet your Egyptologist
guide(8:00 AM) to start your tour by visiting the east bank,
the Karnak Temple the largest religious complex in the
world it was continuously built by generations for 2000
years, the temple was mainly dedicated to the God Amon Ra
who became the most important in Thebes the capital, the
most celebrated feature of Karnak is the great hypostyle
hall that covers 600 square meters large enough to hold
within both St. Paul’s Cathedral of London or the entire
Notre Dame of Paris, a forest of 134 columns supports the
ceiling all decorated with religious scenes the hall was
built by Sethos the 1st and Ramses the 2nd, the relives and
the pharaoh’s chronicles elsewhere in the temple presents an
incomparable historical source, much of our knowledge about
Egypt and the neighboring countries come from them, they
also recall stories of the Bible, continue your tour to
visit Luxor temple about 10 minutes drive from Karnak
Temple, the temple was built and used over a period of many
generations but Amenophis the 3rd started building the
temple and parts of it were completed by Ramses the 2nd
where 2 of his seated colossal statues flank the doorway of
the temple, the temple was connected to Karnak temple by a 4
kilometers avenue of the sphinx witch is still big part of
it existing, one of the very interesting parts in Luxor
temple is the chapel built by Alexander the great for the
God Amon Raa picturing himself as the son of God, what is
more interesting is the chapel he built is an exact copy of
the chapel built by Amenophis the 3rd about 11 centuries
before Alexander built his own comparing the 2 chapels you
will find a great difference in quality in favor of the old
chapel built by Amenophis the 3rd
Continue your
tour to visit Luxor museum, about 10 min drive from
Luxor temple, the museum contains small but very well chosen
collection many of them are master pieces one of the most
important items is the reconstruction of an 18 meter long
wall from the temple Akhenaton built in Thebes, 283blocks of
witch it is made up were found in the filling of the ninth
pylon of the temple of Amon at Karnak, the wall consists of
hundreds of small scenes representing normal life in old
Egypt, farmers working in the field pictures for artisans
work shops and the Pharaoh and queen Nefertiti worshiping
the sun, the museum were arranged by Brooklyn museum of New
York, back to your Hotel. (2:00
PM)
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Luxor
tours 2
Full day tour (1 day) visiting the west bank, valley of
kings and queens, temple
of Queen Hatshepsut and the
Mummification museum (Nefertari & King Tut
tombs can be added upon request)
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Description
Day 01
Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (7:00 AM) to start
your tour by visiting the west bank, first stop will be at
the Colossi of Memnon, where is the remains of the
monumental avenue witch used to be lead to the temple of
Amon-Ofis the 3rd, the temple has unfortunately disappeared
and what remains are commonly referred to the Colossi of
Memnon these 2 gigantic statues 20 meters long and 1
meter thick were cut out of single blocks of sandstone and
represent the pharaoh seated on his throne continue your
tour to visit the famous valley of the kings where
about 64 pharaohs tombs were discovered as in the New
Kingdom Pharaohs decided to hide their tombs in a secret
place hidden behind the cliffs on the west bank of Thebes,
after a long history suffering of robbery and vandalism in
the old and middle kingdom, you will have the chance to
enter 3 different tombs as the tomb of king Ramses
the 6th witch is famous with it’s magnificent ceiling
colored paintings showing 2 celestial hemispheres with
stellar gods in procession behind the solar barges sailing
down the celestial Nile, also tomb of Tutmose the
3rd witch is considered among the most beautiful in the
valley for it’s concise graphic style, continue your tour to
visit the valley of the queens built for the same
reason to be away from robbery the tombs have
magnificent paintings with bright colors seem to have been
painted yesterday, you will be visiting 3 different tombs
(Nefertari Tomb can be added upon request) as tomb of
queen Thiti who may have been the wife of one of
the pharaohs of the 20th dynasty contain beautiful paintings
in delicate shades of pink, also the tomb of Prince
Pra-her-Umenef one of Ramses the 3rd sons who died
rather young the decoration in the tomb show the dead prince
being represented by his father to various divinities, drive
to Eldeir El Bahari to visit the funerary
temple of Queen Hatshepsut built about 1460 BC, an
architectural masterpiece designed by the architect Senmut,
the conception of the monument was new and revolutionary,
the temple consisted of a series of vast terraces witch by
means of ramps led to the sanctuary, drive to the east bank
to visit the Mummification Museum, a small museum has
a well presented displays that tell you everything you ever
wanted to know about mummification, it contains a very well
preserved mummy of a 21st dynasty official
“Maserharti” as well as many mummified animals, in addition
there are exhibits showing the tools and materials used in
the mummifying process as the spoon and metal spatula that
were used for scraping the brain out of the skull, a number
of artifacts that were crucial to the mummy in the after
life journey, one of the most important parts of the museum
is the clear and simple explaining to the old Egyptian
religion specifically the judgment day showing it’s famous
papyrus, back to your hotel. (2:00 PM)
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Luxor
tours 3
A compacted
full day tour (1 day)
covering the main sight seeing in Luxor mainly for travelers
with limited time & interested in visiting all important
sights in Luxor, Visiting Karnak temple, Luxor temple,
Valley of the Kings valley of the queens and Hatshepsut
temple & Colossi of Memnon. (Nefertari & King Tut can be
added upon request)
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Description
Day 01
Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide
(7:00 AM) to start your tour by visiting the west bank,
first stop will be at the Colossi of Memnon, where is
the remains of the monumental avenue witch used to be lead
to the temple of Amon-Ofis the 3rd. the temple has
unfortunately disappeared and what remains are commonly
referred to the Colossi of Memnon these 2 gigantic
statues 20 meters long and 1 meter thick were cut out of
single blocks of sandstone and represent the pharaoh seated
on his throne continue your tour to visit the famous
valley of the kings where about 64 pharaohs tombs were
discovered as in the New Kingdom Pharaohs decided to hide
their tombs in a secret place hidden behind the cliffs on
the west bank of Thebes, after a long history suffering of
robbery and vandalism in the old and middle kingdom, you
will have the chance to enter 3 different tombs (King Tut
tomb can be added upon request) as the tomb of king
Ramses the 6th witch is famous with it’s magnificent
ceiling colored paintings showing 2 celestial hemispheres
with stellar gods in procession behind the solar barges
sailing down the celestial Nile, also tomb of Tutmose the
3rd witch is considered among the most beautiful in the
valley for it’s graphic style continue your tour to visit
the valley of the queens built for the same reason
to be away from robbery the tombs have magnificent paintings
with bright colors seem to have been painted yesterday, you
will be visiting 3 different tombs (Nefertari tomb can be
added upon request) as tomb of queen Thiti who may
have been the wife of one of the pharaohs of the 20th
dynasty contain beautiful paintings in delicate shades of
pink, also the tomb of Prince Pra-her-Umenef
one of Ramses the 3rd sons who died rather young the
decoration in the tomb show the dead prince being
represented by his father to various divinities, drive to
Eldeir El Bahari the funerary temple of Queen
Hatshepsut built about 1460 BC, an architectural
masterpiece designed by the architect Senmut, the conception
of the monument was new and revolutionary, the temple
consisted of a series of vast terraces witch by means of
ramps led to the sanctuary, (12:00AM) Lunch break in the
after noon (4:00 PM) visit the Karnak Temple the
largest religious complex in the world it was continuously
built by generations for 2000 years, the temple was mainly
dedicated to the God Amon Ra who became the most important
in Thebes the capital, the most celebrated feature of Karnak
is the great hypostyle hall that covers 600 square meters
large enough to hold within both St. Paul’s Cathedral of
London or the entire Notre Dame of Paris, a forest of 134
columns supports the ceiling all decorated with religious
scenes this hall was built by Sethos the 1st and Ramses the
2nd, the relives and the pharaoh’s chronicles elsewhere in
the temple presents an incomparable historical source, much
of our knowledge about Egypt and the neighboring countries
come from them, they also recall stories of the Bible,
continue your tour to visit Luxor temple about 10
minutes drive from Karnak Temple, the temple was built and
used over a period of many generations but Amenophis
the 3rd started building the temple and parts of it were
completed by Ramses the 2nd 2 of his seated colossal statues
flank the doorway of the temple, the temple was connected to
Karnak temple by the a 4 kilometers avenue of the sphinx
witch is still big part of it existing, one of the very
interesting parts in Luxor temple is the chapel built by
Alexander the great for the God Amon Raa picturing himself
as the son of God, what is more interesting is the chapel he
built is an exact copy of the chapel built by Amenophis the
3rd about 11 centuries before Alexander built his own,
comparing the 2 chapels you will find a great difference in
quality in favor of the old chapel built by Amenophis the
3rd, back to your hotel.
(6:00 PM)
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Luxor
tours 4
Full day tour (1 day)
visiting the west bank: Visiting Habu temple, the Nobles
tombs, valley of the artisans and the Ramesseum temple.
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Description
Day 01
Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (7:00 AM) to start
your tour by visiting the west bank, the valley of the
Nobles, the tombs of the great dignitaries from the
middle and the new kingdom dynasties, there main
characteristics are extreme architectural simplicity
compared to the royal tombs and a choice of iconography
notable for it’s freshness and vitality, the Nobles tombs
provide us with valuable information about the daily life
during the new kingdom agriculture hunting and fishing
scenes, palatial festivals musicians and dancers maids and
servants craftsman and artisans as well as the court life in
ancient Egypt such as the offices and functions of various
dignitaries, you will be visiting 2 tombs, the most famous
are Menna’s tomb who was described as the
scribe of the land register of the master of the upper and
lower Egypt, utilized a preexisting tomb and enlarged it,
the decoration depicts scenes as the work in the field the
pilgrimage to Abydos, scenes for the sons and daughters of
Menna, the tomb is considered among the most elegant, also
you will visit Nakht’s tomb he was the scribe and
astronomer of Amon in the era of Tutmose the 4th while his
wife was the singer of Amon scenes in the tomb shows the
growing of wheat, the harvest, hunting and fishing, continue
your tour visiting Habu temple the mortuary of Ramses the
3rd one of the world’s largest monuments, is the second
in importance and size to Karnak temple, a stone quarry used
to occupy the site during the Christian era later
excavations uncovered the remains of the Pharaoh palace the
present complex consists of 4 temples, a fortress gateway in
the style of Syrian architecture, wall relief depict the
king doing battle with his enemies, we also see the great
Pharaoh in paradise wearing the unadorned clothes of a
simple farm worker he ploughs his land performing without
fatigue one of the necessary duties of the deceased in order
that he may be granted eternal life by the gods, continue
your tour to visit the valley of the artisans that
used to be village and necropolis of all the workmen who
built and decorated the royal tombs in Thebes, it is the
only place in Egypt where you can see normal Egyptian
ancient houses from the Pharaoh’s period, the village was
built in the west bank and kept as a secret no one from the
workers was allowed to leave his village in his life so the
great secret of the place of the royal tombs wouldn’t be
released, the tombs of the Artisans is among the best tombs
in Thebes not in it’s size but for the quality of the
painting material and the accuracy it was painted with, as
the workmen kept the best quality painting material for
themselves and for sure did there best in painting their own
tombs, you will be visiting 2 tombs as
tomb of Sennedjin an official at the
time of 19th dynasty, his title was servant in the square of
truth, the painting is so alive and fresh, on one of the
walls Sennedjin painted himself accompanied by his wife
worshiping the gods in the after life, at the head of all
gods is Osiris with his green skin that symbolize the
renewal of life at springtime. Continue your tour to the
Ramesseum temple built by Ramses the 2nd, Diodorus of
Sicily himself was amazed at the complexity and
architectonic grandeur of the monument unfortunately today
only few ruins remain the decoration of the temple shows the
exploits of the Pharaoh who stopped the Hittite advance
there are also scenes depicting the festival held in the
summer to honor Min the prehistoric god of fertility in
whose honor the Pharaoh sacrifice a white bull, back to your
hotel. (3:00 AM)
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Luxor
tours 5
Over day tour (1 day)
visiting
Abydos
Temple witch has been built on one of the earliest
settlements of mankind in the Nile Valley by Seti I and
considered one of the most important monuments in Egypt for
its magnificent art and also visiting Denderah temple built
in the first century BC for the Goddess Hathor, the Cow
Goddess, known as the "Golden One" that one of beauty love
and joy, It has a unique Zodiac painting on its ceiling.
City Location is 200 kilo meters North of
Luxor.
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Description
Day 01
Breakfast meet your Egyptologist guide (7:00 AM) to start
your tour visiting Abydos
Temple, (2 hours drive in A/C Van)
one of the most important religious significance dedicated
to Osiris the judge and ruler of the netherworld, the
splendid colonnaded façade of the temple Seti I is dedicated
to 7 gods, inside there are seven aisles for the funerary
processions a unique feature in temple architecture of
Egypt, the columns and walls are richly decorated with
larger than life size relives. Then drive back to Luxor and
on the way visit Denderah
Temple (45 min. from Luxor) built in
the first century BC for the Goddess Hathor, the Cow
Goddess, known as the "Golden One", considered one of the
most notable accomplishments of the late Pharaonic
architecture extremely well preserved to this day, the
Hathoric Columns are a special feature of Denderah, standing
in the courtyard of the temple is the unique statue of Bes
an ugly funny bearded dwarf with shaggy hair and chin very
different than any other Pharaonic art style, he was
considered the god of music childbirth also the god of
marriage and happiness and was great favorite in Egyptian
homes, Relief of the Roman period adorn the outside walls of
the temple , beautiful Cleopatra and her caesarian son are
outstanding, continue your drive to Luxor for overnight at
your hotel. (5:00 PM)
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Luxor
tours 6
Afternoon tour visiting Luxor sound and light show at the
Karnak
temple.
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Luxor
tours 7
Transfer from Luxor to Aswan including visiting Edfu & Kom
Ombo temples located between Aswan & Luxor.
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Description
Day 01
Breakfast
meet your Egyptologist guide (8:00AM) to start your tour
drive to Edfu to visit Edfu temple one of
the best preserved temples in Egypt witch can help you to
imagine how a complete temple was like the temple was
rebuilt in the region of Ptolemy the 3rd in year 237 BC and
was dedicated for the god Horus the golden falcon, inside
the temple huge fortress of gigantic pillars in the
hypostyle hall the ceilings are decorated with beautiful
colors, continue your tour drive to Kom Ombo(45 min from
Aswan) visit Kom Ombo temple built by the Ptolemies
in the 2nd century BC unlike any other temple in Egypt this
temple was shared by 2 gods Sobek the crocodile god & Horus
the Eagle god of war, an imaginary boundary line divides the
temple in two parts giving each god his abode Horus is
worshipped in the left part while Sobek is worshipped in the
right part, one of the interesting things in the temple is
the undamaged mummified crocodiles dating to many centuries
ago and finally an ancient Nilometer that was used to
measure the level of the Nile, continue to drive to Aswan
then you will be met & transferred to your hotel for
overnight.
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