When you choose to visit Egypt and choose your tour from Egypt Day Tours, Luxor day tours will be your perfect destination. Your tour to Luxor East and West Bank will start with a nice meeting with your private Egyptologist, who will be waiting for you outside your hotel or the chosen point for pick-up.
Your itinerary will begin on the West Bank of Luxor by seeing the great site of Hatshepsut temple or as its globally known as Deir el-Bahari. The Temple of Hatshepsut commemorates the story of the most powerful of the Pharaonic queens; Hatshepsut was the most famous and influential queen of the Pharaonic era in Ancient Egypt. According to many researchers, the temple is the finest limestone mortuary temple in Pharaonic history. Inside the temple, you can see the Hall of the Sun, the small temple, and the altar, whilst the inscriptions on the temple walls tell the story of Queen Hatshepsut’s divine birth.
Your second destination for today will be the Valley of Kings: The kings of ancient Egypt were not mere mortals, but were, in their belief, gods incarnate. The Valley of the Kings is considered the greatest necropolis in the world, containing more than 70 tombs carved into the rock and brimming with the abundant treasures of ancient Egypt. The Valley of the Kings overlooks a plateau known as ‘Al-Qurna’, which resembles a pyramid; for the ancient Egyptians, the pyramid symbolized the rays of the sun.
Moreover, you will visit one of the most beautiful places any visitor or tourist can visit in Luxor Governorate is the Memnon Colossi site, west of the Nile. These two colossal figures have stood there for thousands of years, rising twenty meters high against a green backdrop, as if they were guardians of the temples of the West Bank.
Besides, we will be transferred to the East Bank or the place where you will be amazed by the architecture and design. Your Egyptologist will lead you to see the Temple of Karnak: The largest and most magnificent temple in ancient Egypt, and perhaps larger than any contemporary temple in the world. New research reveals that Karnak Temple was built on a rare piece of high ground, linking it to the ancient Egyptians’ beliefs about the land emerging from the water. In ancient times, it was used as an astronomical observatory, and it was also a center for worship
Then, you will continue to the Avenue of Sphinxes, which connects the two temples of Karnak and Luxor. The Temple of Luxor is considered one of the most important ancient historical monuments, testifying to the endurance and immortality of Pharaonic civilization. It is also one of the most significant ancient temples, having chronicled many important Pharaonic events through hieroglyphics, symbols and drawings featured on the temple’s walls. The temple has a very distinctive façade, described as being flanked by six colossal statues of Ramses II.
Finally, you will be transferred to your hotel to rest after your long day