Luxor full day tour , East & West Banks

Itinerary
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Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt

Start your tour by visiting Valley of the Kings which is a valley in Egypt for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC , rock cut tombs where excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom , The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile , opposite Thebes within the heart of the Theban Necropolis . It has 63 tombs and chambers .


Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt

Then drive Colossi of Memnon for Amenohotep lll which are located west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut, King Valley Road,, Luxor Egypt

After that you will be directed to Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut which was Built for the queen Hatshepsut , it is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings . This mortuary temple is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut and situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhoteb ll .

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Karnak Open Air Museum, within the walls of Karnak Temple, Luxor Egypt

After Lunch you will visit The Karnak Temple Complex , Which comprises a Vast mix of decayed temples , chapels , pylons , and other buildings near Luxor , Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusert l in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolematic period , Although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom . The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head .


Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt

Then drive to Luxor Temple which was constructed approximately 1400 BC . It was dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship , The rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep lll of the 18th Dynasty , and Alexander . other parts of the temples were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses ll . During the Roman era , the Temple and its surrounding were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area . During the Roman period a chapel inside the Luxor Temple Originally dedicated to goddess Mut was transformed in to a Tetrarchy cult chapel and later in to a church .

Duration: 1 hour