Our representative will be waiting for your ship docking at Safaga Port, Pick up will be once you are out of the ship you will find our REP holding a board reflecting your name. Our modern air-conditined cars and buses with drivers will be ready near the ship in Safaga port to depart for this very rewarding tour and drive through the desert to Luxor. Luxor has often been called the worlds greatest open air museum, as indeed it is and much more. In our Luxor trip you will visit the following sites with your professional Egyptologist tour guide:
Karnak Temple Tour
Close to the city on the East Bank of the Nile you will visit the spectacular Temples of Karnak. which will be our first step in Luxor trip. In ancient times, Karnak was known as Ipet-isut, 'The most venerated place. Work began on this vast temple complex in the 16th century BC with construction continuing over the next 2,000 years as each successive pharaoh added to the site’s epic scale. The temple complex of Karnak was the most important place of worship in ancient Egypt. The site is huge, measuring 1500 x 800 meters, and is a spectacular complex of sanctuaries, kiosks, pylons and obelisks, all dedicated to the Theban gods. It is thought to be the largest surviving religious complex in the world. If you don't have the energy to cover all that ground then don't miss the Hypostile Hall in the Great Temple of Amun. Lunch meal will be served at five stars restaurant in Luxor or in a local restaurant as per your desire. Then cross to the Nile to the west bank.
Ancient Thebes (West Bank) tour
The second step in our Luxor trip will be west bank. Crossing the Nile to the West of the city of Luxor lies the necropolis of ancient Thebes. Because there is so much to see and so much ground to cover, guided tours usually enter 3 tombs at the major archaelogical sites.
The Valley of the Kings Tour:
The third step in our Luxor trip will be Valley of the Kings. This is where the pharaoh's were buried and hoped to meet their Gods in the afterlife. The Valley of the Kings contains many of the tombs of pharaohs from the New Kingdom includingTutankhamun's tomb discovered in the 1920's almost untouched is perhaps the best known to most of us non-archaeologists. But he was a minor king in the scheme of things and had it not been for centuries of looting, the larger more impressive tombs would have yielded riches unsurpassed to the impressive haul found in King Tut's burial ground. Most of the tombs are cut into the limestone and follow a pattern of three corridors, an antechamber and a sunken sarcophagus chamber.
Hatshipsut Temple Tour
The forth step in our Luxor trip will be Hatshepsut temple. The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari in the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. Designed by the architect Senemut, the mortuary temple is dedicated to the sun god Amon-Ra and is located next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration, and later, a quarry. It is considered one of the incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt.
The Colossi of Memnon Tour:
The last step in our Luxor trip will be colossi of Memnon. Two giant statues make up the Colossi of Memnon. Most visitors get a glimpse of them on their way to the Valley of the Kings but it is worth a stop to see them up close. Before leaving Luxor for Safaga port you will stop for a shopping opportunity at the famous bazaars where you may wish to pick up a few good quality souvenirs. Then you will be transfered to your ship in Safaga Port. End of our Luxor day trip.
