16 Hours
Daily Tour
6 people
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1 day Luxor tour from Hurghada to visit Valley of Kings, Karnak temple, Hatshepsut temple, Colossi of Memnon in Luxor trip. Private guide and private vehicle included, lunch will be served during Luxor trip.
Our Luxor trip will start with pick up service from Hurghada hotel, where our REP will meet you with aboard reflecting your name, then you will be transferred to Luxor by air-conditioned vehicle with your private Egyptologist guide. The way takes 3,5 hours driving with majestic view of mountains of the western desert. In arrival at Luxor, your first stop will be at the Valley of the Kings - burial place of pharaohs, hidden in the rocks, decorated with scences and funerary rituals of the period for afterlife of pharaohs. Valley of Kings is famous for Tutankhamen tomb and its treasures, discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. Next sightseeing of your Luxor trip will be Hatshepsut temple at El Deir Al Bahari, dedicated to the queen Hatshepsut - famous female pharaoh, the temple with three layered terraces connected by long ramps which were once surrounded by gardens. Inside Hatshepsut temple you can see text and picture of an expedition to exotic country calls Land of Punt. Proceed to Colossi of Memnon, two colossal statues, was stayed guard at entrance of Amenhotep III temple in ancient times, and only remaining nowadays. Name 'Colossi of Memnon' means 'Ruler of the Dawn' and was probably given, because of 'singing' at dawn one of the statue. Lunch meal will be served during Luxor trip at a good quality restaurant. Continue to Karnak temple, dedicated to the God Amon-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu, where each pharaoh tried to perpetuate his name. One of the famous sightseeing area in Karnak temple - Hypostyle hall with 134 massive columns with over three meters in diameter. Free time for optional tours, and then you return back to Hurghada.
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