LUXOR WEST AND EAST BANKS DAY TOUR

Explore the major sightseeing of Luxor west and East banks of the River Nile in one day. Visit the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, colossi of Memnon on the West bank and then see Karnak Temple complex and Luxor Temple on the east Bank.

Start Luxor full day tour through transferring to the west bank of the River Nile where you will enjoy a photo stop by the two colossi of Memnon, marks the remains of the funerary temple built by king Amenhotep III.

Move on to visit one of the most famous archeological sites in the world, the remote and barren Valley of the Kings, used for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, where rock-cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful noble. The most known tombs are King Ramses IV, Merneptah, Ramses III, Siptah, Tuthmosis III, Amenhotep III, Tausert & Setnakht as well as the tombs of Tutankhamun, Ramses VI, and Seti I.

Proceed to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, one of the most successful pharaohs of ancient Egypt. The temple setting and construction were unique among the landmarks of ancient Egypt. The Temple was built into the face of steep cliffs in the valley basin of Deir el-Bahari, surrounded by steep cliffs.

Enjoy having your lunch at a local restaurant, before moving to visit Karnak Temple complex on the east bank of the Nile. Enjoy walking along the avenues of sphinxes and halls of gigantic columns of the magnificent Temple of Karnak. Karnak is a massive and simply astounding site, reflecting the combined achievements of many generations of ancient Egyptians.

Continue to visit Luxor Temple, you will enter the temple through the great pylon where two enormous statues of King Ramses II still stand, along with a pink granite obelisk (its mate stands in the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France). The temple was built by king Amenhotep III and Ramses II, and it was constructed over hundreds of years, beginning around 1400 BC. After finished, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luxor.

• Pick up services from your hotel in Luxor and return

• All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle

• Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites

• Qualified Egyptologist tour guide

• Lunch at a good quality restaurant

• Bottled water during the tour

• All service charges & taxes

• Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary

• Entry inside Tutankhamun, Ramses VI, Seti 1 tombs in the Valley of the Kings, etc. (Payable on spot in Egyptian Pounds).

• Tipping