Day trip Excursion to Luxor from Marsa Alam and Port Ghalib
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Price varies by group size
$110.00
Overview
Day trip Excursion to Luxor from Marsa Alam and Port Ghalib
Take an unforgettable day trip from Marsa Alam and Port Ghalib to Luxor and immerse yourself in the world of the ancient Egyptians and pharaohs, let yourself be enchanted by the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, visit the largest temple complex Karnak Temple and admire the unique Terrace Temple of Hatshepsut.
Included/Excluded
- Expert tour guide
- Nile excursion by motor boat 45 minutes
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- All Fees and Taxes
- Soft drinks during the tour (water, cola, sprite, juice)
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Lunch at a Nile restaurant
Tour Plan
1- Temple of Karnak
- As the largest temple complex in Egypt, in Karnak, a village about 2.5 km north of Luxor and directly on the eastern bank of the Nile.
- The oldest building remains of the temple still visible today come from the 12 dynasty under the Pharaoh Sesostris.
- Outstanding among the ruins are the Temples of Amun-Re with a total of ten pylons.
- The total area of the temple is about 30 hectares. The largest area of the temple complex is the Amun district.
- Among other things, you can see the holy lake, the red chapel, the white chapel as well as the alabaster chapel and the temple of Opet.
- Of course, there is a lot more to explore in the Karnak Temple.
- 2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
2 - Nile River
- Relax and unwind on a motorboat on the Nile in Luxor.
- Enjoy the beautiful scenery and views of the city from the boat.
- Nile trip by motor boat.
- 45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included3
3- Valley of the Kings
- The Valley of the Kings was a necropolis in ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, the Valley of the Kings was called Sechet-aat (the great field).
- It Is the largest necropolis of the Egyptian pharaohs.
- The tombs of the rulers of the new empire can be found in the Valley of the Kings.
- The valley is located in Thebes-West, opposite Karnak on the edge of the desert and is lined with high mountains.
- Despite millennia of activity of excavations and looting, the Valley of the Kings still provides Egyptologists with numerous extremely valuable grave finds.
- In 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered largely intact by Howard Carter.
- The first clearly Identified tomb in the Valley of the Read more
- 2 hours 30 minutes •Admission Ticket Included
4-Colossi of Memnon
- The Colossi of Memnon are two colossal ancient Egyptian statues from the 14th century BC.
- You are in the Nile Valley not far from the Valley of the Kings in Thebes-West.
- The quartzite statues represent King Amenhotep III sitting on a throne.
- The statues are still around 18 meters high, including the base.
- 10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
5-Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
- The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut dates from the 18th dynasty and is the best preserved temple in Thebes on the west bank of the Nile.
- The entire temple complex was built from limestone.
- This temple was built within about 15 years, from the 7th to the 22nd year of Queen Hatshepsut’s reign.
- The temple has its own idiosyncratic architecture.
- 1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
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