Day Tour to Luxor Highlights from Safaga

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Luxor Travels

In the morning your friendly driver will pick you up from your port in Safaga by an air-conditioned vehicle for a private full day tour to Luxor. First, you will visit the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor, Entrance fees to the tomb of Tutankhamun (19 USD) (optional) the Tomb of King Tutankhamun. It consists of tombs embedded in the mountain Thebes. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. After visiting the tombs, you will be transported to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as a Pharaoh. Afterwards, you will be taken to see the Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III around 1391-1353BC. Then, you will have a break to enjoy lunch. After lunch, you will be transported to Karnak in the East Bank of Luxor. Karnak is a complex of temples built in different reigns, starting with the Avenue of Sphinxes, the Hypostyle Hall with its 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Tutomosis I, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake. After touring the sites, you will be transferred back to your port in Safaga by an air-conditioned vehicle. This tour includes a qualified Egyptologist tour guide, transport by air-conditioned vehicle, all entrance fees for the mentioned sites, port pick up and drop off, and lunch.

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Valley of the Kings

1 hour 40 minutes

In the morning you will be picked up from Luxor airport by an air-conditioned vehicle for a full guided trip of about 8 hours. First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. There you visit four royal tombs, including the Tomb of Ramses, the Tomb of Horemheb, the Tomb of Merenptah .Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor.

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Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari

1 hour

After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. This queen was an ancestor of King Tutankhamun and belonged to the same dynasty.Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh .

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Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)

Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt

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Tomb of Merenptah

15 minutes

In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .

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Tomb of Ramases IX

10 minutes

Tomb of King Ramesses lX He was the third longest serving king of this Dynasty after Ramesses III and Ramesses XI. He is now believed to have assumed the throne on I Akhet day 21 based on evidence presentedwas the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. His name prior to assuming the crown was Amonhirkhopshef. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III and was appointed to the position of crown prince by the twenty-second year of his father's reign when all four of his elder brothers predeceased his promotion to crown prince . The tomb has so much colour and detail even the ceiling above the sarcophagi with its goddess Nut stretching across the space. The sarcophagus is one of the largest in the valley, even though some of the paintings have deteriorated this is one of the most decorated.

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Colossi of Memnon

20 minutes

the Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III.

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Tomb of King Tutankhamun (Tut)

Entrance fees to the tomb of Tutankhamun (300.00 EGP) (optional) King Tutankhamun, the most famous king in the world. This young king from the New Kingdom was around 10 years old when he ascended the throne and died when he was only 19. You will get the chance to be face to face with his royal mummy in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings

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Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple, Luxor Egypt

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Howard Carter House

Howard Carter House, N/r Valley of the kings West Side, Luxor Egypt

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Temple of Seti I

Temple of Seti I, Past the road to the Valley of the Kings, towards the village of el-Tarif. This is a Temple not a Tomb, Luxor Egypt

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Tomb of Merenptah

Temple of Merenptah, West Bank of Luxor, Luxor Egypt

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Tombs of the Nobles

Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes, Al Asasif Egypt

Day Tour to Luxor Highlights from Safaga

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Luxor Travels

Valley of the Kings

Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari

Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)

Tomb of Merenptah

Tomb of Ramases IX

Colossi of Memnon

Tomb of King Tutankhamun (Tut)

Luxor Temple

Howard Carter House

Temple of Seti I

Tomb of Merenptah

Tombs of the Nobles

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