PVT701 Tour to Luxor from Hurghada

Historical Highlights.

The West bank of Luxor. Valley of the Kings, which was used for burial, there are many kings buried in this valley. You will visit 3 tombs excluding the Tomb of King Tutankhamun, learn more from your tour guide.

Karnak Temple, is the biggest temple complex in the world, covering an area of 100 hectares. Much of it has been restored during the last century and our knowledge of the buildings here in different periods of Egyptian history is still increasing each year. In ancient times, Karnak was known as Ipet-isut. The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of temples, chapels, pylons. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and perhaps before that and continued until the Ptolemaic period, the temples are built along two axes (east-west and north-south) with the original Middle Kingdom shrines built on a mound in the center of what is now called the Temple of Amun, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut (The Most Selected of Places) and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The Karnak complex gives its name to the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak, 2.5 k.M (1.6 miles) north of Luxor.

Colossi of memnon, the two gigantic statues known as the Colossi of Memnon. Their name is in Ancient Egyptian (SiSet). Which means the sovereignty of the ruler, and also (SiWasSet ) one of the main landmark on the West Bank of Luxor, on the road to the monument area, stood at the entrance gate of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III,  around 17m high, and maybe carved to represent the pharaoh Amenhotep III of Dynasty XVIII.

Hatshepsut Temple, Deir el-Bahari complex. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. “the Holy of Holies”. Queen Hatshepsut was the longest reigning female Queen in ancient Egypt, its One of the most fascinating temples of Egypt with incredible designs that reflect the respect of the Sun deity “Ra” and the strength of a wonderful queen. The temple of Queen Hatshepsut is one of the great funerary monuments of the ancient civilization, its geometrical design and layout for active worship marked a turning point in ancient Egyptian architecture. Hatshepsut temples one of the most important attractions in the top list of many travellers.

Tour Overview

Day trip to Luxor, to discover more about some of the most iconic sites in the ancient Egyptian history.

What to Expect

Kemet Tours representative will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada and drive to Luxor to visit the famous Karnak Temple the largest place of worship that was ever built, the complex of temples, was built more than two thousand years ago. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars. During your tour you will have your lunch meal at a local restaurant in Luxor, then you will visit the West Bank of the river Nile to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III – Colossi of Memnon, and then you will visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs.

Later on, you will visit the Hatshepsut Temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces. Then you will have the chance to enjoy some free time in Luxor for shopping at the originals papyrus institutes and the alabaster factory and then you will be driven back to your hotel in Hurghada.

Price

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