Day Trip to Luxor from Aswan
A Private day tour to Luxor from Aswan by private car with your own guide allows you to see the real Luxor, Visit the valley of Kings, The burial place of Egypt most powerful kings, The Queen Hatshepsut temple, the Colossi of Memnon, and Karnak temple.
A Private day tour to Luxor from Aswan by private car with your own guide allows you to see the real Luxor , Visit the valley of Kings, The burial place of Egypt most powerful kings, The Queen Hatshepsut temple, the Colossi of Memnon, and Karnak
temple.
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Pick up from Hotel
You will be picked up from your hotel in Aswan at 05.00 by an air-conditioning coach to Luxor .220 K.m
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The valley of the kings
You will cross the Nile to visit some of the most spectacular highlights.
1- Valley of the Kings The final resting place of Egypt’s rulers from the 18th to the 20th dynasty, it is home to tombs including the great Pharaoh Ramses II and boy Pharaoh Tutankhamen. The tombs were well stocked with all the material goods a ruler might need in the next world. Most of the decoration inside the tombs still well preserved.
. You will visit 3 tombs. If you wish to visit the Tomb of The young Pharaoh Tutankhamun It costs 30 $ Extra. -
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The Colossi of Memnon
Colossi of Memnon are Two massive stone statues of king Amenhotep III are the only remains of a complete mortuary temple.The statues are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone which exist in Cairo then moved 700 KM to Luxor , The two statues Know as the Colossi of Memnon, Rising about 18 M from the plain, They are the remains of what once the largest complex on the west bank, Built by Amenhotep the Third. At around noon you will have lunch in a Local restaurant in Luxor , Then Visit The Temple of Karnak -the largest ancient religious site known anywhere in the world :
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The Alabaster Factory
The alabaster industry is one of the unique Egyptian crafts that developed and sustained through the sequential generations since ancient Egyptians. It represents the major source of income for many artisans working mainly in the west of Luxor . Yellow limestone, black granite, basalt, marble, and the national marmar are the most prominent materials used in this craft, brought from the mountainous region in “Qurna village” located at the west bank of Luxor , where the artisans live beside the temples and ancient civilization symbols to produce Pharaonic antiques fascinating tourists from different worldwide nations.
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The Queen Hatshepsut temple
The Queen Hatshepsut temple :
Rising out of the desert Plain, in a series of terraces, The temple of Hatshepsut Mergs with sheer limestone Cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain as if Nature herself had built this Extraordinary monument. -
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Lunch in Egyptian Restaurant
Lunch in Egyptian restaurant -authentic delicious Egyptian food
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Karnak temple
The Temple of Karnak is the largest ancient religious site known anywhere in the world, No site in Egypt is more impressive than Karnak . It is the largest temple complex ever built by man. It represents the combined achievement of many generations of ancient builders and Pharaohs. The Temple of Karnak is actually three main temples situated on 247 acres of land.
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Drive back to Aswan
You will be transferred by a private air-conditioned vehicle to your hotel in Aswan or stay at Luxor All times are guidelines so no times are definite. you can adjust the suggested times individually.
Inclusions:
- pick up services from your hotel in Aswan and return
- Tour to Karnak, Colossi of Memnon.
- Mineral water
- Travel Permits
- Tour to Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings.
- lunch meal- ( Vegetarians are available)
- All Service charges & taxes
- Entrance fees
- Private tour guide( English- French, German, Spanish-Italian) Dutch- Russian- Polish Extra supplement for the Tour guides
Exclusions:
- Any Extra
- Tipping
- Felucca trip
Remember to bring:
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Suncreams
Information required:
► Copy of passports
► Hotel and room number
Breakfast box and walk-up call:
We advise you to order a breakfast box from the hotel because of the early departure and Don't forget to arrange to walk-up call
Private Price Category:
►Private tour for 2 Persons 130 $ Per Person in a Private car
►Private tour for 3 Persons 125 $ Per Person in A private vehicle
►Private tour for 4 Persons 120 $ Per Person in A private vehicle
►Private tour for 5 Persons 110 $ Per Person in A private vehicle
►Private tour for 6 Persons 100 $ Per Person in A private vehicle
►Private tour for 7-9 Persons 90 $ Per Person in A private vehicle
►Private tour for child 60 $ Per child- Sharing 2 adults at least
►Private trip for Single traveler 250 $ Per person
Do you know About Mummy Find ?
In 1881 the Greatest mummy find in the history was made Just south of Deir el Bahari in the Tomb number 320.a massive shaft containing the mummies of 40 Pharaohs,Queens and Nobles. It seems that new kingdom priests realised that the bodies of their Pharaohs would never be safe from Violations in their own tombs.so they moved them after 934 B.c to this coummunal grave.The Mummies includes those of Amenhotep 1,Tutmosis 1,Tutmosis 2,Tutmosis 3,Seti 1,Ramses the second and Ramses the third. many of which now are displayed at The Egyptian of Civiliztion in Cairo.
Their Removal from the tomb and the Procession down to the banks of the Nile from where they were taken by barge to Cairo,is said to have been watched by local villagers with black-clad women ululating to give a royal send- off to their Kings,The episode makes for the one of the most stunning scenes in Shadi adbdel Salam`s 1975 Epic( the mummy-Al Mummia) one of the most best films ever come out of Egypt.
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