We will pick you up directly from the entrance door of your hotel in Luxor; you will recognize our driver by a sign with your name in his hand. You will directly head towards the West Bank.

You will make a short stop en route to have a look at the 3,400 years old Colossi of Memnon, the gigantic statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III who were once standing guard in front of his no longer existing memorial temple complex that had been even larger than the Temple of Karnak.

After this stop we will show you the Valley of the Kings where during a period of 500 years the ancient Egyptians buried their kings and powerful nobles and where the mummies of some of the most famous and glamorous persons of the Pharaonic time were found. You can descend to the tombs of great Egyptian rulers and discover the well preserved colorful paintings and hieroglyphic stories on the walls. Further you will see the Valley of the Kings’ counterpart – the Valley of the Queens, burial place of various queens, princes and princesses of ancient Egypt.

Now we are ready for another highlight – the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut who was one of the most fascinating rulers of ancient Egypt, a female Pharaoh who proved her ability to successfully reign over an empire and finally created for herself an architectonically extraordinary mortuary temple with colonnaded terraces, a hypostyle hall and lots of statues, paintings and reliefs.

Afterwards you will visit Medinet Habu with the great mortuary temple of Ramesses III with colossal statues showing him as the ancient Egyptian God Osiris, well preserved pylons and walls and more than 7,000 m² of decorated and inscribed wall reliefs which are not only a pleasure for the eyes, but teach us also about the ancient Egyptian history as for example they describe Ramesses III’s victory over his enemies, the ‘Sea Peoples’, a confederacy of seafaring raiders that threatened Egypt at that time.

In the early evening we will bring you back to your hotel.

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Included:

• Transfers from/to your hotel and between the sights in high-class vehicles with A/C
• Guided tours in your language
• Entrance fees for the above mentioned sights
• Lunch in a local restaurant
• Mineral water and soft drinks

Not included:

• Gratuity (tips) for drivers and tour guides
• Personal items, meals, drinks or services not mentioned
• International and domestic flights
• Visa