Day 1: Fly to Luxor from Cairo – Luxor East Bank Tour
We will take you from your hotel in Cairo by a private air-conditioned car to Cairo APT to board your flight to Luxor. Once you arrived in Luxor, you will meet your guide at the airport to start your tour at old capital of Egypt, Thebes. Your private guide will give a small introduction and historical information about Luxor in your way. You will be transferred by a deluxe A/C Vehicle to the East Bank of Luxor to visit the Karnak and Luxor Temples with your Egyptologist tour guide.
Karnak Temple is the greatest example of worship in history and was dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. It was constructed from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom to the Graeco-Roman Kingdom. You will see at Karnak Temple the Sphinx Avenue, the famous Hypostyle Hall, Queen Hatshepsut’s Obelisk and Temple of Amon.
Luxor Temple was built by Amenhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. You will see the Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the first Pylon. Free time to take memorable photos, Take Lunch then transfer to your hotel in Luxor. Dinner and overnight. Enjoy your Nile view room at night.
- Optional tour to Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Luxor West Bank Tour – Fly Back to Cairo
Hotel check-out after breakfast. You will meet your guide then move by a private air-conditioned vehicle to the Valley of the Kings, where you will visit the tombs of the most famous pharaohs in Egypt (3 tombs included per ticket). King Tut’s tomb with extra supplement. Continue the tour by visiting the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Your knowledgeable guide will tell you the most famous stories about this temple and Queen Hatshepsut. In your way, you will stop to see the Colossi of Memnon (King Amenhotep III Statues). Lunch at a good quality local restaurant. After the tour, transfer to Luxor APT to take your flight back to Cairo. Transfer to your hotel in Cairo.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch