
After breakfast on board, you will begin your tour of Luxor City by exploring
the West Bank of Luxor.
The Valley of the Kings:
Located in Luxor, about 20 kilometers from the main temple complex at Karnak, and across
the Nile River from Thebes (Luxor),
the Valley of the Kings is one of Egypt’s most famous tourist destinations. UNESCO added it to its World Heritage List in 1979.
There are tombs here from the
New Kingdom (1550-1069 BC) and Eighteenth Dynasty (1190-1065 BC) periods.
These mud brick tombs are decorated with hieroglyphs that tell us who the kings were, what they did, and how they died.
They even come with their own mortuary temples, decorated with murals depicting gods, queens, and other royals.
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut:
A temple dedicated to the ancient Egyptian queen and first female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, is located in
Luxor City, Egypt, just south of the Karnak Temple complex and east of the Luxor Museum.
It took about 20 years to complete this temple, which began construction in 1468 BC.
At that time, Amen-Re and Khnum were considered the primary deities in Ancient Egypt, and
queen Hatshepsut temple was dedicated to them.
Colossi of Memnon:
The
Colossi of Memnon are located in the Western Valley of the Kings, near the Temple of Hatshepsut. They are believed to have been built in about 1350 BC, during the reign of
Amenhotep III. However, they may originally have served as part of a larger
temple complex dedicated to the sun god Ra.
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Transport:
Private A/C Vehicle
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Meals:
Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
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Overnight:
On Board
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