Experience a Luxor day trip from Hurghada to visit the most famous archaeological sites in Upper Egypt, joining a private Egyptologist tour guide. Visit Valley of the Kings to discover more than 63 tombs, enjoy witnessing the ancient Egyptian temples of Queen Hatshepsut, Karnak temple, Colossi of Memnon, then have your lunch on the Nile, then return back to your hotel in Hurghada by a private air-conditioned car.
Tour Location: Luxor
Pick Up / Drop Off Point: Your Hotel
Duration: 1 Day
Tour Availability: Every day
Tour Itinerary:
Morning time, we will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada by private air-conditioned car to enjoy the ancient city of Luxor in a luxury private Luxor day trip from Hurghada, upon arrival in Luxor start your trip by a tour to Valley of the Kings.
Valley of the Kings:
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 King Ramses II and boy Pharaoh King 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.
Hatshepsut Temple:
It is one of the most beautiful & best preserved of all of the temples of Ancient Egypt. The temple was built on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position joining the levels together.
Colossi of Memnon:
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.
Then move to have your lunch on an island, so your tour includes a boat trip on the Nile River followed by a guided tour.
Karnak Temples:
No site in Egypt is more impressive than the Karnak temple. 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.
Finally, end your Luxor day trip from Hurghada by transferring you back to your hotel in Hurghada by a private air-conditioned vehicle
Luxor Temple
On the East bank of the Nile River, in the south of Egypt, the World’s Largest Outdoor Museum, Luxor city, contains one of the most beautiful temple standing. The Luxor Temple is a mark of Ancient Egyptian civilization, a strikingly graceful monument in the heart of modern Luxor.
Different than other temples in Luxor, the Luxor temple was not built in adoration to a god or to a god figure of the kings and pharaohs; instead, Luxor Temple was built in dedication to the rejuvenation of kingship. Many kings might have had they crowning at the Temple of Luxor, whether crowned in reality or conceptually as in the case of Alexander the Great, who claimed he was crowned at Luxor although facts contradict appear that he had never traveled south of Memphis which is considered the modern city of Cairo.
Tour Inclusions:
- Pick up services from your hotel in Hurghada and return.
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- Private Egyptologist tour guide.
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites.
- Mineral water on board the vehicle during the tour.
- Lunch meal during the day trip.
- Boat ride in the Nile river.
- All Service charges and taxes.
Tour Exclusions:
- Any extras not mentioned in the program.
- Tipping.