Karnak & Luxor Temples Private Tour with Egyptologist Guide
Description
Discover ancient Egypt on a private Karnak & Luxor Temples tour with an Egyptologist guide. Explore the magnificent Karnak Temple Complex, one of the largest religious sites ever built, with its towering columns, sacred lake, and intricate hieroglyphs. Continue to the stunning Luxor Temple, beautifully illuminated by history and located in the heart of the ancient city. Enjoy private hotel pickup, transport, and personalized storytelling that brings pharaohs, gods, and legends to life. This unforgettable experience offers deep insight, photo stops, and a flexible pace tailored to your interests. Book now to step into the glory of ancient Thebes.
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Itinerary
Your expert Egyptologist guide will pick you up from your hotel or Nile cruise on Luxor’s East Bank to begin a private half-day tour exploring two of Egypt’s most iconic temples. Start at the magnificent Karnak Temple Complex, the largest religious site ever built in ancient Egypt. Walk along the Avenue of Sphinxes and admire the monumental gateways and towering pylons that mark the entrance to this vast open-air museum. Discover the legendary Great Hypostyle Hall with its forest of 134 massive columns, intricate hieroglyphic carvings, ancient obelisks, the sacred lake, and the sanctuary of Philip III Arrhidaeus. Your guide will bring the history of the pharaohs to life as you explore. Continue to Luxor Temple, beautifully located in the heart of the city, where you’ll admire elegant statues, grand courtyards, and beautifully preserved reliefs that reflect centuries of ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman influence. Enjoy time to explore, take photos, and absorb the timeless atmosphere
Continue your journey to Luxor Temple, once connected to Karnak Temple Complex by the legendary Avenue of Sphinxes, part of which still forms the majestic entrance today. Upon arrival, admire the towering statues of Ramses II, grand courtyards, monumental pylons, and intricately carved reliefs that bring ancient Egyptian history to life. Originally begun by Amenhotep III and later expanded by Tutankhamun, Horemheb, Ramses II, and even Alexander the Great, the temple reflects centuries of continuous construction and heritage. Despite Nile floods, invasions, and thousands of years of exposure, it remains remarkably well preserved. After your guided tour filled with history and insights, enjoy some free time to explore at your own pace before returning comfortably to your drop-off point in Luxor.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
* Your private tour guide / driver will pick you up from your accommodation on Luxor’s East Bank.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Pick-up or drop-off from hotels located on Luxor West Bank is subject to an additional charge.
- Pick-up or drop-off services at Luxor Airport are subject to an additional charge.
- Additional supplement applies to guided services provided in languages other than English.
Reviews(9)
Karnak & Luxor temples are fantastic & awesome places to visit! Our tour initially started just ok, bur our male guide was soooo distracted by several phone calls (probably 10?). Initially, it gave us time to take pictures but it got to a point wherein he was still on his calls even if we were all just staring at him to go on with the tour. He had the gall to ask us to wait 3x. He wasted our time & he was very distracted. I cant imagine how important these calls were, i’m a doctor, i should know! He hardly apologized and said he’s the manager of the tour company. He should stay in the office
Dear Valued Guest, Thank you for sharing your feedback with us. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience you experienced during your visit to Karnak and Luxor Temples. This is certainly not the level of service we aim to provide. Please rest assured that your comments have been taken very seriously and shared with our management team to ensure this does not happen again. We truly appreciate you bringing this matter to our attention and value your time and trust in our services. We hope to have the opportunity to serve you better in the future. Nile Holiday Team
Wonderful experience, great explanations from Azab, super knowledgeable and with great energy to help us learn as much as we wanted about history and Egypt.
We had an amazing private tour of Karnak and Luxor. Our guide Walid and driver picked us up from our hotel on time and drove my wife and I to Karnak after stopped for an included bottle of water. He did an amazing job bringing the accent architecture to life with stories and history. We then went on a short drive to Luxor for the second half of our tour before being dropped back off at our hotel about 3 hours after pickup. Walid was extremely friendly, funny, and kind - we were lucky to have him as a guide and would love to book again for more tours!
Really great private tour with driver and guide. Super smart, knowledgeable guide and safe, on the spot driver who was right there after we finished each portion.
We had a great time in Luxor. Thanks to Khaled (Tour Operator) and Mahmood (the tour guide). Khaled was extremely prompt in organizing and communicating the events and timings ahead of the trip and very responsive to any queries. I would highly recommend Nile Holiday to anyone that visits Egypt. They made the entire trip much easier and less stressful since Khaled coordinated promptly at each and every step. Our tour guide Mahmood was extremely knowledgeable in Ancient Egypt history and patiently explained the details as and when needed. Very friendly, funny and approachable guide. If you are a history buff and want to get into the nitty gritty details of ancient Egypt history, he is your MAN. Make sure to ask for Mahmood as your tour guide, you will not be disappointed.
Our tour guide Walid was just incredible all the way around & his history knowledge was outstanding especially in how he broke it down so it’s easily digested for a tourist. This tour was an awe moment in our Egypt adventure.
We spent great four days in Luxor and Aswan cruise visited many temples and did some activities it was all very well organized. Our guide throughout the trip was Hisham Hamad Who was very professional and helpful and respectful throughout the trip and made sure we enjoyed the trip and were comfortable throughout.
Hello Dear Ayshajanahi, Have a nice Day Thank you so much for sharing your views and experience with Nile Holiday. We are so pleased to see how happy you are with your trip. Your review is highly appreciated and is very important to us and the community of whom are thinking about travelling soon. Thank you again!
The dawn hot air balloon ride was superb, the only downside was only camera phones allowed. But the experience was still the best ever for ne.
