Private Full-Day Tour to West and East Banks of Luxor
Description
Will see the highlights of Luxor on this full-day tour of to the East and West Banks of the Nile. Explore the city's magnificent temples, tombs, and monuments in the company of an Egyptologist guide. Includes visits to the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and Karnak Temple. In the end of the day we will drop you off at your hotel after a magical day.
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Itinerary
we pick you up from the Hotel to start by the Valley of the Kings ,the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial there are many kings Tutmosis l , Tutmosis lll, Tut Ankh Amon , King Ramssess
By the way to West Bank you can seeThe twin statues depict Amenhotep III (fl. 14th century BCE) in a seated position, his hands resting on his knees and his gaze facing eastwards (actually ESE in modern bearings) towards the river. Two shorter figures are carved into the front throne alongside his legs: these are his wife Tiye and mother Mutemwiya. The side panels depict the Nile go
after finish the visit of Valley of the Kings you can see The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru (Ancient Egyptian: ḏsr ḏsrw "Holy of Holies"), is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt located in Upper Egypt. Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, who died in 1458 BC, the temple is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. This mortuary temple is dedicated to Amun and Hatshepsut and is situated next to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, which served both as an inspiration and, later, a quarry. It is considered one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt."[1]
One famous aspect of Karnak is the Great Hypostyle Hall in the Precinct of Amun-Re, a hall area of 50,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) with 134 massive columns arranged in 16 rows. One hundred and twenty-two of these columns are 10 metres (33 ft) tall, and the other 12 are 21 metres (69 ft) tall with a diameter of over 3 metres (9.8 ft). The architraves on top of these columns are estimated to weigh 70 tons. These architraves may have been lifted to these heights using levers. This would be an extremely time-consuming process and also would require great balance to get to such great heights.
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Pick-up is available from anywhere you choose in Luxor
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(51)
While the guide is very knowledgeable & the tour itself was good, be aware of the actual costs for tickets and that they will try to scam you. As tickets arent included, the guide bought the tickets for us ‘to skip the queue’ when we got to each place to pay them back later. When we got to valley of the kings, the guide told us that to enter the tombs of Tutankhamun & Ramses VI it is USD$50 extra per person. We agreed to go into the tombs, but felt it was a lot so looked up the fees and it is not even $18 each to enter both tombs. They also took us to a shop in between locations where we were pressured into buying goods, and THEN told we must pay the guide back in cash for the tickets and had to use an ATM at the shop to get cash to give to them. When we questioned the cost of the tickets the only explanation was that they had to wait for us as guides aren’t allowed in the tombs (spent less than 10 mins in each tomb). We would be happy to pay a few extra USD for their time if they were upfront about the cost, however not $64 - especially since they will expect a tip on top.
At the end of the day I paid tip. It was 40%, so I thought it was good. I didn’t expect that the driver was angry for such amount. But he seemed confused and called Viator. Later he sent me some fine print saying I should have paid additional for the airport pickup. I didn’t notice such fine prints and he didn’t mention earlier. Anyway, fortunately I don’t owe him anything as the tip can cover whatever additional cost. But, every experience in Egypt was like this. You need to be really positive to feel good. Don’t come.
Such amazing time we did spend in our trip at Luxor City, we had really great tour guide given a good information about the Egyptian history Mohamed was fantastic and knowledgeable and very smart . We hardly recommended this tour to everyone
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re truly happy to hear that you had such an amazing time in Luxor. It’s great to know that Nour made your experience special with his excellent knowledge and smart, engaging guidance about Egyptian history. Your kind recommendation means a lot to us, and we’d be delighted to welcome you again in Egypt in the future 🌟
We had such a great time with Ahmed in our visit in luxor he is really a good person, from the beginning everything was perfect organization Ahmed did provided a very knowledgeable tour guide makes our trip do funny. It was a great tour
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re so happy to hear you had a wonderful time in Luxor. Ahmed and our team always do their best to make every trip special. Hope to see you again! 🌟
We had an amazing day out. We loved the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Karnak. Both the driver Ahmed and the guide Raa were very professional, friendly, patient and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this experience. Thank you so much Ahmed and Raa 🙏🙏
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're delighted to hear that you had an amazing day exploring the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Karnak. Ahmed and Raa will be thrilled to know that their professionalism, friendliness, and knowledge made your experience even more special. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you on another adventure soon! Safe travels! 🙏😊
We had a great day visit the tomb's of Valley of the Nobel's in west bank , we did seen 6 Tomb's form the best there, we liked so much the Tomp of the grapes, the colours is so strong and very beautiful
We had an incredible time during our stay in Luxor, we we're at a private day tour with Ahmed he was fantastic and the trip was amazing, we get a great experience
We had a great day sightseeing at the West and East Bank of luxor with Ahmed , the service was excellent and courteous, the whole experience was very helpful and pleasant, Ahmed was so helpful and flexible.
Really the tour was absolutely incredible and amaizing , our tour guide Raa was super punctual he explained everything clearly adlnd knowledgeable and very kind to us .
Amazing service, very punctual and felt completely safe from start to end, Ahmed and the tour guide really helpful and friendly, Highly recommend and appreciate both of them
