Private Luxor Day Tour from Cairo by plane
Description
This full-day, private, guided tour allows you to explore Luxor, a city on the east bank of the Nile River in southern Egypt and the site of ancient Thebes, the pharaohs’ capital at the height of their power. Today's city surrounds two huge, surviving ancient monuments: graceful Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple as well as royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. There is a maximum of 15 travelers for this tour and lunch is included. Note: the flight is not private, it is domestic flights.
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Itinerary
You will be picked up from your hotel between 4-5:30 in an air-conditioned bus and taken to Cairo Airport for your morning flight to Luxor.
Upon arriving at Luxor airport and exiting the airport by the exit, you will be met by your tour guide, who will hold a board with your name. After greeting you, you will be taken to start your day tour to explore Luxor.
Head to the west of Luxor; it is known as the city of the dead and is the funerary complex of the Ancient Egyptians. You will visit the Valley of Kings, the ancient cemetery of the pharaohs of the new kingdom. Hidden in the mountains between the tow limestone hills of Gurna, the valley of kings holds 63 registered tombs, and three more have recently been discovered. According to the opened tombs, you will be able to visit 3 tombs from inside; the King Tut tomb is not one of them. If you plan to visit it, you need to inform your guide, who will help you purchase a ticket for it.
After touring the Valley of the Kings, you will be transported to the Queen Hatshipsut Temple, a three-story edifice built by the famous Queen Hatshipsut Temple to worship the sun deity Amon. The temple is notable for its spectacular construction and gorgeous hieroglyphic writings, which provide insight into ancient Egyptian society and beliefs. Visitors may also explore the neighboring cliffs and enjoy stunning views of the arid area.
Then you'll be transported to a local restaurant for lunch, where you may sample traditional regional food.
This day tour to Luxor concludes with a visit to Egypt's biggest ancient temple complex, the Karnak Temples. The Karnak Temple complex is one of Egypt's most important landmarks, and spiritual spirits from ancient Egypt may still be sensed inside its walls. Massive columns, towering obelisks, and detailed hieroglyphics will take you back to Egypt's golden age. Take a minute to appreciate the spiritual atmosphere and the architectural marvels that have endured the test of time.
By the end of the day, and according to the flight schedule, you will be transported back to Luxor airport for your flight back to Cairo. When you arrive at Cairo Airport, you will be greeted by a driver who will transport you back to your hotel in Cairo.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick up you from your hotel in Cairo/ Giza
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Comfortable walking shoes recommended
Reviews(10)
The tour itself was wonderful — well-organized, to the point, and covered all the key sights in Luxor as expected. However, the flight schedule was a major downside. The outbound flight was at 5 AM, and the return to Cairo wasn’t until 1 AM the next day. Considering the actual tour lasts only about six hours, including lunch, a more reasonable flight schedule would be highly desirable. Personally, I managed to book a local three-star hotel for day use at an affordable rate, which provided some comfort while waiting for the late return flight. Overall, the experience in Luxor was fantastic, but the long gaps between flights could definitely be improved.
Total trip was excellent. Our tour guide was knowledgeable. Provided transportation and food was great.
Very disorganize company. Poor management. This was a private tour. They picked us up at the hotel in Cairo at 4:30 a.m. to drive to the airport. The tour finished at 5:00pm and the return plane ticket to Cairo provided by the tour company was at 11:45pm. The flight was delay until 12:30am. We had to wait in the airport for more than 7 hours. The tour guide in Luxor was good.
Dear Mr. Jose. First of all we would like to thank you for your feedback, In the tour itinerary is mentioned that the flying back to Cairo is according to the availability of the tickets plus you might to fly back at 07.00 pm but the Egyptair cancelled the flight and rescheduled it to be late, we waited your feedback to mention that we provided all services and itinerary and a complimentary tour in Luxor temple which is not listed in the program. The schedule of the flight is not In our management, it is regular flight and it can be late or delayed or even cancelled. Thanks for your feedback and we wish for you the best
I had a great time today with Egypt tours club and the guide Ahmed. We visited all that is listed and even had some spare time to explore Luxor even further. The guide was friendly and had a great knowledge about history. Recommend to everyone!
Thank you for the kind words,! We’re so happy your visit at Egypt went so smoothly. Would you mind sharing with your friends who are due for a check-up, too? We’d love to continue providing great service to awesome patients like you.
Egypt Tours Club is THE BEST!! Very knowledgeable, friendly, personable and really take the time to make sure you are 100% satisfied!! The guides went above and beyond to make sure we were well taken care of!! 10/10 recommend!!!! Also make sure to ask about any other tours they offer , we did multiple tours with them!! We will definitely be back!! Thank you friends, Ash & Yousri !!
Our tour guide Ashraf was WONDERFUL as was our driver Yousri. They both went above and beyond for us
I had an extraordinary day tour at Luxor. We were appointed with a very friendly tourist guide who explained every spot with great details.
Had a great private day tour to luxor, where our really friendly tour guide gave us detailed explanations of all the areas. The locations were amazing, so much history and so much to see. we also had a nice lunch, and really enjoyed the burial sites. I recommend this trip, it is extremely well organised and worth the trip from Cairo!
Was taking a one day trip from Cairo to Luxor with Achraf and Ibrahim. Highly recommended for whom wish to travel to Egypt.
My wife and I purchased this tour from Guam one month before our travel. Everything was handled with perfection including pre-trip confirmation, hotel pick up, flight arrangements from Cairo and pickup in Luxor. We were picked up by Ibriham early morning and he was very welcoming and informative. Our guide in Luxor was amazing! Ash spoke perfect English and was extremely knowledgeable about everything. He was also very candid and forthcoming about discussing religion, politics and economics. Excellent service! We felt safe and comfortable the entire tour. I recommend this tour and company without reservation. Thanks to everyone, especially our guide Ash, for a wonderful day. We also ran into Ibriham in Alexandria and he made it a point to say hello. Great people!
