Half-Day Private Hatshepsut and valley of the King and Queen
Description
The perfect introduction for first-time visitors, this jam-packed private tour takes you through all the standout sights in Luxor. Get detailed commentary and background from your own personal Egyptologist guide as you visit monuments in the Valley of Queens, the West Bank of Luxor, and ancient Thebes. Tick off all the sights without skimping on comfort, and enjoy hotel transfers in an air-conditioned private car. A full-day private guided tour of Luxor’s top sights get a peek at the Colossi of Memnon—Egypt’s two largest ancient statues
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Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor, start your tour crossing the Nile River to the West Bank to visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt. the famous female ruler of Egypt for 20 years who posed as a male to gain the throne.
Then you'll visit the necropolis of the ancient city of Thebes. Arriving at the Valley of the Kings, burial place of the kings of Thebes (ancient Luxor) The most known tombs are King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah and AmonhotepII.
Valley of the Queens, where wives and sons of Pharaohs were buried, well known in ancient times as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning "the place of beauty". There are more than 90 known tombs, usually consisting of an entrance passage, a few short halls, and a sarcophagus chamber. The earliest may be that of Sitre, wife of Ramses I. you will visit three tombs of the Queens and sons of the kings like the tombs of Amun-her-khepeshef, Seth-her-khopsef, Khaemwaset and of a Ramesside Queen called Tyti. The most notable are those of Nefertari, the favourite Queen of Ramses II
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels