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Luxor in One Day: East and West Banks
Explore both banks of Luxor: royal tombs, Hatshepsut’s temple, Karnak and Luxor Temple.
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- Duration
8 hours
- Tour type
Single Day Tour
- Pickup
Pickup from the airport or your hotel is included in the price. The meeting time is agreed.
- Best time
Early morning, October to April
- Difficulty
Moderate walking, suitable for most travelers
- Duration
8 hours
- Tour type
Single Day Tour
- Pickup
Pickup from the airport or your hotel is included in the price. The meeting time is agreed.
- Best time
Early morning, October to April
- Difficulty
Moderate walking, suitable for most travelers
About
Discover the experience
Imagine standing beneath the columns of Karnak as sunlight reaches between the stone capitals. This was the great sanctuary of Amun, enlarged by generations of pharaohs; during the Opet festival, sacred images travelled from here to Luxor Temple. Across the Nile, the Valley of the Kings tells a quieter story: painted chambers gave the dead king words and images for his journey through the night towards a new dawn. Hatshepsut’s terraces and the Colossi of Memnon complete a day in which ancient Thebes begins to feel like a living city of beliefs, ceremonies and human ambition.
Your day
Itinerary
Meet at the agreed location and set off on the day’s route.
Duration 1 hr
Enter royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings and discover the stories painted on their walls.
Duration 2 hr 30 min
Explore Hatshepsut’s terraced temple at Deir el-Bahari and hear the story of the woman who ruled as pharaoh.
Duration 1 hr 30 min
Stop beside the Colossi of Memnon, two immense statues of Amenhotep III.
Duration 30 min
Take a lunch break at a restaurant before continuing the visits.
Duration 1 hr 30 min
Walk through Karnak’s courtyards and great colonnades, discovering how generations of pharaohs enlarged Amun’s sanctuary.
Duration 2 hr
Visit Luxor Temple and trace the royal ceremonies once celebrated among its columns and statues.
Duration 1 hr 30 min
Finish the visits and return to the meeting point or your hotel, as agreed.
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