2 DAY EXCURSION TO LUXOR FROM CAIRO

2 DAY EXCURSION TO LUXOR FROM CAIRO

At the scheduled time Pick up from your hotel by the guide of Nefertari Tours Egypt and Transfer by private A / C vehicle to Cairo Airport to take your flight to Luxor

arrival in Luxor, Spanish-speaking assistance at the airport by our representative, begin your full day tour to the West Bank of the Nile and visit the Valley of the Kings,  which was the place, during the New Kingdom, where the pharaohs in hypogea. Here the mummies of the kings of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties were buried, as well as some queens, princes, nobles and even animals . Visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, also called the Temple of Deir El Bahari  and it is a unique temple of the (18th dynasty), the most monumental of those built in the valley and the only one of its kind in all of Egypt. Visit to the Colossi of Memnon, two gigantic statues representing Amenophis III facing the Nile came from the Pylon of his Funerary Temple on the West Bank.

Lunch is included  between visits at a local restaurant based on whole flour for each person, but does not include drinks.

Visit The East Bank  , Visit  the Temple of Luxor  , was made during the New Kingdom. It was linked to the Karnak temple by an avenue (dromos) flanked by sphinxes. It was built by two pharaohs, Amenhotep III (built the inner area) and Ramses II (finished the temple). Visit the Karnak Temple, was the most influential religious center in ancient Egypt especially during the New Kingdom. The main temple was dedicated to the worship of the god Amun, but as in other Egyptian temples other deities were also venerated.Starting from the Avenue of the Sphinxes visit the unfinished papillon, the hypostyle hall, with its 134 gigantic columns, the obelisks of the Queen Hatshepsut and King Tutomosis III, the Temple of Amon adorned with lotus designs and papyrus, the Granite Scarabajo of King Amenophis III. and the Sacred Lake.

At the End of the Tour Transfer to the Hotel in Luxor and Accommodation.

Day 2 :

At 7:00 am Pick up from your hotel by Nefertari Tours authorized guide, then you will be transferred in private A / C of the vehicle to the west bank of the Nile, where you will visit Medinat Habu , it is an archaeological site located near the foot of the hills of Thebes on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt.
Although other structures are found within the area, the location is today almost exclusively associated with the mortuary temple of Ramses III The temple, some 150m long, is of an orthodox design, and closely resembles  the funerary temple of Ramses II (Ramesseum).

It is very well preserved and surrounded by a massive mud brick enclosure, which may have been fortified. The original entry is through a fortified gate house, known as a migdol (and resembles an Asian fortress). The name at least its French form, Rhamesséion – was coined by Jean-François Champollion, who visited the site’s ruins in 1829 and the first to identify the hieroglyphs that make up the names and titles of Ramses on the walls.

It was originally called to the Million Year House of Usermaatra Setepenra, which joins Thebes-the-city in the kingdom of Amun.
You can also visit other temples inside the Habu temple such as  the Temple of Amun  dating from the 18th dynasty, built by Queen Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III. It has undergone many alterations and modifications over the years, partly in the 20th, 25th, 26th, 29th and 30th dynasties and the Greco-Roman period.

Then continue with your day Tour to  Deir el Medina, known as the Valley of the Worker,  Deir el-Medina is an ancient Egyptian town, which was home to the artisans who worked in the tombs of the Valley of the Kings during the 18th dynasties 20th New Kingdom period (ca. 1550-1080 BC) the paintings look so cool.

End the day tour with a visit  to the Valley of the Queens.  It is a place where the wives of the pharaohs were buried in ancient times. In ancient times, it was known as Ta-Set-Neferu, which means – “the place of the children of the pharaoh”, because together with the queens of the 18, 19 and 20 dynasties (1550-1070 BC) many princes and princesses they were also buried with various members of the nobility.

The graves of these individuals were kept by priests who performed mortuary rituals that daily and provided offerings and prayers for the deceased nobility. The valley is located near the better known Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modernLuxor). This arid area in the western hills was chosen because of its relative isolation and proximity to the capital.
The kings of the 18th dynasty, rather than building the pyramids as traditional burial chambers (perhaps due to their vulnerability to grave robbers), now chose to be buried in rock-cut tombs to preserve it as possible as may of grave robbers
(Optional) PP hot balloon: In case you want to make your stay in Luxor unforgettable. Drifting peacefully over the valley of the king, Valley of the queens and the mountain in the nobles.
Around 22:00 pm Transfer to the airport to take your flight back to Cairo. Arrival, meet and assist our local representative and then transfer to your hotel in Cairo.