2-Day Luxor Tour from Cairo Budget and Cheap Private Tour to Explore the Wealth of Thebes the Capital of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt Visiting the attractions of the World’s Largest Open Air Museum, The Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon, and The Bank of the East, the Temple of Luxor and Temples of Kranak Including Domestic Tickets from Cairo to Luxor and Luxor to Cairo, Tickets to all historical places, Spanish speaking guide, hotel accommodation and much more .
Book Online 2-day Luxor Tour from Cairo with Nefertari Tours Egypt
At 3:30 PM 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 and start your full day tour to the West Bank of the Nile and Visit The Valley of the Kings that was the place, during the New Kingdom, where the pharaohs were buried 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 to the Temple of Hatshepsut, also called the Temple of Deir El Bahari and is a unique temple of the ( XVIII 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 from the Pylon of his Funerary Temple on the West Bank.
Lunch is included between visits in 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 to 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 and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarab of King Amenophis III. and the Sacred Lake.
At the End of the Tour Transfer to the Transfer to the Hotel in Luxor and Accommodation.
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 ruins of the site 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.
Terminar el día tour con una visita al Valle de las Reinas Es un lugar donde las esposas de los faraones fueron enterradas en la antigüedad. En la antigüedad, era conocido como Ta-Set-Neferu, lo que significa – “el lugar de los niños del faraón”, porque junto con las reinas de las 18, 19 y 20 dinastías (1550-1070 aC) muchos príncipes y princesas también fueron enterrados con varios miembros de la nobleza.
Las tumbas de estos individuos fueron mantenidos por los sacerdotes realizaban rituales mortuorios que cotidiana y proporciona ofrendas y oraciones para la nobleza fallecido. El valle se encuentra cerca del valle más conocido de los Reyes, en la orilla oeste del Nilo, frente a Tebas (modernLuxor). Esta zona árida en las colinas del oeste fue elegido debido a su relativo aislamiento y la proximidad a la capital.
Los reyes de la 18ª dinastía, en lugar de la construcción de las pirámides como cámaras funerarias tradicionales (tal vez debido a su vulnerabilidad a los ladrones de tumbas), ahora eligieron ser enterrados en tumbas excavadas en la roca para preservarla como sea posible ya que pueden de los ladrones de tumbas
(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
