Step back in time andexperience the ancient history of Luxor with our Karnak Temple tour.
Walk among the avenue of the sphinxes between the Karnak and Luxor Temples, and enjoy an experience you will never forget.
Karnak temple is dedicated to the god Amonis, and it is divided into three areas separated by rough brick walls. It is the largest temple supported by columns in the world.
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Walk among the colossal temple of Amun Ra and the avenue of the sphinxes between the Karnak and Luxor Temples, an experience you will never forget. The temples of Luxor and Karnak are separated by about three kilometers with the sacred lake between them, Karnak is dedicated to the god Amonis, and it is divided into three areas separated by rough brick walls. It is the largest temple supported by columns in the world. The Temple of Luxor, is among the most beautiful Temples in the world, it contains structures from many periods, the earliest dating from the 12th Dynasty. The pharaoh Amenhotep III in the 18th Dynasty was responsible for enlarging the temple and his work was carried on by many following New Kingdom Pharaohs.
Meeting/pick-up point: Hotel. Duration: Four hours Start/opening time: At 8.30am Languages: English
Explore the great Valley of the Kings where generations of Pharohs and Nobles were buried in crypts cut into the cliffs and guarded by the two huge Colossi of Memnon and Valley of the Queens, and then you will visit Temple of Queen Hatchepsut. This Temple was built for the great Queen Hatshepsut, to commemorate her achievements and to serve as a funerary Temple for her, as well as a sanctuary of the God Amon Ra.
Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes, the great capital of (Upper) Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the glorious city of Amun, later the god Amun-Ra.
This tour begins with a visit to the West Bankwhere the Valley of the Kings houses many royal tombs, then we visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the first known woman to sit on the throne, then we pass by the Colossi of Memnonon our way to the East Bank to visit the famous Temple of Karnek, built during the reign of the Middle Kingdom and completed in the Ptolemaic era, then we return to the future from this journey in history.
Sound and Light at the Karnak: Attending the famous Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple to enjoy travelling thru the history of the Pharaohs. While moving into the temple ending up sitting in front of the sacred lake to listen to stories of the rich history of Egypt during an amazing sound and light experience.
Languages
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian and Arabic.
Start at dawn for a truly unforgettable experience. Fly over the city of Luxor in a hot air balloon.
From the top enjoy scenes of vast temples, tall statues illuminated and richly coloured by the sun among the beautiful landscape of the farm lands and villages.
Leave with unforgettable memories that will last for a lifetime!
Cross the nile to the west bank where we will meet the jeeps and drive in the sesert toward the mountains mehind haby temple, will have a tradtional egyptian tea and then ride the quad bikes to watch the sunsetbefore driving back to our start point.
Languages
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian and Arabic.
The Luxor Museum is home to one of the most intricate assembly of antiquities from ancient Egyptian dynasties housed within a modern building on the East Bank of the Nile. Highlights of the Museum include spectacular depiction of Amenhotep III, under their reign many of LUXOR's temples were built.
There are also a number of objects from the controversial opening of the tomb of Tutankhamn, including an imposing cow-headed deity, and the Talatat Wall, reassembled from one of the temples at Karnak , among the newest attractions here are the mummies of pharaohs Ahmos I and Ramses I.
Languages
English, French, German and Dutch
Others: A fax will be sent to your hotel to confirm pick up time.
In this tour, we drive south of Luxor Toward Esna to visit its temple dedicated to the ram-headed god Khnum, the god of creation. Tuthmosis III laid the foundations of the Temple in the 18th Dynasty, but Ptolemaic and Roman Emperors completed it between 40 to 250 A.D., then we continue driving to visit the temple of Edfu Scared to God Hours by horse carriage you will reach the temple which dates back to Ptolemaic times, we then drive towards the temple of Komombo which was constructed on the ruins of a much older temple called "Ber Sobek", or the house of the god Sobek.
This older temple was erected by two 18th dynasty rules: King Tuthmosis III and Queen Hatshepsut, whose marvelous temple is still standing in the West Bank of Luxor.
Languages
English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, and Arabic.
This Full day guided tour take us among the West Bank with its' richest touristic sites, The Temple of Medinet Habu is one of the largest memorial temples in Egypt. Then we continue to The Temple of the Ramesseum built by Ramses II as a funerary Temple in 1304-1207 B.C and was dedicated to the god Ra. Most of the Temple is in ruins today.
Last but not least we Continue to the Workers tombs of Deir El Madina. Deir el-Medina was a special village for craftsmen working on the royal tombs, and for their families. It functioned mainly during the Ramesside period of the 19-20 Dynasties--for almost 500 years.
