Amazing 2 Day Private Tour To Luxor From Marsa - Alam
What your day looks like
Our fabulous day tours from Marsa Alam to Luxor allow you to see Luxor’s best attractions in two days with a qualified Egyptologist tour guide. Spend a wonderful 2 days in Luxor to enjoy your holiday and fantastic excursions to the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Luxor Temple, Karnak Temples, and more. Enjoy a convenient private round transfer at your Marsa Alam hotel. A felucca cruise along the Nile and one lunch included. Book your proper hotel in Luxor and get ready for the magical tours.
The experience, in brief
- See the most famous sites around Luxor on both sides of the river in two days
- Private guide for a more personalized experience
- Admire views of the worldfamous River Nile and shop at local bazaars
- Enjoy one tasty lunch at a local Luxor restaurant
- Travel comfortably by private rounded transportation
Your day, step by step
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Welcome to this trip! This amazing tour will start with a pick up from your hotel in Marsa Alam at 7:00 am (available to change) by our English-speaking driver in an air-conditioned vehicle, then begins the 4-5 hour journey towards Luxor.
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Local Flavor at Karnak Temple. Karnak Temple: Upon arrival in Luxor around 11:30 am, check in your hotel in Luxor (book it yourself). Relax for a couple of hours, then meet your guide for the tour at 3:00 pm and head to the first stop of the day, Karnak Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Listed site built over 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres. Listen carefully to the stories and legends to be told by your tour guide. Marvel at the sheer size of the Great Hypostyle Hall, and take photos between the huge columns and obelisks. Excavation of this temple only began in the 19th century and is still ongoing. On your way to Luxor Temple, stop to see the avenue of sphinxes, once linked the two temples together for the ancient Egyptian New Year Festival.
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Local Flavor at Luxor Temple. Luxor Temple: Proceed to Luxor Temple, among the most beautiful temples in Egypt, and was built by King Amenhotep III from the 18th. dynasty and completed by the great king Ramses II during the 19th dynasty, where ancient Egyptian, Christian, and Islamic features are exhibited. Admire its obelisk and well-preserved statues. Then, transfer back to your hotel overnight.
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Accommodation.
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Archaeological Exploration at Valley Of The Kings. Valley of the Kings: Have your breakfast check out with your luggage and be ready for the West Bank tour. Your Egyptology tour guide will pick you up from your hotel at 8:00 am. Drive in nature for about 35 to 40 minutes to the West Bank to start by visiting the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the New Kingdom 18th to 20th dynasty carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies. With your expert guide, learn about the rulers who are entombed here such as the Great Pharaoh Ramses II and Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Your tour guide will explain everything from the outside as no guiding inside the tombs, then explore the best 3 selected tombs from the open ones.
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Local Flavor at Mortuary Temple Of Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut Temple: Continue, to Hatshepsut Temple, one of the most beautiful and well-preserved temples of Ancient Egypt. Listen to her interesting story from your Egyptology guide and know how she managed to rule the country for 22 years as a sole Pharaoh. End your tour in the West Bank with a photo stop in front of the gigantic 17-meter statues of Memnon once depicted by King Amenhotep III. Marvel at these fascinating sculptures and listen to incredible stories about the rulers and times through which they have lasted.
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Boating at Nile River. Nile River: Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant. Then, drive down to the Nile and board a traditional felucca boat for one hour, relax, enjoy the scenery of the Nile views all the way, watch the real Egyptian life, and pass by the farmer’s fields with the sugar cane as a major crop in Luxor.
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The trip ends here. You will take back lovely memories of many enchanting destinations on your tour. Transferred back to your hotel in Marsa Alam.
What to know before booking
Included
Pickup and drop-off at your Marsa Alam Hotel by a private A/C. vehicle Professional English-speaking Egyptology tour guide One lunch at a local restaurant
Not Included
Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing Any Extras not mentioned in the itinerary Hotel accommodation in Luxor Tipping to the guide and driver Water or Beverages during lunchtime at the restaurant
What to Bring
Essentials for the excursion: Passport, comfortable shoes, sunglasses, hat, and sunscreen Your passport copy is required after booking for government permission before the travel date
Meeting & Pickup
Pick up Location: Marsa Alam hotels
Languages Offered
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Before Booking
Essentials for the excursion: Passport, comfortable shoes, sunglasses, hat, and sunscreen. Your passport copy is required after booking for a government permission before the travel date Please, send us your hotel name, address and room number when possible before the travel date. You will need to carry Egyptian money cash for the Tipping to The guide and driver. Other languages are available with extra cost
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Manual By Business