Luxor West Bank: Valley of the Kings, Sunset Felucca Ride and Banana Island

The journey, in full

Egypt Gift Tours Egyptology Tour Guide will pick you up from the hotel or Nile Cruise on time, to start your remarkable day in the West Bank of Luxor to discover the wonders of ancient Egypt. Drive to the west bank for about 40 minutes in a private air-conditioned car, and enjoy the scenery and views of the green farms and the countryside of Luxor. Arrive at the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the New Kingdom curved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies. Your tour guide will explain to you from the outside about the secrets of the paintings, colors, and how the ancient Egyptian workers succeeded in curling such impressive tombs, as no guidance inside the tombs. Then, visit the best three selected tombs from the open ones. Proceed to visit the splendid Mortuary temple of the famous queen Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahari, which was renewed and rebuilt by the Polish mission in Egypt in 1960 up till these days. Queen Hatshepsut, was the only female ruler who ruled Egypt for 20 years with wealth and peace. Discover the life of a female Pharaoh and know how she managed to rule as a sole pharaoh. Stop for some nice photos in front of the two 17-meter statues of Memnon, once decorating the entrance of the biggest funeral temple of King Amenhotep III from the New Kingdom in the West Bank. Transfer back to your hotel in Luxor for some rest, then around 3:00 pm, your tour guide will pick you up for the sunset Felucca. Board your boat and relax, enjoy the scenery of the Nile views all the way, watch the real Egyptian life, and pass by the farmer’s fields with sugar cane as a major crop in Luxor. Disembark on Banana Island, where your Felucca captain will take you on a walk around the island, covered by the banana, mango, and guava trees. See the pigeon tower and the old irrigation wheel. Enjoy a delicious meal(lunch or dinner) at the island restaurant, eat some fresh sweet banana as a dessert, and drink Egyptian tea. Sail back to the Nile side by sunset time, have a special hot Egyptian tea, and then transfer to your hotel.