Luxor Tour From Cairo, Overnight Tour To Luxor From Cairo By Flight -

Luxor From Cairo Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Fly From Cairo To Luxor - Relish day tour to Luxor East bank

World Tour Advice tour representative will be happy to meet and assist you in your hotel in Cairo ( or any other address ), Then you will be escorted to Cairo International airport, fly to Luxor, Arrival to the airport of the ancient Thebes or Al Uqsur as Egyptian call it, the city name means the palaces, It was called the city of palaces, the city of hundred of gates by the Arab who were astonished by its huge constructions, temples, and columns and they thought that they are palaces for ancient Egyptian, but all these wonderful buildings either in East Luxor or West Luxor were not palaces, These were either gods temples or funerary temples, Your first day tour will be dedicated to the gods temples, Karnak temple which was thought that it is a palace of a rich man called Khawarnak, but Karnak temple is a great complex of temples and was not a palace, Karnak temple is the biggest building ever erected for worship, It is a result of more than 2000 years work, It was dedicated to a very important god for ancient Egyptian ( god Amon ), and Each new Pharaoh in ancient Egypt was interested in adding extra buildings to the main complex, After the tour to Karnak temple, proceed tour to visit Luxor temple which was dedicated to goddess Mut wife of god Amon, After the tour relish a tasty meal at a good quality restaurant, shopping tour, transfer to your hotel in Luxor, Free time for leisure, at night relish a night tour to attend sound and light show in Karnak temple

Overnight in Luxor

Day 2 Luxor West Bank Tour - Fly Back To Cairo

Be ready to build unforgettable memory by your tours to Luxor West bank, Enjoy the breath taking view of the river Nile, Meet your private tour guide and transfer by modern AC van to scout the kingdom of other life, Ancient Egyptian were dividing the country in 2 prts, East part of the river Nile was dedicated only to build houses, palaces, temples for gods, and Nile west bank was dedicated for mortuary temples, tombs and any other thing belonging to other life or eternity, such as pyramids, that is why all pyramids and Pharaohs tombs were erected only on Nile West bank, Of course there were exceptions for different reasons such as building Memphis ( The first Egyptian capital after unification on Nile west bank for military reasons )

On the western part of the river Nile in Luxor there are plenty of sites that you can scout, but World Tour advice tour guide will take you to the most important part, Valley of kings, Htshepsut temple, Memnon colossi and Habu temple, We will start our tour by Valley of the Kings tour, the most famous and popular ancient necropolis in all world. The pharaohs of the were buried in this valley as early as the 16th century BC.Pharaohs of New kingdom were the first pharaohs to stop building pyramids as tombs, and they decided to make hidden tombs in the valley, They were thinking that this is the best way to keep their mummies and treasures away from the hand of thieves, but unfortunately all the tombs of Valley of kings were stolen except king Tut Ankh Amon tomb , but the treasure of king Tut is exhibited in the museum of Cairo, not in his tomb in Luxor, but inside king Tut tomb You will find one of his golden coffins located inside a bigger coffin of granite, During our tour in valley of kings You will visit 3 tombs, King Tut Ankh Amon is optional

tour with extra ticket, king Tut Ankh Amun tomb is the only intact tomb in the valley, It was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. The tombs of valley of kings are featured with their colorful wall paintings of mortuary scenes of ancient Egypt. After valley of kings tour proceed to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut,the only female woman who ruled Egypt, Hatshepsut temple known also as Deir El Bahari temple, It was built more than 3500 year ago; the temple is featured with its magnificent location at the bottom of one of Luxor West bank mountains, its imposing terraces, and many wonderful architectural features like the chambers of Anubis, Hathor, and the Pont Hall, Proceed tour to visit the Colossi of Memnon, the only remaining part of the Great mortuary Temple of Amen Hotep III. These two huge colossi are 18 meters in height and they became a landmark of Luxor city during the Roman period,due to the air passage in the cracks of one of the statues, Every day early morning a humming sound was heard. The Romans thought that this was Memnone voice, their legendary hero greeting his mother, the goddess Eos.Your guide will give you free time for photos, then visit the papyrus institute, the alabaster houses, Relish a tasty lunch meal at a local restaurant in Luxor, transfer to Luxor airport to fly to Cairo, arrival to Cairo airport, met and assist by world tour advice tour representative, transfer to your hotel in Cairo