When it comes to must-see sights in Egypt, there’s simply nowhere quite like Luxor. Beyond its historic temples and tombs, the bustling backstreets and countryside villages present an exotic face to most visitors. It’s also a good place to explore ordinary Egyptian daily life.
Duration
3 Days
Location
Luxor/Dendera/Abydos
Run
Every day
Type
Private Tour
Price Inclusions
- Meet and greet service by our representatives at airports
- All transfers by a private air-conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees to all sites as indicated on the itinerary.
- All service charges and taxes.
Price Exclusions
- Hotel Accommodation.
- Entrance fees inside Tomb of Tutankhamen,Sety I,Ramses VI
- Any optional tours.
- Personal spendings.
- Tipping.
Prices:
Prices are Quoted in US Dollar per person per trip
Price per person
- Start from 175$
Client’s Review
Exploring the pyramids with Egypt Key Tours
We cannot thank you enough God really blessed us by having you be a part of our lives.
Our guide Jimmy was the best. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Love and excitement of history with our family. It was just surreal that we were there walking up to the pyramids. Thank you Egypt Key Tours.
Amazing, you made our trip one that will always be special!
Winingerm
Visited April 2017
Amazing Tour with Egypt Key Tours
I had an amazing private tour of the pyramids of Giza and old Cairo lead by Jimmy from Egypt Key Tours. My Group had a very limited time (18hr Cairo layover) and the trip jimmy put together was amazing. Unfortunately our arrival was after closing of the pyramids but jimmy arranged a special camel ride to the backside of the pyramids which was crazy amazing.
After that we had a pre-arranged dinner and afterwards a private tour of the Old Cairo after dark. The market and architecture of Old Cairo is unforgettably and Jimmy made the whole experience even more unforgettable by his meticulous planning and knowledge.
He was very easy to listen to (a walking history book) and made us feel absolutely safe. When I return to Egypt there will be two certainties-that I have more than 18 hrs, and that I book with Egypt Key Tours!
Lou S
Wilmington, North Carolina
Additional information
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DAY 1: Arrival& Visit East Bank of Luxor
Welcome to Luxor, Egypt (Arrival Before the Mid-day)
Your tour manager will meet and assist you at Luxor International Airport or Railway station and then he will be transferred with your guide to visit the two Massive temples on the eastern bank of the Nile. The first one is Karnak Temple Complex which comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings. Building at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic Period. It’s a vast open-air museum, and the second largest ancient religious site in the world. It’s mainly a place to worship the Theban triad (Gods Amon, his consort Mut, and their son Khunso).
The Second Temple is Luxor Temple which is believed that one of the ancient Egyptian’s festivals was held inside the temple as there are different scenes on the walls representing the celebration of the festival. Its inner part was built by King Amenhotep III while the outer part was built by King Ramses II. After entering the temple you will find a mosque called (Abu Al-Haggag) was built on the ruins of a church which were built inside the temple. To the rear of the temple there are chapels built by King Thutmosis III and Alexander the Great.
After the tour you will go to the hotel stay overnight in Luxor.
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DAY 2:Tour to Dendera & Abydos Temple
After Breakfast in the morning, your tour guide will lead you by air conditioned vehicle towards Abydos one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt which was the head of God Osiris “God of Underworld”. Abydos is notable for the memorial Temple of Seti I, which contains an inscription from the nineteenth dynasty known to the modern world as the Abydos King List. The temple was built by King Seti I and completed by his son King Ramses II.
After that continue your journey towards Dendera Temple which is located about 50 KM north of Luxor and 4 KM from the River. It was one of the principal cult centers of the goddess Hathor “Goddess of Maternity, Joy, Music, and love”, The Greeks identified goddess Hathor as Aphrodite. The site contains a large number of structures from different periods of Egyptian history, but most prominent today is the Greco-Roman Hathor temple, which was largely constructed between 54 and 29 BC. Visitors can wander the columned halls, underground chambers, and stairways of the intact building, which is covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions.
Then you will be transferred back to Luxor to stay overnight.
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Day 3: Tour to West Bank of Luxor - Final Departure.
Check out after having your breakfast, Egypt Key Tours tour guide will escort you to west bank of the Nile to visit (Valley of the kings) where you will see the well preserved tombs belonging to the kings of the new kingdom such as the great ruler Ramses II “you will visit 3 ordinary opened tombs, and you can purchase any of the available optional tombs on the go”, The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut it’s called “the Holy of Holies”. It is one the best architecture buildings. It consists of three levels connected with each other by ramps and has different scenes on its walls depicting the divine birth of the Queen and her Commercial expedition to Punt Land. The temple is mainly dedicated to worship the supreme god Amon-Ra, and the 2 Colossi of Memnun which are two massive statues representing King Amenhotep III in a seating Position).
After the tour, you will be transferred to Luxor airport or Train Staion by an air conditioned private vehicle to catch your flight
