Itinerary
- The Karnak Temple: our expert tour guide will pick you up from your hotel,train station or luxor airport to start your amazing half day tour of luxor east bank,our first tour will be the great temple of karnak.
Walk along the Avenue of Sphinx to enter the complex as your guide explains how the massive facade was constructed.
On entering the Temples of Karnak you will see each legacy left by the various pharaohs as the complex grew even larger.
The deeper you go into the complex, the further back in time you will travel,
with the oldest ruins dating back over 3,000 years.
Walking through the Great Court into the Great Hypo style Hall,
it's hard not to be overwhelmed by the 134 columns towering above you like an ancient forest.
At the rear of the complex you will find the sacred lake where centuries ago pharaohs and their offerings to the gods were purified.
After a tour of the complex, you will have additional free time to explore at leisure. - Luxor Temple: move with your tour guide to visit the famous temple of luxor,
Which was once joined to the Temples of Karnak by a two-kilometer long Avenue of Sphinx,
a portion of which marks the entrance to the temple.
Dominated by statues of the great warrior pharaoh Ramses II, Luxor.
Temple has survived Nile floods, foreign invasion and thousands of years exposed to the elements.
A pure Egyptian temple, the inner walls and columns are decorated with intricate hieroglyphics which your guide will help you decipher. Find out how Alexander the Great wrote himself into Luxor Temple's history,
and see one of the original pair of obelisk,
the second of which now stands on the Place de la Concorde in Paris.
Includes
- qualified licensed driver
- bottle of water
- tour to the great karnak temple
- egyptologist tour guide
- taxes and charges
- tour to the famous luxor temple
- pick up from hotel and drop off by air conditioning mini bus
- entrance fees(around 20 us dollars per person for all the sites)
Details
Visit the age-old Temples of Karnak and Luxor Temple on the Nile’s East Bank on this 4-hour private tour from Luxor hotels,train station or airport.
With your own Egyptologist guide,
travel by minivan to Karnak, an awesome collection of temples and halls dating back over 3,000 years. Ogle the giant columns of the Hypo style Hall,
walk the Avenue of the Sphinxes, and see other highlights as you learn their history.
Then, head for Luxor Temple to admire its columns, courts and statues; and discover how it was embellished by Tutankhamun and Alexander the Great.
door to door transfers from and to your hotel in luxor,qualified licensed driver,expert tour guide,bottle of water,tours to the great karnak temple,tour to the famous luxor temple,taxes and charges all are aincluded
With your own Egyptologist guide,
travel by minivan to Karnak, an awesome collection of temples and halls dating back over 3,000 years. Ogle the giant columns of the Hypo style Hall,
walk the Avenue of the Sphinxes, and see other highlights as you learn their history.
Then, head for Luxor Temple to admire its columns, courts and statues; and discover how it was embellished by Tutankhamun and Alexander the Great.
door to door transfers from and to your hotel in luxor,qualified licensed driver,expert tour guide,bottle of water,tours to the great karnak temple,tour to the famous luxor temple,taxes and charges all are aincluded
Know Before You Go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
