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2 day Luxor tour from Hurghada including Luxor Hot Air Balloon
best 2-day tour to Luxor from Hurghada will show you the ancient splendors of Luxor. Enjoy the vistas of the desert as you travel to Luxor, which was originally Thebes’ royal capital. Explore the majestic Karnak and Luxor Temples on the East Bank, as well as the West Bank’s Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, and Temple of Ramses II. Enjoy a private Egyptologist guide’s intriguing insights on each location while staying in a hotel in Luxor for half-board.Itinerary
Day-1: Luxor visiting
Early in the morning, our limousine driver will pick you up from your hotel location and start driving you to Luxor City, where our Egyptologist will be waiting for you to directly start your first-day tour with
Karnak temple
Karnak The ancient Egyptian name of the temple was Ipet-isu—or “most select of places”—by the ancient Egyptians, over 2,000 years to build the complex of Karnak from the middle kingdom to the Greek-Roman period. It is the largest religious center ever built,
about 200 acres (1.5 km by 0.8 km), and was a place of pilgrimage for nearly 2,000 years, dedicated to the Theban triad of Amun, Mut, and Khonsu. The Hypostyle Hall, one of the most interesting things we will visit—about 54,000 square feet continue 134 columns,
is still the largest room of any religious building in the world. After finishing the tour in Karnak, we will drive to the Temple of Luxor.
Then you will move to
Luxor temple
Temple of Luxor The temple was built by Amenhotep III (1390-52 BC) 18th Dynasty and Ramesses II (1279–13 BC), 19th Dynasty.
The Pylon
It was covered by sand until the 1880s but after restoring the temple, the Pylon measured 24 meters high and 65 meters wide, The scene on the pylon Represents the glory of Ramesses at the battle of Kadesh. Also, two massive seated statues of Rameses II guard the huge gateway, which is flanked by four standing statues of the king.
Avenue of Sphinxes
In front of the temple, thousands of sphinges of human-headed and lion bodies, about 3 km, made it between the complex of Karnak and the temple of Luxor. This avenue was built for the ” Opet festival” when Amun and Mut visited the temple of Karnak in a symbolic re-enactment of their marriage. At Luxor temple, Amun has magically transformed into Min, the god of fertility. Then we will stop to relax, eat lunch, and taste the Egyptian food, in a local restaurant, Then we will check into a hotel in Luxor.
lunch will be served in one of the best restaurants in Luxor city
after that, we will drive to check in on of the best hotel to spend your night there
Day-2: Luxor visiting
Hot air Balloon over Luxor
Early morning pickup at 4:00 from your hotel and transport to Balloon Land on the west bank, where you will join an amazing flight over Luxor, the majestic city, on a Hot Air Balloon trip for about 50 minutes. Upon your landing, Your Egyptologist will be waiting for you with your air-conditioned car to start your second-day tours.
Valley of the Kings
Kings Valley In 1979, UNESCO designated the Valley of Kings a part of the World Heritage site of ancient Thebes, including Luxor, the Valley of the Queens, and the complex of Karnak. The site of royal burials since around 2100 BC, the pharaohs of the New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) chose this isolated valley to make their tombs.
One of the reasons they chose this valley on the west bank of Luxor is ” the pyramid-shaped mountain,” in the center of the mountain of the west bank, so they will not waste time or spend money to build a pyramid. The Valley of the Kings has 64 tombs—just 24 royal tombs. Then we move on to visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
Hatshepsut Temple
Then you’re going to head to the unique queen of the ancient Egyptian empire the great queen Hatshepsut, and how she ordered to build, who was the main architect, and so on.
Colossi of Memnon
then you will enjoy the sight seen, then you will head to someplace where you will see the ancient lifestyle and ancient handcrafted. then you’ll see the biggest colossal in Egypt, the two colossi of Memnon. Enjoy your lunch finally,
You will have a fantastic lunch at one of the best restaurants in Luxor
then will drive you back to Hurghada after your 2-day tour to Luxor.
Included and Excluded
- Pick up service from your hotel in Hurghada and return.
- hot air balloon over Luxor city
- Egyptologist guide during the 2-day trips.
- Entrance fees to all the mentioned sights.
- Boat trip in the Nile River.
- 2 lunch meals during your tours.
- 1 accommodation at on of hotels in Luxor.
- breakfast at a hotel.
- All transfers are by a private air-conditioned vehicle.
- All service charges and taxes.
- Any extras are not mentioned in the program.
- Tipping.
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