2 days tour from Marsa Alam to luxor

Karnak temple

We will pick you up in the early morning from your Marsa Alam hotel in a luxury air-conditioned vehicle and transport you to Luxor for an overnight stay. When you arrive, your tour guide will be there to greet you and take you to Karnak Temple the greatest in Model East

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, covering 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 with 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.

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

Was 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.

Then we will go to a local restaurant to have lunch and taste the Egyptian food

after lunch, we will check into a hotel in Luxor.

hot air balloon over Luxor City (optional)

A 45- to 80-minute hot air balloon ride will show you a different perspective of Luxor from the air. You’ll be picked up by a driver from your hotel and driven to the launch site, where you’ll receive a brief safety orientation before floating upward. Your pilot guide will point you to numerous historic sites and share some of the region’s rich old history with you as you soar over the ancient city. Next, we headed to

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 on 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.

Temple of  Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut The Woman Who Was Pharaoh, was the daughter of Thutmosis I. She ruled Egypt for about 23 years during the 18th Dynasty (approximately 1490–1469 B.C.). She built a very beautiful temple on the west bank of Luxor with limestone and dedicated it to the god Amoun-Ra. The temple has three floors, with the third floor carved on the mountain as a holly of the hollies of Amoun-Ra.  Then we will stop to visit the colossi of Memnon.

Colossi of Memnon

Two massive statues of quartzite sandstone represent king Amenhotep III, who ruled  Egypt during the 18th Dynasty. The statues are about 15 meters high. The Colossi was at the entrance to Amenhotep’s memorial temple, which was destroyed by an earthquake in ancient times

. After finishing the tour, drive back to your hotel in Marsa Alam.