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Luxor Trip from Hurghada by Bus

Hurghada, Egypt
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Duration

14 Hours

Tour Type

Specific Tour

Group Size

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Overview

Luxor trip from Hurghada by bus is the best way to enjoy this incredible and friendly country. It would be a life-changing experience for you. In only 14 hours, you’ll discover the oldest civilization in the world.

We offer discounted rates with the best Luxor Day Tours from Hurghada and will personally handle your journey with an  Egyptologist guide. Luxor trip from Hurghada by bus to Luxor highlights. In addition,  the history of the old capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom (1550-1086). Despite this, Egypt was wealthy and powerful. Therefore, the Egyptian influence expanded south in Nubia and Syria in the East.

Luxury Private Tour to visit the Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon. Marvel at the incredible valley of the kings with its 62 tombs. Visit 3 of the opened tombs and enjoy the colorful scenes on the walls. Listen to the technique the ancients used to decorate the walls and know more about colors.

Visit the temple of Hatshepsut temple and explore the rule of women in ancient Egypt. discover how Hatshepsut was a wise woman and how she put her goals in front of her eyes and how she worked hard to make her dreams come true.

Booking Cheap Prices Luxor Full-Day Trip by bus to see the colossi of Memnon. We will even help you to discover the ancient world from a one-of-a-kind viewpoint. Check below detailed itinerary.

Highlights

  • Luxor the living Miracle
  • Karnak temple
  • Valley of the kings
  • Hatshepsut temple
  • Memnon Colossi

Itinerary

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Hurghada to Luxor
Hurghada to Luxor

Early pickup time after you pick the breakfast boxes that you ordered one day before. your Egyptologist guide will join you from your hotel to Luxor. On the way, you will have a coffee break where you can use the WC (5 L.E) per person or enjoy your breakfast.

Karnak temple
Karnak temple

Upon arrival, you will start your Luxor trip with the Karnak temple, also known as the temple of Amun. It is the largest religious temple in the world. Karnak is a complex of Pylons, Obelisks, Chapels, columns, statues, Sacred lakes, and sanctuaries dedicated to the triad of Luxor Amon, his consort Mut and their son Khonsu. Karnak temple is famous for the vast Hypostyle Hall, the Earth ramp on which they built the pylon. Karnak is considered an invaluable historical site and resource of information about the evolution of ancient Egypt. Your guide will explain to you the stories behind each part of the temple and how it was saved between 2001-2003 with a long-term conservation treatment plan. Most of the New Kingdom kings added parts to the Karnak temple-like Tuthmosis III, Ramses II, Seti I, Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, and Akhenaton.

Lunch
Lunch

Enjoy your lunch in a local Egyptian restaurant (Open buffet). lunch is included in the price but beverages are not included.

Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings

Valley of the kings is the greatest, most popular, and most visited place on the West bank of the River Nile. The painted tombs of the Valley of the Kings allow visitors a glimpse at the magical formula and the death rituals of ancient Egypt. Most of the New Kingdom Pharaohs (62 Pharaohs) were buried in rock-cut tombs in the valley of the kings. The Valley of the kings was and still, one of the MUST GO destinations in Egypt. It is the burial site for the boy king, Tutankhamun. Visit 3 tombs and admire some of the ancient sarcophagus, paintings, and the stories of the UNESCO world heritage site since 1997.

Memnon Colossi
Memnon Colossi

The Colossi of Memnon are the second-highest statues in Egypt after those of Abu Simbel. Once those statues were decorating the entrance of the biggest mortuary temple on the west bank of the Nile for king Amenhotep III. Memnon Colossi depicting Amenhotep III as a seated king on the throne with the royal symbols above his head with small figures of his mother and wife beside his legs.

The statues are carved from one single block of stones, and each weighs 720 tons. The name Memnon came from the Greek hero Memnon who fell at Troy, such a nice story you will know its details from your guide. The excavation of the temple has been undertaken and still continues now. Many newly discovered steles, busts, statues, columns, and much more small pieces will be recollected together one day.

In 27 B.C., a fierce earthquake in Luxor caused severe damages to both statues. Moreover, many cracks appeared in both statues. hence why strange sounds were occasionally heard due to wind passing through the cracks. That’s why they called them the singing statues or the Vocal Memnon.

Hatshepsut temple
Hatshepsut temple

Hatshepsut temple is a unique mortuary temple located on the West bank of the River Nile and it is one of the most beautiful sites on the west bank of the Nile. One of the most impressive sites in Luxor and was modeled after another temple 500 years earlier temple for Mentuhotep II, founder of the Middle Kingdom. Hatshepsut was the only female monarch to rule for every long term for almost 23 years and she was the daughter of King Thutmose I, the half-sister and wife of Thutmose II, and stepmother of Thutmose III. Hatshepsut temple was designed into the cliff and it consists of 3 terraces connected with two ramps. Here you can see some of the most important stories on this temple like the divine birth of the queen, Punt expedition, Hathor chapel, and Anubis chapel.

Luxor to Hurghada
Luxor to Hurghada

At the end of your bus Luxor tour from Hurghada, you will start your way back to your hotel in Hurghada with a 15 minutes coffee break on the way.

Included/Excluded

  • Round transfer with modern air-conditioned bus
  • Archeologist guide
  • Lunch in A quality restaurant
  • Entrance fee for all the sightseeing mentioned in the program
  • Entrance fee for Tutankhamon tomb
  • Entrance fee for SetI tomb
  • Entrance fee for Ramses V&VI tomb
  • Beverages during the lunch
  • Transfer from El Gouna hotels, Sahl Hasheesh, and Soma Bay hotels

Tour's Location

Hurghada, Egypt

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