Luxor East and West Bank Tour with Egyptologist

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About this activity

we provide a one lifetime tour,all the guides are licensed in addition they are archaeologists,everything in the tour is first class from the very new luxury car,the driver is a qualified licensed driver has a good experience and the guides have a great experience in Tourism Guidance,by the way we are NOT a Tourism company we are a Group of Qualified local guides and archaeologists try to find a place in the tourism industry,i think we deserve!

the founder of our group is Ahmad Salah Zaki who is the best English and Dutch tourguide in egypt and has a great experience in tourism guidance,he is very passionate about his job,and he is doing his best efforts to make the day of our Guests

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At a glance

Duration: 8–12 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: German, Russian, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Operated by: Ahmad Salah-eldin Zaki Best Egyptologist Guide in Egypt

Ages: Infants (2–10 years) · Children (11–16 years) · Youth (17–20 years) · Adults (21–60 years) · Seniors (61–100 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Bottled water
Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Gratuities
Included: Guiding Services

Not included

Not included: Entrance Fees Tickets To The Sites are NOT included in the price
Not included: Lunch is NOT included in the price
Not included: Souvenirs are NOT included in the price

Itinerary

Temple of Hatshepsut

2 hours Admission not included

so first of all we will visit the temple of queen Hatshepsut who ruled egypt for more than 21 years,the temple consists of terraces,the first terrace is closed for restoration

the second terrace has two chapels

the first chapel is dedicated to god anubis,god of mummification in ancient egypt with the head of the jackal with black face,the colors inside this chapel are amazing and stunning, these colors are original colors from more than 3 thousand years ago

the chapel on your left is dedicated to goddess hathor,goddess of beauty,childhood,motherhood and music in ancient egypt

after that the final destination will be the upper terrace where we will find out and discover the sanctuary,it is the most important part in the temple which we have many amazing wonderful stories about it
Valley of the Kings

2 hours Admission not included

the valley of the kings is the most important archaeological site in egypt,we will go deeper and deeper inside the mountain to discover this amazing mind blowing unbelievable site where we will see 62 royal tombs of different kings and queens of ancient egypt.

on the walls of the tombs you will see many ancient egyptian books were prescribed on the walls such as the book of the dead,the book of the caverns,the book of the gates and book of the earth
Colossi of Memnon

one hour

the final destination of our trip to the west bank, we will explore the amazing Two enormous monolithic statues of Memnon,by the way every statue is about 16.6 High,the stone is red granite stone it was taken from a quarry in Cairo,the name Memnon is a Greek name ,these two statues originally belonging to king Amenophis the Third and his Title was the Magnificent because the period of this king was a very prosperous period distinguished by artistic splendour
Temple of Medinat Habu

one hour Admission not included

this temple is a masterpiece in the Ancient Egyptian Structure,king Ramssess the Third built this temple be dedicated to god Amun Raa,the sun god and the most important god in Ancient Egypt,inside the temple you will see the Ritual Massacre and many Cartouches containing the name of the king inside it ,every Cartouche is an oval circle ,inside it you will find the name of the king,Every King in Ancient Egypt has Two Names not like us nowadays one name,

the first name is the Birth name"the day the king was born" and the second name is the coronation name"the day the king ascended to the throne of egypt and became the lord of upper and lpower egypt"
Karnak Open Air Museum

2 hours Admission not included

then we will move to the east bank again to visit the biggest temples in the whole world ,which are karnak temples,these temples were built on December 23th 1946 B.C in the beginning of the middle kingdom in Egypt and were acheived and completed in the new kingdom,inside Karnak temples we will see the amazing stunning hall of columns which is the biggest in the whole world,it has 134 columns,this hall of columns it could contains the Cathedral of Notredam in France,it is about 5,000 Square Metres,you will see also the wonderful sacred lake which was originally underground

inside Karnak temples we have an amazing statue of king Ramessess,he is standing upright putting his hands crossed on his chest holding the two royal features, the hook and the flail symbol of authority and power
Luxor Temple

one hour Admission not included

this temple we call it the temple of different Civilizations,Luxor temple was built in 1974 B.C by king Amenophis the third and this temple was Acheived and completed by king Ramessess the second

This Temple is amazing and unique temple because we have inside it the following

the Ancient Egyptian Civilization

the Greek Civilization

the Roman Civilization

the Islamic Civilization

we have inside it a mosque and a church

Luxor temple has two Obelisks,the first one is existed now inside it and the other one was sent as a gift from king of Egypt Mohamed Ali Pasha to king of France Louis Philippe and the other obelisk is now existed in the square of Concord in Paris in France