Private Luxor Day Tour from Safaga Port

5.0 (one review) 10–12 hours Free cancellation Private tour

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temple of Hatshpsut — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Your ship docks at Safaga and Luxor is about 3 hours inland, holding the greatest concentration of monuments anywhere in Egypt. This is the single long day that gets you there and back.

Your private Egyptologist meets you at the port and takes you straight to the temples. You walk Karnak, the largest religious complex ever built, then cross to the West Bank for the Valley of the Kings, the temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon. Lunch at a local restaurant is included before the drive back to your ship.

It is a packed 10-to-12-hour day with real driving on either side, run privately so the pace and the timing are yours.

Ideal for Safaga cruise guests who would rather see Luxor with an expert than skip it.

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At a glance

Duration: 10–12 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Arabic, German, English, Italian, French, Spanish
Operated by: Egypt Day Tours

Ages: Infants (0–2 years) · Children (3–11 years) · Adults (12–99 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Safaga port pickup and drop-off in private air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Assist & transfer to Safaga port to catch your ship
Included: Lunch at a quality restaurant in Luxor
Included: One bottle of Mineral Water to each person
Included: All entrance fees to mentioned sights (3 tombs included)
Included: All Service charges and taxes

Not included

Not included: Any other optional tours if required
Not included: Gratuities for guide and driver

Itinerary

Port Safaga

2 hours

Start your Safaga shore Excursion,Your guide and manager will be waiting for you outside the Cruise docking spot. They will be holding a sign showing your name. It will be quite easy for you to identify them. Then drive by air-conditioned vehicle to Luxor, Start Luxor Trip from Safaga port.
The Karnak Temple

2 hours Admission included

You arrive in Luxor after the desert drive and step into Karnak, where a forest of 134 sandstone columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall rises above you, some standing 21 meters tall. Built and added to over roughly 2,000 years, it is the largest temple complex ever raised. Your Egyptologist walks you past the sacred lake and the avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, unpicking which pharaoh built what and why. It is the kind of scale that photographs struggle to convey, so you feel it best standing among the columns.
Valley of the Kings

one hour Admission included

You cross to the West Bank and into the Valley of the Kings, the hidden burial ground where pharaohs were laid in tombs cut deep into the rock to foil robbers. You enter the painted chambers, their colors still vivid after 3,000 years, while your guide reads the scenes on the walls. The standard ticket covers three tombs; the tombs of Tutankhamun and Seti I require separate tickets (about $5 to $25 USD). Time here is focused given the cruise clock.
Temple of Hatshepsut

2 hours Admission included

You stand below the temple of Hatshepsut, its terraces rising straight out of the cliff face at Deir el-Bahari, built for the woman who ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. Your guide tells her story and the attempt to erase her from history afterward. On the way back you pause at the Colossi of Memnon, two seated statues 18 meters tall that once guarded a temple now vanished. Then it is the long drive back to Safaga in time to board.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Please share your cruise ship name and arrival/departure times when you book. Your guide will meet you at the Safaga port arrivals gate with an air-conditioned vehicle. The drive to Luxor is approximately 3 hours each way, so this is a full-day shore excursion with significant transit. We track ship arrivals in real time and ensure you return with at least 2 hours of buffer before sail-away.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time