Luxor tours

Luxor is well known though out the world as the largest open air museum.The sheer number and size of the ancient sites are overwhelming. The Temple of Luxor promotes vast colonnades and colossal statutes. Luxor itself offers the Mummification Museum. The Temple of Karnak is one of the largest ancient religious sites in the world, the columns, the altars and shrines, and the avenues of ram-headed sphynxes are awe-inspiring. The famous Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and the tomb of Tutankhamun are other fascinating cultural attractions.

Sightseeing:-

The Valley of the Kings is the site where the pharaoh's underground tombs have been constructed. The various tombs such as those of Tutankhamun, Ramses III and IV reveal much about the funerary rites of Egypt and also showcase the day to day life in the country. The kings their reigns and their virtues have been elucidated in these tombs. A number of religious sites and shrines that have been built in Luxor are major sightseeing spots in Luxor as well. The nearby Temple of Kanark is the largest temple complex constructed by mankind. A number of other temples such as the Temple of Hathor and Hatshepsut and the Temple of Seti I are famed for giving the world insights into ancient Egyptian religion and mythology. Besides their historic and archeological value, these sightseeing destinations in Luxor help reveal much about this ancient civilization in terms of art, craft and culture.

Shopping:-

Shopping in Luxor is a great experience in itself. Luxor is the only place where you can shop to their hearts content. The excellent ranges of shops that sell a diversified range of things are considered the best in Egypt. We recommend Luxor's market, or souk, on Sharia el-Birka, as well as the tourist bazaar on Saria el-Karnak which offer scarves, scarabs, spices, carpets and other local souvenirs.

Accommodation:-

The accommodation here consists of hotels outside the centre which are quieter with more relaxing settings, those nearer the centre are more convenient for sightseeing without transport. 

Cuisine:-

Egypt's local cuisine is absolutely delicious, such as the kebab, the kofta and kushari. When on holiday in Luxor, tourists will find most restaurants in the centre of town. The Oriental, situated close to Luxor Temple is recommended as well as Amoun Restaurant on Sharia el-Karnak and the El-Hussein. 

Classic West Bank tour

On this tour you will cross over the Luxor bridge by air conditioned car to visit the Valley of the Kings the burial place of the kings of Ancient Egypt (3 tombs). You will then visit the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman Pharaoh, followed by a visit to the Colossi of Memnon.

The tour includes:

1. Tour Guide
2. Air-conditioned car

The tour excludes:                                      

1. The entrance tickets
2. Tipping
3. Meals or drinks
4. Any extra activities

West Bank tour

On this tour you will cross over Luxor bridge by air conditioned car to visit the famous mortuary temples of Ramesses II (The Ramesseum) and of Ramesses III (Habu Temple). You will then visit the Valley of the Nobles to see 2 of the Nobles' tombs and 2 of the artists' tombs.

The tour includes:

1. Tour Guide
2. Air-conditioned car                                                   
  

The tour excludes:

1. The entrance tickets
2. Tipping
3. Meals or drinks
4. Any extra activitie

East Bank tour

Visit Karnak Temple, the world's biggest temple area covering 62 acres, where you'll enjoy the great temple of Amon-Ra, the great high columns in the hypostyle hall, where parts of famous movies were filmed, such as "death on the Nile", and James Bond's " the spy who loved me", the highest standing obelisk, the sacred lake, the ram-headed sphinxes and statues of Ramesses and other pharaohs.Then you will visit the unique Luxor Temple, the biggest open book on the Ancient Egyptian History. It has sphinxes, an obelisk, statues of Rameses, a Greek part, a roman chapel, a church, and a mosque all within its walls.

The tour includes:                                                                   

1. Tour Guide
2. Air-conditioned car              

The tour excludes:

1. Any extra activities
2. Tipping
3. Meals or drinks
4. The entrance tickets

East Bank by horse carriage

The above tour can also be done by horse carriage. You will be picked up at the hotel and taken around the city on a 'calleche'. Traveling down the back streets where you will see the 'real' Luxor and be greeted and welcomed by the everyday Egyptians.

The tour includes:

1. Tour Guide

The tour excludes:                                      

1. Meals or drinks
2. Tipping
3. The entrance tickets
4. Any extra activities
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Museum tour

You will visit the Luxor Museum, which contains many priceless pieces, including the 24 statues which were found in 1989 under the floor of LuxorTemple, and the mummy of Rameses. You will then visit the Mummification Museum, which contains some human and animal mummies and some of the implements used in the mummification process.

The tour includes:

1. Air-conditioned car
2. Tour Guide

The tour excludes:

1. The entrance tickets
2. Tipping
3. Meals or drinks
4. Any extra activities

Hot air balloon ride

Your visit to Luxor would not be complete without a balloon ride over Luxor's  West Bank. You will have an early morning pick-up from the hotel to cross by motorboat to the West Bank. Tea, coffee and cakes will be served, while you watch the balloon being inflated, before you start your balloon ride over West Bank, where you will have a bird's eye view over the houses, the green fields and some of the great monuments there. The ride will be for about 45 minutes. After landing you will be transferred back to the hotel. This balloon ride is fully insured and you will receive a commemorative certificate of your flight.

The tour includes:

1. Air-conditioned car
2. Tour Guide

The tour excludes:

1. The entrance tickets
2. ipping
3. Meals or drinks
4. Any extra activities

Karnak sound and light show

Visiting Karnak Temple at night is overwhelming. In the darkness, lights will be focused on many parts of the temple, while you will hear the voices of actors & actresses talking as if they were the kings & queens of Ancient Egypt. The show lasts for an hour and fifteen minutes and consists of two parts. In the first part you will be led slowly through the temple with a few stops at different parts like the ram-headed sphinxes, the gateway, the statue of Ramesses. Then you will stop in the most impressive part which is the hypostyle hall which has 134 huge columns to hear the story of the temple and its pharaohs. Then you'll be led to sit beside the sacred lake of the temple to watch the rest of the show with its lasers and pictures projected on the walls.

The tour includes:

1. Air-conditioned car

The tour excludes:

1. Entrance tickets
2. Tipping
3. Meals and drinks
4. Any extra activities

Felucca cruise

Enjoy a nice, relaxing trip in a traditional sailing boat to visit Banana Island and to sit with a drink and watch the boats sail past. On the way back you will see the sun setting over the mountains of the West bank. A perfect end to the day.

The tour includes:

The tour excludes:

1. Meals and drinks
2. Tipping
3. 
   

Camel/horse riding

You will be picked up from your hotel to cross by motorboat and there you will have the opportunity to ride a camel or horse through a part of the village on the West Bank, you will be invited for some tea at the house of the Stable's owner.

The tour includes:

1. car and boat

The tour excludes:

1. Tipping

City tour by calleche

Experience the 'real' Luxor on a traditional calleche (horse carriage).You will see parts of Luxor, you would not see on other tours, you will pass by narrow streets and old houses, you will pass through the local market where you'll see a butchers, a barbers, a fruit and vegetable shop, a juice shop, then you will go to a local café where you sit and have a soft drink and watch people passing by. Then you will go back to the hotel

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