2 Day Trip to Luxor from Hurghada

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Description

Immerse yourself in Egypt’s fascinating history with our 2-day trip to Luxor from Hurghada. This extended tour allows you to explore Luxor’s most iconic sites in greater depth, offering a more relaxed experience with ample time to take in the grandeur of ancient temples, tombs, and monuments. Enjoy round-trip transportation, guided tours with an Egyptologist, and comfortable accommodation in Luxor, ensuring a memorable and enriching adventure.

Tour Highlights
  • Karnak Temple: Visit the awe-inspiring Karnak Temple, the largest religious complex in the world, and explore its majestic Hypostyle Hall with over 100 towering columns.
  • Luxor Temple: Discover the beauty of Luxor Temple, a symbol of ancient Egypt’s glory, known for its grand pylons and monumental statues.
  • Valley of the Kings: Delve into the mysteries of the ancient pharaohs with a visit to the Valley of the Kings, home to the tombs of famous rulers like Tutankhamun.
  • Temple of Hatshepsut: Admire the stunning architecture of the mortuary temple dedicated to Egypt’s first female pharaoh, Hatshepsut, nestled into the cliffs.
  • Colossi of Memnon: Witness the grandeur of these massive stone statues, which have stood guard over Luxor’s west bank for over 3,000 years.
  • Luxor Museum: Enhance your knowledge of ancient Egypt with a visit to the Luxor Museum, showcasing remarkable artifacts from the region.
  • Scenic Nile Cruise (Optional): Add a relaxing Nile cruise to your experience, offering picturesque views of the river and the surrounding landscapes.
Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Hurghada, Makadi Bay, El Gouna, Soma Bay, and Safaga or El Quseir to start your trip to Luxor. Upon arrival in Luxor, you will visit the east bank of Luxor, exploring Karnak temple (the biggest temple in Egypt) Which was built by many Pharaohs and dedicated to God Amon-Ra.

Afterward, you have a tasty lunch in a local restaurant on the Nile, check in at your hotel, and in the afternoon continue your tour with a motorboat ride on the Nile, then visit Luxor temple by sunset, and walk through the  Sphinx Avenue between Karnak temple and Luxor temple. 

Overnight in Luxor

Day 2: After breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel to the west bank to visit the valley of the kings, the Pharaoh’s cemetery with 63 tombs of the famous Pharos of the new kingdom. then you are going to see the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, then to

Continuing to The Colossi of Memnon which are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III.

Lunch and at the End drive back to your hotel in Hurghada.

Karnak temples are an important record of ancient Egyptian History and civilization, as early as the Middle Kingdom until the Greco-Roman period.

Each ruler was very careful to have his own addition to Karnak Temple, either as a chapel, Pylon, obelisk, or a completely intact Temple. The kings of the New Kingdom date and on words insisted on having their own buildings at Karnak temple, as the god Amon at that period was the supreme god and he was also associated with the war field.

Luxor Temple remains the most impressive of the temples in ancient Egypt due to its simplicity. It has a unique orientation for an Egyptian Temple.

It counts among its enclosures, 3 kinds of religion, The Ancient Egyptian religion, Christianity and Islam. Luxor temple locates on the east bank of the river Nile, alongside and parallel to The Nile. It is regarded as a cult temple dedicated mainly to the Triads of Thebes “Amon-re, Mut, and Khonsu.

The temple was founded by Amenhotep III (1390-1352 Bc), and augmented by successive kings, including Ramses II and Alexander the Great.

the Sphinx avenue was to serve the professional way of the Opet Festival from Karnak to Luxor temple and to determine the land road to the entrance of the temple. It is composed of 2 rows of human-headed sphinxes, each carved from a single block of sandstone and placed on a rectangular base.

Hatshepsut Temple is the most famous of Egyptian Temples and one of Egypt’s great wonders and one of the main Luxor and Egypt attractions built by Queen Hatshepsut of the 18 Dynasty. The temple is located below the rocky cliffs at El dier el Bahari, just a short distance from the famous valley of the kings.

Madinat Habu Temple is one of Egypt’s most beautifully decorated temples. It’s one of the main Luxor attractions with the valley of the kings and Hatshepsut temple.

The Temple was built by the last strong Pharaoh Ramses III associated with a royal palace, which was surrounded by a battlement enclosure wall. The reliefs here are one of the best-sunk reliefs you will see in Egypt.

The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned Egypt during Dynasty XVIII. 

 

Pricing for Luxor Tours from Hurghada:

  • Solo Traveler: $450
  • Private Tour for 2 People: $225 per person
  • Group Tour of 3 People: $215 per person
  • Group Tour of 4 People: $200 per person

 

Included

 

  • All sightseeing and entrance fees as per itinerary. (Karnak temple, Luxor temple, valley of the kings and Hatshepsut temple, Habu Temple)
  • Private Tour with modern vehicles
  • One night in a 4* hotel in Luxor
  • professional tour guide. (English, French, Spanish, Deutsch, Dutch, Italian)
  • 2 Bottled water on board the vehicle during the tour.
  • 2 Lunch
  • Motorboat ride

Taxes and service charges

Excluded

 

  • Tipping for drivers and guides
  • (Tut Ankh Amon tomb) ticket
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Tour Itinerary
Price
Single Person
450
2 Persons / Each
225

Prices policy

Prices are quoted in US Dollars per person per trip except during Christmas, New Year & Easter holidays.

Children policy

0 - 1.11 Free of Charge 2 - 5.11 pay 25% of tour price 6 - 11.11 pay 50% of tour price 12+ pay full tour price as per adult person. Notes : Child pricing applies to children who share rooms with their parents (Max 2 Children in one Room)
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