Luxor Day Trip from Cairo by Plane

Culture and History tour in Luxor

Tour Price : US$ 300 Per Person Duration : 12 hours Languages: Arabic, English, French

There’s always a chance to see the interesting places Egypt is famous four regardless of the place you’re staying in. If you’ve chosen Cairo as your primary destination and place of accommodation, it’s a good choice, since there are so many wonderful sites to explore both in the city and outside of it. However, this can make it quite hard to explore other remarkable sites of this intriguing country, such as Luxor and its numerous ancient landmarks. Fortunately, there are different private tours in Egypt that cater to all your needs, such as this full-day trip from Cairo to Luxor and back, with visits to the most popular sites around the city.

Located in about 650km south of the capital, Luxor boasts a large number of fascinating places to visit. For your convenience, you’ll be flown from Cairo by a domestic flight in order to make sure that you’ll be able to see the most of these landmarks. Once in the airport, you’ll be greeted by your private guide in Luxor and taken to all of the stops of the tour with a comfortable air-conditioned minivan.

Our first destination will be the West Bank area, which is abundant with ancient sites. First, the Valley of the Kings that encompasses a large area and includes numerous tombs of nobles and their wives. Then we’ll drive over to the mortuary complex dedicated to the most powerful woman of the Ancient Kingdom, Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. Followed by a stop near the singing statues of the Colossi of Memnon.

On the East Bank, we’ll also find several landmarks that will make a part of our tour. The Karnak temple complex is regarded by many as the best preserved complexes of its age and kind, and its scale is really remarkable. The Luxor temple, situated in the city, is another impressive example of the engineering genius of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

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