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02 Days / 01 Nights ( Luxor Highlights & Dendera-Abydos ) – Code TTNE2-7

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  • 02 Days
  • Max Guests : 8
  • Daily Tour
  • Private

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A two-day tour package exclusively for Luxor. Luxor is one of Egypt’s most beautiful cities, home to the timeless monuments of the 17th and 18th Pharaonic dynasties. Luxor contains approximately one-third of the world’s antiquities and is home to the greatest and most massive temple of all time, the Temple of Karnak. It also houses the most magnificent royal tombs, located in the Valley of the Kings on Luxor’s West Bank.

The temples of Karnak and Luxor, the Great Valley of the Kings, and the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut. This package suits many tourists as it is smooth, easy, and stress-free.

Another day tour to visit the temple of Dendera and Abydos temples.

Dendera temple is one of the best iconic temples in Egypt and full of beautiful details. It is a Ptolemaic Temple.

The Temple of Abydos was an ancient religious pilgrimage destination, where ancient Egyptians flocked from all over to make offerings and visit the symbolic tomb of the god Osiris.

Price Includes

  • All your tours and excursions are with A/C Car
  • All transfers in Cairo,Aswan & Luxor with private AC vehicle
  • Licensed Egyptologist Tour Guide
  • The prices are including all taxes and services

Price Excludes

  • International flights
  • Entry visa to Egypt
  • Accommodation in Luxor
  • All entrances tickets to historical sites
  • Tips

What to Expect

  • Visit Karnak temple and Luxor Temple Highlights
  • Visit Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut and Colossies of Memnon
  • Visit Dendera and Abydos temples
  • Live the harmony blended between different Egyptian civilizations
  • Organized by expert hands for enjoyable and unique trips

Itinerary

Day 1Day Tour: Luxor highlights guided tour

In the morning. Your  tour guide will be pick you up from your hotel to start your tour and We will head to the first stop in our tour

Valley of the kings

There is the Valley of the Kings, which was the final residence of the great kings who were buried with their valuables, which were unfortunately stolen in successive eras.

The royal tombs still contained many secrets and writings that accompanied the pharaoh on his last journey to the underworld to be sanctified after his death.

The tombs of the Valley of the Kings were decorated with amazing writings and drawings in colors that are still in very good condition.

It contained many rooms that were designated for storing things and tools that the pharaoh would need in eternal life, as well as the burial chamber that was designated for the coffin and mummy of the pharaoh.

Hatshepsut Temple

The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is located on the outskirts of the Green Valley, behind which lies the Western Desert. The temple was built in the heart of the mountain and consists of three floors, each floor representing a period of Queen Hatshepsut’s rule over Egypt.

The temple was built on the ruins of the temple of King Mentuhotep II the Great, who united the northern and southern parts of the Egyptian kingdom under the rule of one pharaoh.

Current excavations are still revealing many beautiful monuments and tombs, as well as the famous cache found next to this temple, which contained many mummies of the pharaohs of the eighteenth and nineteenth dynasties. This cache was found by the Abdul Rasoul family, famous for excavating antiquities.

Colossi of Memnon

You will meet the famous two huge statues for the pharaoh Amenhotep III in the way to the Valley of the kings. 

In this area, there was a great temple belong to this great pharaoh but unfortunately was destroyed because of an earthquake took place in Egypt. A very nice place to take amazing and memorable photos.

The Temple of Karnak

This temple is considered as the biggest temple in the planet as it was built over 245 acres and many of the Egyptian Pharaohs shared their love to the triangle gods Amun with his wife Mut and their son Khonsu bu building their shrines and pylons there.

Huge amount of information that you will hear from your tour guide and so many interesting stories about the legends of this temple. 

The Temple of Luxor is our last stop

This temple was mainly used for the new pharaohs have been crowned and to proved their right to be the legal king of the kingdom. Many kings built their own shrines in this temple such as Tutankhamun. Luxor temple at night is very charming especially during the sunset and highly recommended to visit during this time of the day.

After finishing your day tour, You will be transferred back to your hor hotel in Luxor.

Day 2Day Tour: Dendera Temple and Abydos Temple Full Day Tour

In the morning. Your  tour guide will be pick you up from your hotel to start your tour and you will travel to the north of Luxor city to visit.

The temple of Dendara.

In a relatively isolated location on the edge of the desert, about 2.5 km southwest of the modern town, there is a Greco-Roman temple, known in ancient Egypt as “Lonit” or “Tentra”. The site of the modern town was the capital of the Upper Egyptian region.

Dendera dates back to the predynastic period in Egypt. This is evidenced by the ancient tombs near the wall of the Temple of Hathor. Dendera was the capital of the Sixth Khor of Upper Egypt, and Hathor was its main deity. The system of the Temple of Hathor dates back to the reign of Khufu, and it was later restored by Pepi I.

Then, go to visit the temple of Abydos. 

The temple is considered as one of the most impressive and important archaeological sites in Egypt and the sacred city of Abydos was the site of many ancient temples, including Umm el-Qa’ab which is a royal necropolis where early pharaohs were entombed. 

These tombs began to be seen as extremely significant burials and in later times it became desirable to be buried in the area, leading to the growth of the town’s importance as a cult site.

After finishing your day tour, You will be transferred back to your hor hotel in Luxor.

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