Private Day Trip to Luxor Highlights

We will start our day tour in Luxor with a comfortable pickup from your hotel in a private air-conditioned car. Our guide will be waiting for you at the agreed time to make the most of every moment of your day.

The first step in your day is the Temple of the Queens, which is an important historical and archaeological site located near the ancient city of Thebes, today's Luxor, in Egypt. It served as a cemetery for the wives and children of the pharaohs during the New Kingdom period (1550-1070 BC). Its more than 90 tombs are profusely decorated with religious and magical texts and scenes. Queen Nefertari, the preferred spouse of Pharaoh Ramses II, is one among the notable individuals interred in the Valley of the Queens. Her amazing grave, designated QV66, is among the valley's most exquisite and well-preserved. It is decorated with colorful frescoes depicting the queen's journey to the afterlife.  

Next we will head to the Temple of the Valleys, this area has been a center of archaeological and Egyptological excavations since the late 18th century, as its tombs sparked the interest of scholars to expand this type of archaeological studies and excavations. The valley became famous in modern times after the discovery of Tutankhamun's complete tomb and rumors of the curse of the Pharaohs, Even until 1979, when it and the entire funerary city of Thebes were named a World Heritage Site, the valley was still well-known for its archaeological digs.  The Valley of the Kings is still being excavated and restored, and a tourist center has recently opened there.

Then we will continue our impressive excursion with a visit to the Temple of Luxor, the temple was built to worship Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and his son Khonsu; gods also known as the Theban Trinity. During the reigns of the XVIII and XIX dynasties, the Temple of Luxor was constructed. The most important structures were built by Amenhotep III (1397–1360 BC) and Ramses II (1290–1223 BC), who expanded the temple's open courtyard, pylon, and two obelisks.

We will close our day with Medinat Habu. The area of Habu is especially sacred to the ancient Egyptians because they believed that the eight gods of creation, according to the Hasmonean doctrine, had landed here, in this area where the temple is located. This temple is called in the ancient Egyptian language “Het Khenmet Hah,” which perhaps means “the temple of the one who is united to the eternal.” This temple is located in the southernmost part of the group of memorial temples of the pharaohs built on the edge of the desert, near the cultivated lands west of Thebes, and it seems that Ramses III ordered its construction in an area that had a certain sacred character, as evidenced by temples and buildings dating from different periods, from the Middle Kingdom to the Coptic era.

Finally, we return to your hotel or anywhere in Luxor.