Fill your soul with history and discover the enchanting Egyptian history through amazing East and west bank Tours in Luxor which covers all the famous destinations in the city including the priceless treasures located in the East and West Banks of the Nile, stare at the amazement of Edfu and Kom Ombo Temples, discover two of the most valuable and beautiful temples in the world visiting Dendera, Abydos Temples, and more.
Get the chance to visit the magical ancient Egyptian city Luxor with East and west bank Tours in Luxor, discover Egypt’s largest open-air museum, you can visit two of the oldest and biggest temples in the entire world, Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple.
Exploring the most attractive and famous attractions all over the whole world, which have been standing since thousands of years in Egypt, scout East bank in Luxor, visit Karnak Temple, It was also called Pr-Imn, or the House of Amon. The name Al-Karnak in Arabic was derived from Karnak, which means fortified village, which is a huge complex that includes 6 temples, was the cult center dedicated to Amun, Mut and Khonsu and the largest religious building ever constructed. The construction in the temple started 4000 years ago and continued up to the days of Romans 2000 years ago. The temple was dedicated to god Amun. It developed over a period of 1500 years, generations of pharaohs added to the temple, resulting a collection of temples, sanctuaries, pylons, and other decorations that is unparalleled throughout Egypt. Construction at Karnak started by 4,000 years ago and continued up until the time the Romans, about 2,000 years ago then move to Luxor Temple which is a very large temple that is located in the east bank of the Nile River, it was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Ramses II and constructed in 1400 B.C, luxor temple is huge temple built from huge sandstone blocks. With Two red granite obelisks originally stood in front of the first pylon at the rear of the forecourt, but only one more than 25 meters (75 feet) high now remains. The other was removed to Paris where it now stands in the center of the Place de la Concorde, two gigantic statues of Ramses II flanked the entrance, though today only the two seated ones have survived. The one to the east was known as "Ruler of the Two Lands".
Beguile your eyes between the impressive tombs of Valley of the Kings which was the burial site of Egypt’s New Kingdom Kings, even the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered there. The site contains amazing tombs of the kings and nobles that date back to the eighteenth and twenty-first Dynasties. Moreover watch the beautiful decorations of the Valley’s tombs, as they all contain fabulous decorations and drawings. The Valley of the Kings is one of the most charming archaeological landmarks in Luxor and it lies behind the cliffs, which forms a backdrop to the complex temple of Al Deir el-Bahri. The Valley once included a hundred chambers, but unfortunately some of them were stolen and some were destroyed but there are still about sixty undamaged chambers, some of these tombs still have a lot of precious items and artifacts, such as the Tomb of Yuya and Thuya and the Tombs of Tutankhamun, move to visit the stunning Temple of Queen Hatshepsut which is considered to be one of the best temples that still standing without any damaging, it also was dedicated to the Queen Hatshepsut. The temple is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt and one of the most characteristic temples in the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations as it was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period. Enjoy watching the inscriptions on the walls of the temple that tell the story of the holy birth of Queen Hatshepsut and her commercial trips to the Punt land, now known as the modern state of Somalia.
Explore the mysterious statues of Colossi of Memnon which known as the guardian of Amenhotep the third temple that was destroyed during the earthquake that occurred in 27 BC. They were made famous in antiquity by a mysterious sound emitted from one of them each sunrise. According to an ancient Egyptian legendary that narrated to us and said that every morning when the air cross these cracks of the Memnon statues, then it makes a roaring voice, that looks like signing, which made the Greek history scholars said that both statues are singing with the sunrise time
Enjoy East and West bank Tours in Luxor
Flying Carpet Tours guide will escort you to flourishing tour to visit Karnak Temple, the greatest and the largest religious building that ever made in the history, Karnak is a city of temples built over 2,000 years, dedicated to Amun, Mut, and Khonsu, proceed to The Temple of Luxor, which was built by Amunhotep III at the 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty, relax by having lunch at local restaurant, After that beguile your eyes between Valley of the Kings, (Visit 03 Tombs only) the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial, as there are many kings buried in this valley, Next visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known now with the name of El-Deir El-Bahary, It was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty. the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt, your last visit will be to Colossi of Memnon, Watch the glory of the two huge statues, finally Flying Carpet TOurs guide will escort you back to your hotel in Luxor.
Included
• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Luxor
• Excursion to East and West Bank in Luxor as mentioned at the above program
• Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites
• English speaking guide at the sites mentioned above
• Lunch at local restaurant
• Bottle of Mineral Water during Luxor Excursion
• All transfers in Luxor by air-conditioned Van
• All service charges and taxes
Excluded
• Visa to Egypt
• Any optional tours required
• Tipping
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