Luxor Tour from Aswan

Enjoy a full day to Luxor from Aswan. Early in the morning you will meet our expert tour guided in the lobby of your hotel and start your drive to Luxor    (about 3 hours each way)  with Aswan day tours  where you enjoy exploring the Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut and Colossi of Memnon.

Karnak Temple

The Karnak Temple complex, one of the largest ancient religious sites in the world and the second most visited historical site in all of Egypt after the Giza Pyramids is a sight to behold. It's also one of the most remarkable places you'll ever see. Within its huge compound lies a vast mixture of ruined temples, chapels and other buildings from Egypt's distant past.

Luxor Temple

Situated on the eastern bank of the Nile river, Luxor Temple is one of the most beautiful temples in Egypt. It was built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty who ruled between 1390-53 BC . The temple was dedicated to Amun-Re, Ptah and Re-Horakhty, which are important deities in ancient Egyptian mythology. When Amenhotep III passed away, his successor Akhenaten abandoned it at first due to radical changes he introduced in Egyptian religion. However, after he died also , Tutankhamen came back to restore some old worships again. Finally Ramses II initiated a restoration process that continued during the rest of New Kingdom period . Nowadays its

Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings that still keeps the Pharaohs' tombs like: Ramses VI , Tutankhamun, Ramses IX and Ramses II . It is situated on the West Bank of the Nile. The length of the valley is about 64 km and its maximum width is 16 km. Most tombs were cut into the limestone cliffs as deep as 70 meters below ground level.

Some features of those tombs are still unknown for us , such as: two unopened royal tombs, which one belongs to Alexander The Great and another one to Queen Hatshepsut (one of the few female pharaohs in ancient Egypt). Also we don't know how their treasures look like because we didn't find them yet . However, many Tombs were raided over time by robbers who entered through cracks or holes found in the ceilings or upper walls where they had dug tunnels connected with small passageways

Temple of Hatshepsut

Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor is a mortuary temple of this great female Pharaoh in Luxor. It was built by Senmout who served both Hatshepsut and her successor, Tuthmosis III . The temple is situated on a terrace overlooking the flood plain of the Nile River in western Thebes with an impressive view of the nearby town of Karnak and Luxor Temple  , which lies across the river from it.

Hatshepsut's Mortuary Temple originally was very small and it occupied only a small area at the back of the temple. The temple consisted of only one colonnaded structure that led into a walled forecourt. The colonnade had six square pillars which were decorated with beautiful carvings of Osiris figures while their architrave.

Colossi of Memnon

Colossi of Memnon are located on the West Bank of the Nile at Thebes near the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III . The two 80 ton statues (originally 24 tons) depict Amenhotep III as a seated brick figure wearing the striped nemes-headdress and their feet are damaged. They were said to have been cut from stone quarried at Aswan specifically for this purpose.

At the end of the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel.