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Egypt's Ancient History: Private Tour with Egyptologist
5.0
27 Ratings
Luxor
Explore Egypt’s ancient history on a private tour guided by a qualified Egyptologist. Visit the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Karnak & Luxor Temples all in one day. This tour includes round-trip transportation from your Luxor hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle.
Explore Egypt’s ancient history on a private tour guided by a qualified Egyptologist. Visit the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and the Karnak & Luxor Temples all in one day. This tour includes round-trip transportation from your Luxor hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Valley of the Kings - Your Egyptologist qualified Guide will pick you up from either your hotel/Nile Cruise in Luxor or Luxor International Airport and accompany you on your visit to the West Bank where you can see the famous Valley of the Kings where there are many kings buried in this valley. The most known tombs are King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis…
- Valley of the Kings - Your Egyptologist qualified Guide will pick you up from either your hotel/Nile Cruise in Luxor or Luxor International Airport and accompany you on your visit to the West Bank where you can see the famous Valley of the Kings where there are many kings buried in this valley. The most known tombs are King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tutankhamun, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah and AmonhotepII.
- Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari - Then proceed to visit the majestic Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty 1490-1469 B.C the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt.
- Colossi of Memnon - After this we will carry onto the colossi of Memnon where you have the opportunity to take some photographs.
- Valley of the Queens - Then Move to visit the magnificent Valley of the Queens where the tomb of the Great Queen Nefertari lies.
- Temple of Karnak - We now journey to the East Bank in Luxor. Lunch at a local restaurant. After your lunch we will proceed to visit Karnak Temples the greatest example of worship in history dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu.
- Luxor Temple - End your tour by visiting the beautiful Temple Of Luxor which was built by Amunhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and it was completed by Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. After you have finished your tours you will be transferred back to your Hotel in Luxor or Luxor International Airport.
What's Included
- Entry/admission to Hatshepsut Temple
- Entry/admission to Valley of the Kings
- Lunch included
- Qualified and fully licensed Egyptologist guides
- Entry/admission to Karnak Temple
- Entry/admission to Valley of the Queens
- Pick up and return from starting point
- Entry/admission to Colossi of Memnon
- A bottle of water during the trip
- Entry/admission to Luxor Temple
- All transfers by modern A/C vehicle
- Entry/admission to Hatshepsut Temple
- Entry/admission to Valley of the Kings
- Lunch included
- Qualified and fully licensed Egyptologist guides
- Entry/admission to Karnak Temple
- Entry/admission to Valley of the Queens
- Pick up and return from starting point
- Entry/admission to Colossi of Memnon
- A bottle of water during the trip
- Entry/admission to Luxor Temple
- All transfers by modern A/C vehicle
What's Not Included
- 10 $ extra charges in case of pick up from the airport
- 10 $ extra charges in case of pick up from the airport
Additional Information
- please let us know if any dietary needs such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergy, halal, and kosher on advance
- please let us know if any dietary needs such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, allergy, halal, and kosher on advance
Location
Valley of the Kings
Luxor City,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(27 Ratings)
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Ayano_y
Jan 4, 2026
This is my first trip to Egypt and I'm only staying for a few days... - This was my first trip to Egypt and I had a limited time to stay, so I took a private tour.
In the end, it was a great answer and I was given all the travel, sightseeing and safety aspects, so I enjoyed my Luxor sightseeing without stress.
The moving surface was especially easy. I had heard that taxis were often snatched, so I had the peace of mind of paying in advance, and it was good that I was able to enter smoothly without waiting in line at the ticket office at each of the ruins, and I was able to use my time effectively.
Waleed, our guide, is very knowledgeable about history and taught us a lot about the ruins. They explained the background and meaning that you can't understand just by looking at it, which deepened my understanding and made it more enjoyable.
We joined with little knowledge of Egyptian history, and it was very impressive that they explained Egyptian mythology to beginners.
English speaking guides are recommended for those with intermediate or higher levels of English, as the price of a Japanese speaking guide can be quite high during busy periods. They avoided difficult expressions and explained with simple words and gestures, and when I listened back when I didn't understand, they chewed it up and explained it carefully.
I think it is recommended for those who want to sightsee efficiently in a limited time, or beginners who want to understand as well as see the ruins!
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A12tjleonw
Dec 19, 2025
Best Trip Ever!!!! - We had the best day tour in Luxor with ossama and alla the tour lasted from 8 amazing hours 5 definite site each of them is an icon our tour guide we great experience who same had all the stories All related The car was also luxurious.
We had end the day with big smile...!!
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998mattl
Nov 12, 2025
Driver for west and east banks Luxor - Ahmed was a brilliant driver who safely took us around the site of the west and east banks of Luxor. He was very attentive and provided interesting insights to the sights and sounds of Luxor - would recommend!
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245mariskan
Sep 15, 2025
Worth every cent! - We had such a great time! Ahmed really went out of his way to give us the best experience and we learned so much from him. I would definitely recommend him to anyone. The car was nice and cool and lunch was also very good.
Thank you Ahmed, we really enjoyed it.
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B7369sljenniel
Apr 24, 2025
13 days vacation in Egypt - The trip was above excellent.
They had did overwhelmingly far excellent job since the very begin at the moment we had taken the plan to Egypt the moment we embark on the Cairo airport to first accommodation they had discussed all the trip details so they greatly did ever part of the trip had been implemented in details with no hesitation 13 days trip to Egypt was the best vacation in my life we had almost visited ever iconic landmark of the country as well as archaeological sites I can differently highly recommend elite trip for whom likes to spend great vacation with family in Egypt
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Sunshine14555387882
Apr 19, 2025
Karnak Luxor v o k v o q and Hatshepsut - Ahmed Elaithy was an amazing guide with so much knowledge about Karnak Luxor and the valley o the kings. I would highly recommend this tour. Ahmed the driver was great to.
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C9038qbibrahimi
Apr 2, 2025
Tour around Luxor, Egypt... - It has been exceptional journey in Egypt, Luxor. , Luxor it's already amazing, however, Mr Mekhaiel made it extra especial for us. He was so patient. Explained everything very well. Super kind, friendly and the best tour guide ever. If you are coming to Luxor , ask for him. Their package is so good and you will get to see and experience everything. It's definitely whats in the package and more. Finally, Mr Abdul, the driver has the cutest smile ever. He has driven us everywhere today,.. No complaints at all. They bought us drinks at the start. I can write pages about my wonderful experience. I can't thank them enough. Definitely deserve 5 ⭐ and more. Will highly recommend them....❤️ Thank you for having us Luxor....
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Brian
Apr 2, 2025
Worth a trip to Egypt. - Yahya met us in the hotel lobby and the adventure started from there. We went to the valley of the kings. Yahya gave us details of what we would see in the tombs we entered. (The guides don’t go in) we went from there to Hatchepsut temple which was much more impressive. Yahya gave us the details of the palace conflict that lead to some destruction here. We skipped going to local artists. So went to lunch on a boat. The view was great. Next was crossing the river and to the Karnak temple. This is breathtaking. It’s literally worth the entire visit to Luxor. Yahya would give history and details about what we were seeing which was helpful and enriched the already extraordinary experience. The last stop was the Luxor temple which, even by itself quite impressive.
Seeing these sites is a must for any visitor.
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Safari01829861868
Mar 31, 2025
Great and Magnificent Tour. Thank you Roshdy - What a great and breathtaking experience. Roshdy went above and beyond. He was a great tour guide, very knowledgeable and patient. He explained the great Egyptian history to us in detail and we were left with great knowledge of the culture.
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Uwe_b
Dec 22, 2025
Mixed Experience Compared to Cairo - I was somewhat disappointed. Given the price, I would have expected a tour guide who speaks clearer English, especially since I had previously had very positive experiences with other tour guides in Cairo.
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