Private Luxor Tour: Explore Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Luxor Temples, and More
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16 Ratings
Luxor
Explore the highlights of Luxor on a private tour, including the Valley of the Kings, Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple, and more. Enjoy the flexibility of a private guide and transportation.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

  • Luxor - Our Egyptology tour guide will pick you up from your hotel or Nile Cruise on time, to start your unforgettable day in the open air museum city; Luxor. Drive in nature for about 35 to 40 minutes to the West Bank.

  • Valley of the Kings - Start your unforgettable day by visiting the Valley of the Kings, where the pharaohs from the New kingdom carved their tombs in the mountains aiming to hide their treasure and protect their mummies. Your tour guide will explain everything from outside as no guiding inside the tombs. Then, explore the best 3 selected tombs from the open ones.

  • Temple of Medinat Habu - Proceed to Medinat Habu, located at the southern end of the Theban Necropolis, where the first labor strike in history against their king Ramesses III was launched. This memorial temple of Ramesses III is one of the best-preserved temples in Egypt and surrounded by a massive mud-brick enclosure wall, which may have been fortified.

  • Colossi of Memnon - End your tour in the West Bank by a photo stop in front of the gigantic 17-meters statues of Memnon, once decorating the biggest mortuary temple in the west bank of bank of Luxor of king Amonhotep III
    Lunch in a local restaurant(optional)..

  • Temple of Karnak - Back to the East Bank to see the largest temple ever; Karnak temple built through 2000 years, covering an area of about 63 acres. Enjoy the stories and legends of the ancient Egyptian Gods among its enormous Halls and pillars.Y

  • Luxor Temple - our tour will be ended by visiting Luxor temple, with its beautiful obelisk and statues built first by king Amonhotep III from the 18th dynasty and completed by the great pharaoh Ramesses II during the 19th dynasty, where ancient Egyptian, Christian and Islamic features are exhibited.

  • Luxor - Finally, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luxor.

What's Included
  • Expert English-speaking Egyptologist guide.
  • Complimentary hotel/Nile cruise pickup and drop-off.
  • Free bottle of water to stay hydrated.
  • Private transfers in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle.
What's Not Included
  • Any Extras not mentioned in the itinerary.
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeings.
  • Lunch is optional in this tour.
  • Tipping to the guide and driver.
  • It is available to pick travelers at Luxor airport with extra 10$ USD per person.
  • It is available to drop travelers at Luxor airport with extra 10$ USD per person.
Additional Information

Make the most of your time in Luxor on a full-day, private tour that explores the highlights of the East Bank and West Bank. You’ll see the Temple of Karnak, Luxor Temple, the Theban Necropolis, the Valley of the Kings, and the Temple of Ramses III, a favorite for brilliant art and well-preserved architecture. Traveling in the comfort of a private, Air-Conditioned vehicle, you will have the flexibility to enjoy Luxor sites at your own pace, with door-to-door transport included

• Visit top sites in Luxor with a qualified private guide.
• Tour includes stops on the East Bank and West Bank .
• Visiting the sites with a Professional tour guide means you’ll understand more..
• Private guide for quality service.
• Pickup and drop-off at Luxor hotels / Nile cruises

  • All Hotels/Nile Cruises/Rental Apartments or Villas in Luxor East Bank.
  • Hotel pickups commence prior to this time, you must contact the local service provider to verify your exact pickup time.
  • The Tombs of Tut Ankh Amun, Seti I, Ramses VI have Extra tickets.
  • It is available to pick travelers at Luxor airport with extra 10$ USD per person.
  • It is available to drop travelers at Luxor airport with extra 10$ USD per person.
  • Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request.
  • It is available to drop off Travelers at Luxor west bank hotels with extra 10$ USD per person.
  • You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card.
  • You will need to carry cash for water, drinks and Tipping to The guide and driver.
Location
Luxor
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ladaishw
May 25, 2023
Egypt - Laila was amazing!! Very knowledgeable and accommodating. She spoke great English!! Eas if you need a guide book herself
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Hcornia
Apr 25, 2021
Luxor, Karnak, and Valley of the Kings - I took this tour and I had an amazing time. My train in from Cairo arrived late and made me pressed for time on my tour before I had to catch my boat. My guide Hany and driver Eslam were AMAZING getting me to the places I wanted to see. I was worried I wouldn’t have time to see the sites and they made sure to get me all the places I wanted to go, as well as being great company. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Jacquelinehh7479jh
Apr 18, 2021
First solo traveler - As my first time traveling solo. This experience has been amazing. But Shaimaa Baheeg made it even more special. Being able to take pictures when traveling solo has been hard. She helped me take beautiful pictures of the temples. She even use her own phone to make even better pictures. I highly recommend her for any Luxor East & West visits you will do.
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Catisabeld
Jan 9, 2021
Great tour - Ask for Mona! - *Pre covid* On this tour we had Mona. We couldn't have asked for a better tour guide. She was so friendly, personable, funny and knowledgable. We literally felt like we were visiting a friend abroad and not assigned a guide. Mona was able to teach us about the history about the Temples, as well as the culture of Luxor. The trip was so well organized so we never had to worry about what to expect or if we had to rush to make anything. Generally, everything was scheduled so that you were able to visit most of the sites when it wasn't too crowded, which was great for pictures. We felt like we had enough time to explore the sites on our own and shop if we chose to after Mona talked about them and explained their history. It was honestly so unbelievable to be able to learn so much about the sites we only read about in textbooks. Thank you Egypt Gift Tours & Mona!
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Kate13d
Jan 1, 2021
Awesome experience and a great guide! - When our cruise landed in Luxor, our guide Mona was there to collect us. From there she took us to our hot air balloon ride and retrieved us from our landing spot. Mona took us on our tour Luxor’s east and west banks. We had so much fun in Luxor!! Mina took us to see the valley of the Kings, which is where the tombs are located. We went inside many of the tombs to see the beautiful hieroglyphics decorating the walls and ceilings. We were amazed to see that the colors were so bright and vivid. Mona explained that they’d been indoors and with nothing to disturb them, they had remained. We then toured the rest of the east bank and then had lunch. Mona took us to Karnak temple and Luxor temple. After explaining what we would be seeing and showing us some significant items, she gave us some time to explore on our own. Mona always had an umbrella with her so that she could raise it and we could find her more easily. It was a very helpful touch, since it was very busy at each place that we visited. Mona was a great guide, very knowledgeable and helpful, and a kind person. We will keep in touch with her. My advice - do these tours and ask for Mona!
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576edgardom
Dec 12, 2020
Amazing Luxor and the BEST Tour Guide - Luxor offers so much that unless you have an excellent tour guide it would be too much to comprehend. We were lucky that Mona was our Tour guide. She met us downstairs at the hotel lobby right on schedule and took us first to the Valley of the Kings. On the way over she gave us a lot of history facts and described what we were going to see. Of course we had done our research but Mona is an expert on Egypt and gave us detailed information that otherwise we would have not had. Once in the Valley of the Kings she took us to three marvelous tombs . She pointed out the Egyptian hieroglyphs representative of each King and later on let us roam on our own each tomb to just take in and admire. We love picture taking so this was great. Our visit continued to the magnificent Temple of Hatshepsut, followed by a delicious lunch on a rooftop restaurant with commanding views of the Nile River. In the latter part of the afternoon we were taken to both Karnak and Luxor temples. No wonder she left these two for last. They were stunning specially at dusk! We recommend Mona‘s expertise and professionalism to anyone looking to have a memorable visit to Luxor. Look no further, she is the best!
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Mandeepakgill
Jan 30, 2020
Great experience with Hatem - We did a tour of Luxor including attractions like Valley of the Kings, Karnak temple, Luxor temple, Hatshepsut temple and more. Hatem was our guide on this tour and we were really lucky to have him as he made our trip really enjoyable. We were impressed with the depth of his knowledge and he explained the history of each site beautifully. We are a little bit of history buffs including our 10 year old, who is fascinated with ancient Egypt and was full of questions. Hatem answered each and every question patiently. What impressed me most was that he didn't just give the run of the mill answers but explained the background and context behind the historical events. His communication skills were really great as well. We ended up making a friend for life! Would highly recommend Hatem.
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Kate13d
Jan 1, 2020
Great tour - best guide! - We visited the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor and the Karnak and Luxor temples on the East Bank with our guide Mona. Mona’s English was impeccable and she was super friendly. She answered all of our questions and shared her vast knowledge of Luxor. At the Valley of the Kings we visited three tombs. The tombs were so cool because the colors had been preserved inside each tomb. There were elaborate paintings covering almost every surface of the inside of each tomb. Then Mona took us to lunch on the East bank of Luxor. After lunch we began the tour of the East bank temples, Karnak temple and Luxor temple. Karnak temple was enormous. Mona walked us through and told us all about the hyroglyphics and about the purpose of each of the large statues. She gave us some time to roam around on our own and take pictures. We visited Luxor temple after sunset. Mona chose to show it to us at night because of how beautiful it looks all lit up in the evening. After Luxor temple we were dropped at our hotel, where Mona accompanied us inside and helped us to check in. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Luxor. Ask for Mona - she is a great guide and so easy to interact with.
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Pol
Nov 19, 2019
Superb Tour on Egypt most exciting attractions - We contacted Heba and her team to organize a visit to the main sites of Luxor. They provided unvaluable information while preparing the tour. At the end, we ended having a two day itenrary to visit the main sites of the East and West bank. Our guide, Mona, gave us very valuable information about all the temples and tombs. This was very important tu us, because it is very difficult to understand all the meaning and backgorund of the sites without a professional egyptologist guide like Mona. The transfers between hotel and the sites was very professional too. In conclusion, we would definetely recommend Mona and Heba for organizing any trip to Luxor and around Luxor.
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Internationalpicwiz
Jun 30, 2019
Terrific Egyptian Guiding - I do a lot of international travel photography and I'm not the easiest person to guide because I like to go to places very few other people go. But I must say that Heba prepared a very thorough itinerary for me in four cities, and the best guide of all was Mona. I was with her throughout Aswan and Luxor, and she was the perfect person for me. Her English is outstanding, and she has a terrific personality. She's full of enthusiasm and knowledge, and always went out of her way to help me accomplish my goals. Our driver Alaa in Aswan was also very helpful in arranging to ship everything I bought while there, and Islam in Luxor was also great. I highly recommend contacting Heba for any type of trip to Egypt that you want.
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