• Valley of the Kings - The journey begins with a pick-up from your hotel or Nile cruise in Luxor by a knowledgeable tour guide. You will then be transported in a private air-conditioned vehicle to the West Bank to explore the Valley of the Kings. This site served as the burial ground for the rulers of Egypt’s prosperous New Kingdom during the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties (circa 1550–1069 BC). Located across the river from the ancient city of Thebes (modern Luxor), it is aptly named the Valley of the Kings. However, this name is somewhat misleading, as it also includes tombs of royal family members and a few high-ranking non-royals. The Valley is divided into East and West Valleys, with the East being more renowned due to its numerous tombs, while the West contains only a few. In total, the Valley of the Kings boasts over sixty tombs, along with twenty unfinished ones that are essentially pits.
• Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari - Queen Hatshepsut (circa 1473–1458 BC), who ascended to the role of pharaoh, constructed a splendid temple at Deir al-Bahari on Luxor’s west bank. This temple is situated directly across the Nile from Karnak Temple, the primary sanctuary of the god Amun. Known as Djeser-djeseru, or “the Holy of Holies,” the temple was designed by Senenmut, the chief steward of Amun.

The temple features three levels, each ending with a colonnade. The uppermost level includes an open courtyard beyond the portico, adorned with mummiform statues of Hatshepsut as Osiris, the god of the dead, leaning against its pillars.

Djeser-djeseru serves as Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple, where her cult was honored posthumously, as she achieved the blessed state of Osiris. The temple also houses sections dedicated to the cults of her esteemed father Thutmose I, the goddess Hathor, and the funerary god Anubis. An altar, open to the sky and sun, is devoted to the solar deity Ra-Horakhty.

• Colossi of Memnon - The Colossi of Memnon (Arabic: el-Colossat or es-Salamat) are two colossal stone statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, positioned at the entrance of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. These statues have stood since 1350 BC and were renowned among ancient Greeks, Romans, and early modern travelers and Egyptologists. They feature 107 Roman-era inscriptions in Greek and Latin, dating from AD 20 to 250. Many inscriptions on the northern statue reference the Greek mythological king Memnon, whom the statue was mistakenly believed to represent.

Scholars have discussed the connection between the northern colossus’s identification as “Memnon” and the Greek name for the entire Theban Necropolis, the Memnonium.

After the tour, you will be transferred back to your hotel or Nile Cruise in Luxor.

• Private transportation
• Bottled water
• Entrance fees
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Tour Guide

• Gratuities

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