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Day 1
Tour the ancient city of Luxor in luxury on a private day trip from Hurghada. Accompanied by your private Egyptologist guide you'll see the famous West Bank sites including the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, you will visit 3 tombs excludingTutankhamen.
Then Visit (Colossi of Memnon), Continue the tour to visit theHatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, constructed in honor of one of the few female rulers of ancient Egyp.Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.
Move to the East Bank of The River Nile to visitLuxor Temple It was the center of the most important festival, the festival of Opet. Built largely by Amenhotep III and Rameses II, the temple's purpose was as a setting for the rituals of the festival. The festival was to reconcile the human aspect of the ruler with the divine office.
Over night at 5* Hotel in Luxor.
Day 2
Early morning, transfer to Luxor train station for train to Aswan.
- Pick up from Aswan Train Station. to enjoy Abu Simbel by a private air-conditioned vehicle. The twoTemples of Abu Simbel , with their unique style, are considered to be the masterpieces of ancient Egypt. They reflect the glory and grandeur of the new Kingdom.
The Egyptian government and UNESCO decided to co-operate in order to save these temples from the flood. The Temple of Ramsses II was dedicated to the four universal gods Ptah, Re-Her-Akhtey, Amun-Re, and to Ramsses II himself.
The great Abu Simbel temple is also called The Sun Temple of Ramssess II.The Temple of Queen Nefertari is also Called Temple of Hathor who was the wife of the Sun God so in a symbolic way, the two Temples, that ofRamsses II and that ofNefertari, bring Ramesses II, Nefertari, Hathor and the Sun God together as one.
Afternoon train to Luxor.
- Drive back to Hurghada
N.B: We can arrange this trip by flight from Aswan.
Inclusions:
Pick up service from your hotel in Hurghada and return
English Egyptologist guide
Entrance fees to the mentioned historical places
All transfers by a modern air-conditioned vehicle Mineral water on board your vehicle
