subject: Sightseeing trip to Luxor from Safaga port [print this page] Pick up place: Any cruise ship at Safaga port
Sightseeing: Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple
Duration: 16 Hours
Tour Itinerary:
Our Luxor tour will start with pick up service from your ship terminal in Safaga port , where our REP will meet you with aboard reflecting your name, then from Safaga port you will be transferred to Luxor by air-conditioned vehicle with your private Egyptologist guide. The way to Luxor takes 3,5 hours driving with majestic view of mountains of the western desert. In arrival at Luxor, your first stop will be at the Valley of the Kings - burial place of pharaohs, hidden in the rocks, decorated with scences and funerary rituals of the period for afterlife of pharaohs. Valley of Kings is famous for Tutankhamen tomb and its treasures, discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. Next sightseeing of your visit in Luxor will be Hatshepsut temple at El Deir Al Bahari, dedicated to the queen Hatshepsut - famous female pharaoh, the temple with three layered terraces connected by long ramps which were once surrounded by gardens. Inside Hatshepsut temple you can see text and picture of an expedition to exotic country calls Land of Punt. Proceed Luxor tour to Colossi of Memnon, two colossal statues, was stayed guard at entrance of Amenhotep III temple in ancient times, and only remaining nowadays. Name 'Colossi of Memnon' means 'Ruler of the Dawn' and was probably given, because of 'singing' at dawn one of the statue. Lunch meal will be served during Luxor tour at a good quality restaurant in Luxor. Continue Luxor tour to Karnak temple, dedicated to the God Amon-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu. In Karnak temple each pharaoh tried to perpetuate his name. One of the famous area in Karnak temple - Hypostyle hall with 134 massive columns with over three meters in diameter. Free time in Luxor, and then you return back to Safaga port with transfer to your ship terminal in Safaga port.
Tour Includes:
-Pick up service from your Ship in Safaga port by our REP
-All transportation by air-conditioned vehicle in Safaga port and Luxor
-Admission fees to the sightseeing in Luxor as per itinerary
-Lunch during Luxor tour at a local restaurant in Luxor
-Professional Egyptologist English speaking tour guide
-Drop off service from your Ship terminal in Safaga port
