Shore Excursion Luxor Day Trip From Safaga-

Shore Excursion Luxor Day Trip From Safaga-

Discover the majestic highlights of Luxor from your cruises.
Discover the greatness of the valley of the kings, the largest temple in the world, the temple of Karnak, the unique temple of Hatshepsut, and the colossi of Memnon.
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Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Karnak, Luxor Egypt

The karnak complex is the largest religious complex ever built in the universe till now.

The “Karnak” is the Arabic for “the fort” or “the protected area”. But the complex was known as ” pr _ Imn” or” the house of Amon” for the ancient Egyptians, after that the name was changed by the Greeks to “ipt _ swt” or “the northern thrones”.statues-at-karnak-temple

The complex was dedicated to the god Amon or Imn ” the hidden “, who was just a little, unknown local deity. When Luxor became the capital of Egypt, the god’s importance was increased. He then became like a national god. He was the creator, the sustainer and the lord of the gods. His consort was the goddess Mut. The couple adopted the god “Khonsu” the moon god.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Valley of the Kings, Luxor City, Luxor 85511 Egypt

The Valley of the Kings is one of the most important highlights of the development of the construction of the tomb in Egypt.

It was called by the Ancient Egyptians (Ta-Maat) or the place of the justice and truth.Horemheb Tomb Valley of the Kings

It was dedicated as the burial place of the Egyptian Pharaohs for 500 years. There are 64 tombs in the Valley of the Kings discovered till now. The government still looking for more tombs. The first king was buried there was Tuthmosis I and the last one was Ramses XI.

Here in the valley, you will find out how the workers with their primary tools cut and painted the magnificent tombs for their lords.

Almost of the tombs still have some amazing colors and paintings in a very good condition.

You will just visit 3 tombs of the opened tombs; your guide will recommend you the best 3 tombs for you to visit

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari, Kings Valley Rd Deir el-Bahari, Luxor 23512 Egypt

The temple of Hatshepsut at El Deir El Bahary is unique among the Egyptian temples. It is built in three terraces to commemorate coronation of Hatshepsut.1170779_10201081073983828_2026794385_n

Hatshepsut’s famous expedition to the land of Punt (Somalia) is depicted in the second terrace.

Hatshepsut is the daughter of Thutmosis I, the sister-wife of Thutmosis II, and the mother- in- law of Thutmosis III.

She ruled Egypt around (1478) BC for 20-24 years, and died naturally by diabetes.

The temple is now called Al Deir El Bahary, which means in English (the northern monastery) because the temple was used by the Christians for a while.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Colossi of Memnon, Thebes, Luxor Egypt

You will finish or start your tour of the west bank by a photo stop at Colossi of Memnon, two impressive statues (18 meters) high, left from a huge temple built by Amenhotep III.

They are now called Memnon, after the name of Aga Memnon, when the statues were making sounds created when the wind blew through the cracks of the statues at dawn.

Duration: 10 minutes