Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Our Egyptology tour guide will pick you up from hotel or Nile cruise in a private air-conditioned car. We will drive you north of Luxor for about one and a half hour; enjoy the scenery, views of the countryside daily life all the way to Dendera.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dendera Temple Complex, Dendera Egypt
Arrive at the beautiful Graeco-Roman temple of the Goddess Hathor with its massive stone roof, underground passages and the magnificent rare relief of Queen Cleopatra and her son Caesarian.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Temple of Medinat Habu, Al Bairat, Luxor Egypt
Drive back to the West Bank of Luxor for about 2 hours and a half. Arrive at Madinat Habu temple, 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.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina), Deir el-Medina, Luxor Egypt
Then, continue to Deir El Madina known as the Valley of the Workers at the northern end of the Theban Necropolis. It is an ancient village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties of the New Kingdom period(1550-1080B.C). Enjoy the colorful workers family tombs with their vivid and impressive paintings.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Valley of the Nobles, West Bank near Ramesseum Gurna, Luxor Egypt
Drive over to visit tombs of the Nobles of the New Kingdom with their relief carving of outstanding quality. Enjoy the daily life scenes and see the owners of the tombs in charge of their careers as officials at the court of their Pharaohs.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Luxor, Luxor, Nile River Valley
Later on, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Luxor.
Duration: 40 minutes