Private Luxor Day Trip: Valley of The Kings from Dahab by Flight
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This extraordinary day trip from Dahab takes you on a journey through ancient Egypt's most magnificent sites. Fly to Luxor where you'll explore the legendary West Bank, descending into the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings, visiting the magnificent Temple of Hatshepsut, and witnessing the colossal Memnon statues. Cross to the East Bank to marvel at the sprawling Karnak Temple complex with its towering columns and grand hypostyle hall, then discover the beautifully preserved Luxor Temple. With included flights, expert Egyptologist guide, and seamless transportation, this comprehensive day tour packs five millennia of history into an unforgettable experience, bringing you face-to-face with the greatest architectural achievements of the pharaohs in their ancient capital of Thebes.
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Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Dahab to transfer to Sharm Airport for a flight to Luxor where you will be met and assisted by our representative at Luxor International Airport for a flight coming from Sharm El Shiekh. After that our Egyptologist guide will accompany you to discover the Karnak Temples, the greatest example of worshiping in history and was dedicated to god Amon, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu. We recommend you knowledgeable guide with academic qualifications to make your tour to Egypt extra special. Proceed to have your lunch at a local restaurant. Then visit the Valley of The Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial, there are many kings buried in this valley. The most known tombs are King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah, and Amenhotep II
Then discover the beauty of the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only pharaonic woman who ruled ancient Egypt. Her temple was built as a dedication to God Amon-Re, who was Hatshepsut's father in her legend. Move to see the Colossi of Memnon, the only remains of the temple of Amenophis III.
Discover the Karnak Temples, the greatest example of worshiping in history, and we're dedicated to god Amon, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu. We recommend you knowledgeable guide with academic qualifications to make your tour to Egypt extra special. Your journey concludes with a transfer to Luxor Airport for your flight to Sharm El Sheikh, where a private transfer will be awaiting to take you to your hotel in Dahab.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(2)
First I need to say that the tour we did was a two day privately booked group excursion taken from our cruise ship docked in Safaga, Egypt. There were 26 of us on the tour, split into two groups, each in a 21 seater minibus and each with our own guide as well as a driver. Your Egypt Tours (YET) picked us up at 8:30am from the dockside. Our guide was called Ash and he was excellent. From Safaga we drove to Luxor. It’s a long drive, especially the last 40kms which is all in the Nile valley where the road has ‘speed bumps’ at the cross road to every village (of which there are many). We had a comfort stop about half-way and arrived at a hotel at about 1:30/2:00pm, where we had a buffet lunch. From there we went to the Temple of Karnak, then to the Temple of Luxor. These are both amazing, and Ash’s commentary was really helpful in understanding the history of the temples. After that we went for an hour’s felucca ride on the Nile to see the sunset over the river. We were then taken to our hotel for the night, The Steigenberger. It was a very nice 5 star hotel on the banks of the Nile. Our room was lovely, with an internal balcony overlooking the courtyard. We has a quick meal in their Italian restaurant, by the swimming pool, which was very good, and very reasonable (£24 for two pasta dishes and four glasses of house wine). We were then picked up to go to the Light & Sound Show at Karnak Temple. I loved the event, especially the words spoken by Judi Dench and other well known actors, but my husband found it boring. The next morning we were picked up and taken to the Valley of the Kings on the left bank of the Nile. Our guide suggested which 3 tombs we should see and told us what to look out for, although he wasn’t allowed to come in to the tombs with us. We also paid extra to see King Tutenkamen’s tomb(100egp - £4) and King Seti's tomb (1000egp - £40). Both were well worth the money. King Tut’s tomb includes his mummy & sarcophagus, whilst the painting in King Seti’s tomb is amazing - unbelievably fresh and vibrant. From here we went to see Queen Hapsheput’s temple, calling at an alabaster carving workshop en route. From there we went to see the Colossi of Memnon, before going to a restaurant for lunch, which was lovely, mainly local foods. From there we took the long journey home. If this sounds a lot to pack into 2 days it certainly was! Everything worked well, Ash was very interesting and very helpful - for instance he helped us to find and use an ATM to get the egp we needed to pay for the extra 2 tombs. I can’t recommend YET enough, they were superb!!
