Overnight Luxor Tours from Safaga Port

If your cruise is waiting at Safaga Port, Flying Carpet Tours gives you the chance to spend two unforgettable days in the historical city of Luxor. Experience Overnight Luxor Tours from Safaga Port and visit all the famous sightseeing in the city. In the first day you will get a charming tour to the East Bank which is known as the city of living and contains the magnificent temples of Karnak and Luxor, then in the second day you will explore the astonishing landmarks in the West Bank which is known as the city of dead and contains the Valley of the Kings, Queen Hatshesput Temple and Colossi of Memnon.

Our representative will pick you up from Safaga Port to start your tour, get amazed while visiting Karnak Temple which is a huge complex that includes 6 temples. Unleash your inner and get to know more about the site which was the main cult center in the city, in addition to its religious importance, the complex also served as administrative center, and palace for the New Kingdom pharaohs, the temple was constructed 4000 years ago and continued up until the time the Romans, about 2,000 years ago. Live a real adventure with Overnight Luxor Tours from Safaga Port and move to visit Luxor Temple which was constructed in 1400 B.C during the New Kingdom for the Open Festival; an ancient Egyptian celebration that was organizing annually and known as the southern shrine. The two temples are located in the East Bank of Luxor in an area called the city of the living. The Temple of Luxor was dedicated to the Ancient God Amon Ra, and was the suitable site for ceremonies that was persuading to believe in the life-giving Nile floods. Once you get into the Temple you’ll find the Pylon of Ramses II and the Courtyard of Nectanbo.

In the second day you will explore the gleaming monuments in the West Bank. Get excited with Overnight Luxor Tours from Safaga Port and visit the amazing Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut which is one of the best well preserved tombs in the entire world. This mortuary temple is distinguished by its outstanding inscriptions including scenes of the Egyptians voyaging to a distant land, probably located in Eritrea or southeast Sudan, called “Punt.” The Temple of Hatshipsut is distinguished by the charming inscriptions and decorations, it is including three sequent floors that lie on open balconies, the second floor contains two fancy and coloured statues which are located on the entrance of the floor and they were dedicated to the ancient Egyptian God Osiris and Hatshipsut. Feast your soul with Overnight Luxor Tours from Safaga Port and move to visit the Valley of the Kings where the most famous kings of the New Kingdom are buried. The Valley is one of the most charming archaeological landmarks in Luxor and it lies behind the cliffs, which forms a backdrop to the complex temple of Al Deir el-Bahri, as well as this Valley was including a hundred chambers, but unfortunately some of them were stolen and some were destroyed but there are still about sixty undamaged chambers, some of these tombs still have a lot of precious items and artifacts, such as the Tomb of Yuya and Thuya and the Tombs of Tutankhamun. Finally you will visit the magnificent statues of Colossi of Memnon which known as the guardians of Amenhotep III fancy temple.

Itinerary

Day 01: Safaga Port to Luxor, Karnak & Luxor Temples

Flying Carpet Tours guide will Pick you up from Safaga Port, he will escort you by air-conditioned van to visit the glorious Karnak Temple , watch the amazing Pillars hall, proceed to scout Luxor Temple, It was built by Ramses II AmenHotep III for celebration to God Amun, relax by having Lunch at local restaurant, once you complete your tour Flying Carpet Tours guide will transfer you to your hotel, night at leisure or optional to Karnak Sound and light show, overnight in Luxor.

Day 02: Valley of the Kings , Hatshepsut Temple , Colossi of Memnon, Luxor to Safaga Port

Taste the flavor of your breakfast at hotel, beguile your eyes between Valley of the Kings (visit 03 Tombs Only), Next visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known now with the name of El-Deir El-Bahary , Relax by having Lunch at local restaurant, your last visit will be to Colossi of Memnon, Watch the glory of the two huge statues, once you complete your tour, flying carpet tours guide will escort you back to Safaga Port to catch your Cruise Ship.

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