Get acquainted of ancient history with Luxor Tours from Cairo by plane, visit Luxor is often referred to today as the ‘world’s largest open-air museum, This name comes from the fact that the modern city is located at the same site as ancient Thebes. It has literally been built upon and around the treasures of the Old Kingdom. Egypt Excursions Online offering variety of Luxor Tours to visit all the famous destinations in the city located in the East and West Bank. Walk through the biggest temples in the world with our Tour to Karnak Temple. The western Bank of the Nile in Luxor means antiquities, Pharaonic tombs and mortuary temples. Discover the glory of the Ancient Egyptians with our Luxor West Bank Tours and visit nearby all the famous sightseeing in the area, and more with Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane.
Travel from Cairo to Luxor and start your tour visiting Karnak Temple which is considered the main attraction in the city due to its religious importance as it was the main cult center in the old capital Thebes. The temple includes six temples such as, the temple of Amun Ra, Temple of Ptah, Temple of Khonso, Temple of Montho, Temple of Ipt, and Temple of the God Osiris. It actually represented the great effort and achievements of many generations of the Ancient Egyptian and dedicated to the main god, Amun. It developed over a period of 1500 years, generations of pharaohs added to the temple, resulting a collection of temples, sanctuaries, pylons, and other decorations that is unparalleled anywhere else throughout Egypt. In addition to its religious importance, the complex also served as administrative center, and palace for the New Kingdom pharaohs Beguile your eyes between the impressive tombs of Valley of the Kings which was the burial site of Egypt’s New Kingdom Kings, even the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered there. The site contains amazing tombs of the kings and nobles that date back to the eighteenth and twenty-first Dynasties. Moreover watch the beautiful decorations of the Valley’s tombs, as they all contain fabulous decorations and drawings. The Valley of the Kings 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. The Valley once included 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.
Discover one of the most beautiful of all of the temples of Ancient Egypt with Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane, Queen Hatshepsut Temple is one of the best preserved temples in Egypt, it is one of the most characteristic temples in the whole of Egypt, due to its design and decorations as it was built of limestone, not sandstone like most of the other funerary temples of the New Kingdom period. It dates back to the 18th dynasty, dedicated to the Queen Hatshepsut. The Temple includes inscriptions on its walls tells many stories about the life of Queen Hatshepsut, her holy birth and her commercial tours to the land of Punt, which is now called the Arabian Peninsula or modern stats of Somalia.
Your last visit will be Colossi of Memnon, explore the great two ruined statues with Luxor Tours from Cairo by Plane. The Colossi of Memnon is a mortuary temple located in Thebes in Egypt. The mortuary temple of the pharaoh is guarded by two statues of about 20 meters in height which saw severe damage during the earthquake that occurred in 27 BC. The temple has now been destroyed completely and all that remains is the 23 meters high statue of Amenhotep III which weighs around thousand ton. They were made famous in antiquity by a mysterious sound emitted from one of them each sunrise. Scientists now think that this sound was caused by air passing through pores in the stone as it was warmed in the sunlight, but there is no way to confirm this since the sound stopped centuries ago.
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Flying Carpet Tours representative will transfer you to Cairo domestic airport, fly to Luxor, at the time your flight touching Luxor Land, Flying Carpet Tours guide will be holding a sign with your name, he will escort you to visit the glorious Karnak Temple, the greatest example of worship in the history, dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu, watch the amazing Pillars hall, then beguile your eyes between Valley of the Kings, which is containing the masterpieces of the ancient Egyptian tombs, ( visit 03 Tombs Only ), Next visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, known now with the name of El-Deir El-Bahary, It was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I. the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt, Relax by having Lunch at local restaurant, your last visit will be to Colossi of Memnon, Watch the glory of the two huge statues, finally your tour guide will escort you to Luxor Airport, fly back to Cairo, at the time your flight touching Cairo land, one of Flying Carpet Tours representatives will be holding a sign with your name, transfer back to your hotel in Cairo.
Included
• Pick up and drop off to your hotel in Cairo • Excursion to Luxor as mentioned at the above program • Entrance fees to the above mentioned sites • English speaking guide at the sites mentioned above • One Lunch at local restaurant in Luxor • Bottle of Mineral Water during Luxor Excursion • All transfers in Cairo and Luxor by air-conditioned Van • All service charges and taxes
Excluded
• Visa to Egypt • Domestic flight Cairo / Luxor / Cairo • Optional tours not mentioned at the above itinerary • Tipping
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