East and West Bank Tour

Tour Info

Tour Highlights: Karnak Temple – Valley of the Kings  – Colossi of Memnon
Duration: 6 – 8 Hours
Tour Type: Private / Sharing – Upon Request

After breakfast your guide will be expecting you at your hotel at Luxor, to start your day.

Board your air condition vehicle, Sit back and enjoy the unfolding vistas of barren mountains, enjoy flat desert and fertile areas as your guide will introduce you to the history of Upper Egypt.
Your first stop will be at the greatest place of worship in history, the breathtaking Karnak Temple with its unique Hypostyle hall, sacred lake and avenue of the Sphinxes.
After that you will drive across the Nile to its West Bank where the Valley of the Kings is situated to visit three of the amazing royal tombs.
Before crossing to the East Bank you will get chance to take photographs at the famous statues of Amenophis III, also known as the Colossi of Memnon, standing exactly where they once flanked the entrance to the Temple for 5000 ago.
Let your imagination soar and with the mind’s eye witness the glorious entrance to the temple by Alexander the Great, a god paying his respects to another.
Before return back to your hotel, short photo stop in front of Luxor temple will take place.

Note: Tour suitable for elderly but not physically challenged persons. Comfortable walking shoes, sunglasses and hat are highly recommended. A motorized wagon train transport passengers from the parking to the entrance gate of the Valley of the Kings. Pay toilets are found inside the Valley of the Kings in the form of chemical toilets housed in large ship’s containers. Bottled water while visiting Valley of the Kings & Karnak is highly recommended.  No cameras or videos are allowed inside the tombs of the kings. Entry into the Valley of the Kings includes a visit to 3 tombs. The visit to the Tomb of King Tutankhamun at the Valley of the Kings requires an extra ticket to enter .

Valid till 31 December 2014

Children 0 – 5.99 years Free of Charge, 6 – 12 years will charge 50 % from Adult rate

 Rate includes:

Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.

Met & Assist from & to your hotel at Luxor.

All transfers by air condition vehicle.

Private Egyptologist tour guide (all languages).

Visit of the papyrus institute ( ask your guide if you need to visit Perfume Factory ).

Rate excludes:

Entrance to private rooms or areas inside any Pyramids.

Tips to guide & driver.

Any Souvenir from any purchasing stop.

Entry Visa to Egypt which had to be handle from your side.

International Air tickets from & to Egypt.

Extras:

Lunch at Local restaurant (10 USD per person, Any Extra Drinks or Beverage not included).

Entrance to King tut Tomb inside Valley of the Kings 20 USD

Horse carriage ride 10 USD per person

Felucca ride at the river Nile 10 USD per person