Luxor Shore Excursion: Private Tour of the Temples of Karnak and Luxor Temple
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 7 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
When your ship docks at the Luxor port, explore ancient Egypt on this private half-day shore excursion along Luxor’s east bank of the Nile River. Explore two of Upper Egypt’s most impressive treasures -- the Karnak Temples and the Luxor Temple -- and learn about Egypt’s fascinating history from your expert Egyptologist tour guide. This private tour allows you to determine how much time to spend at each temple.
Inclusions
What's included
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Egyptologist the languages included in the pricing (English)
- Viator’s Worry-Free Shore Excursion Guarantee
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
- Qualified Egyptologist guide
What's not
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- A supplement of 1000 L.E. applies to all languages except the English language guide.
Itinerary
Begin your shore excursion at the Temples of Karnak on Luxor’s east bank of the Nile River. Walk along the Avenue of Sphinx to enter the complex as your expert tour guide explains how its massive façade was constructed. Learn about the legacy left by each of the region’s various pharaohs who built the complex larger and larger. The deeper you go into the complex, the further back in time you'll travel -- the oldest ruins date back more than 3,000 years! Enter through the Great Court into the Great Hypostyle Hall and marvel at the 134 columns towering above you like an ancient forest. At the rear of the complex lies the Sacred Lake, where pharaohs and their offerings to the gods were once purified millennia ago. Enjoy free time to explore at your leisure before continuing to the next location.
Travel south to the Luxor Temple, once joined to the Temples of Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinx. Dominated by statues of the great warrior Pharaoh Ramesses II, the founding pharaoh of Egypt’s 19th dynasty, this 1400 BC temple has survived countless Nile floods, foreign invasions and thousands of years exposed to harsh conditions. Admire the mysterious inner walls and columns adorned with intricate hieroglyphics, which your guide will help you decipher, and discover the temple’s intriguing history.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- South Sinai Travel
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Transport is wheelchair accessible; however, be prepared for uneven surfaces at the sites visited. These may be difficult for those with walking disabilities or those using a wheelchair.
- As there is walking involved, comfortable shoes are recommended.
How it compares in Luxor
- Its from-price is 10% below the median of the 4411 experiences we list in Luxor.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Luxor
Luxor stands on the site of ancient Thebes, with vast temples on the Nile's east bank and the royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings across the river.
On the east bank, the Karnak temple complex spreads across acres of pylons, obelisks and the forest of columns in its Great Hypostyle Hall. An avenue of sphinxes links it to Luxor Temple in the town centre, which is especially atmospheric when lit up in the evening. The Luxor Museum and the Mummification Museum sit along the riverside corniche.
Top-ranked sights in Luxor: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut (at Deir el-Bahari), Colossi of Memnon.
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