Private Karnak Sound and Light Show Evening, Luxor
- 1–2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 7 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
After dark, Karnak stops being a monument and becomes a stage. This evening trip takes you into the temple for its Sound and Light Show. The largest religious complex ever built fills with colored light and a narrated soundtrack that walks you through the pharaohs who raised it over 2,000 years. You move through the great court and the forest of columns in the Hypostyle Hall as the lighting picks them out one by one, ending by the sacred lake. Your private driver collects you from your Luxor hotel, waits through the show, and brings you back. The show runs in different languages on a set schedule, so timing depends on the English performance that night. Ideal for travelers who have seen Karnak by day, or who want their first look at it under lights.
Inclusions
What's included
- Multilingual show performance (language depends on daily schedule)
- tour escort.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Luxor in private air-conditioned vehicle (evening transfer)
- All Service charges and taxes.
- Admission ticket to Karnak Sound and Light Show
What's not
- Gratuities for driver and guide
- Personal expenses, souvenirs, and anything not listed as included
Itinerary
You walk into Karnak after dark, when the crowds are gone and the temple is lit for the show. The performance moves you through the site in stages, beginning at the great pylon and the avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, then into the Hypostyle Hall where 134 columns rise out of the dark as the lights sweep across them. A narrated soundtrack tells the story of Thebes and the pharaohs who built here, voiced as if the stones themselves are speaking. It ends beside the sacred lake. Your driver waits to take you back to your hotel.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Egypt Day Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Luxor
- Its from-price is 14% below the median of the 29 shows & theatre we list in Luxor.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 7 of 29.
- 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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