Private Luxor West bank tour II

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1. Ramses II called his massive memorial ‘the Temple of Millions of Years of User-Matt-Ra’; classical visitors called it the tomb of Ozymandias; and Jean-Francois Champollion, who deciphered hieroglyphics, called it the Ramesseum. Like other memorial temples it was part of Ramses II’s funerary complex. His tomb was built deep in the hills, but his memorial temple was on the edge of the cultivated area on a canal that connected with the Nile and with other memorial temples.

   1.3 hAdmission included

2. These tombs are some of the best least-visited attractions on the west bank. Nestled in the foothills opposite the Ramesseum are more than 400 tombs belonging to nobles from the 6th dynasty to the Graeco-Roman period. Where royal tombs were decorated with cryptic passages from the Book of the Dead to guide them through the afterlife, the nobles, intent on letting the good life continue after their death, decorated their tombs with wonderfully detailed scenes of their daily lives.

   1.3 hAdmission included

3. Ramses III’s magnificent memorial temple of Medina Ha-bu, fronted by sleepy Kom Lolah village and backed by the The-ban mountains, is one of the west bank's most underrated sites. This was one of the first places in Thebes closely associated with the local god Amen. At its height, Medinat Ha-bu contained temples, storage rooms, workshops, administrative buildings, a royal palace and accommodation for priests and officials. It was the center of the economic life of Thebes for centuries.

   1.3 hAdmission included

4. This site takes its name from a Ptolemaic temple, later converted to a Coptic monastery – the Monastery of the Town – but the real attraction is the unique Workmen’s Village. Many of the skilled workers and artists who created tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens lived and were buried here. Archaeologists have uncovered more than 70 houses in this village and many tombs: the most beautiful are now open to the public.

   1.3 hAdmission included

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Luxor

• Its from-price is 67% above the median of the 4411 experiences we list in Luxor.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• 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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