Full Day Tour in Luxor

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1. Valley of the Kings For nearly 500 years, from the 16th to 11th century BC, the Valley of the Kings served as the royal burial ground for the New Kingdom pharaohs, including Seti I, Ramesses II, and the young Tutankhamun. Ancient Egyptians chose this remote desert valley, overlooked by the pyramid-shaped peak of El-Qurn, believing its hidden location and the mountain's natural pyramid form would protect their kings' tombs from robbers. To date, 63 tombs and chambers have been discovered, richly decorated with scenes from the Book of the Dead and other funerary texts intended to guide the pharaoh's soul through the afterlife. The 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's nearly intact tomb by Howard Carter remains one of archaeology's most celebrated finds.

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2. Karnak Temple Karnak is the largest religious complex ever built, constructed and expanded over almost 2,000 years by successive pharaohs, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun-Ra, his consort Mut, and their son Khonsu. Its Great Hypostyle Hall, with 134 massive columns, remains one of the most awe-inspiring architectural achievements of the ancient world, alongside its sacred lake and avenue of ram-headed sphinxes.

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3. Temple of Hatshepsut Built into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari around 1470 BC, this mortuary temple honors Hatshepsut, one of the few women to rule Egypt as pharaoh in her own right. Designed by her architect Senenmut, the temple's three tiered terraces and colonnades represented a revolutionary departure from traditional Egyptian temple architecture, harmonizing perfectly with the natural limestone cliffs behind it. Reliefs on its walls depict Hatshepsut's divine birth, her celebrated trading expedition to the Land of Punt, and her transportation of obelisks from Aswan, all designed to legitimize and celebrate her unusual reign.

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4. Colossi of Memnon These two 18-meter-tall stone statues have stood on the Theban plain for over 3,400 years, originally guarding the entrance to the now-vanished mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, once the largest temple complex in Egypt. The statues became famous in antiquity for producing a strange singing sound at dawn, believed by ancient Greek and Roman visitors to be the mythical hero Memnon greeting his mother Eos, goddess of the dawn. The sound stopped after Roman-era repairs, but the colossi remain among the most iconic landmarks of the West Bank.

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5. Luxor Temple Located along the Nile in the heart of the modern city, Luxor Temple was built largely by Amenhotep III and completed by Ramesses II. Unlike most Egyptian temples, it was not dedicated to a specific god or a deified pharaoh, but rather focused on the concept of kingship itself, serving as the setting for the annual Opet Festival, when statues of the Theban Triad were carried in procession from Karnak.

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How it compares in Luxor

• Its from-price is 95% above the median of the 374 stadstours we list in Luxor.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 90 of 374.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Luxor

Luxor ligt op de plek van het antieke Thebe, met reusachtige tempels op de oostoever en de koningsgraven van de Vallei der Koningen aan de overkant.

Op de oostoever strekt het tempelcomplex van Karnak zich uit over hectares aan pylonen, obelisken en het zuilenwoud van de Grote Hypostyle Zaal. Een laan van sfinxen verbindt het met de Luxortempel in het centrum van de stad, die vooral sfeervol is wanneer hij 's avonds wordt verlicht. Het Luxormuseum en het Mummificatiemuseum liggen langs de boulevard aan de rivier.

Top-ranked sights in Luxor: Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut (at Deir el-Bahari), Colossi of Memnon.

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