Luxor Tours

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  • Private West bank half day tour
Explore the West Bank of the Nile, home of the Valley of the Kings. Admire the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for many kings' burial sites. You will visit the famous tombs of King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramses VI, King Mrenptah and AmonhotepII. Next, you will visit the temple built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (1490–1469 B.C). She is the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt. You will make a short stop by the Colossi of Memnon, where the remains of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III lie,  Rate starts from $ 39 per person


  • Private East bank day tour
Discover the Karnak Temples, the greatest example of worship in the history, dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu.  Next, you will visit the Temple Of Luxor, built by Amunhotep III in 18th Dynasty in the New Kingdom and completed by Ramses II during the 19th Dynasty. Rate starts from $ 35 per person

  • Private day tour to Abydos Temple
Take a morning trip to Abydos temple 135 K.m to the north, It is the renowned Temple of Seti I.  Here you will see the famous “Tablet of Abydos” which lists seventy-six Egyptian Kings. The tablet was the key to know more about the history of egypt. The temple which was built by Seti I & Completed by his son Ramsis II is Dedicated to God Osiris.
Rate from $ 50 per person




  • Nile Cruise to Dendara Temple


Take a relaxing trip to discover the Temple of Hathor at Dendera, on the Nile north of Luxor, is one of the more recent Egyptian temples dedicated to the wife of the god Horus. It was built in the Roman times and portrays Roman emperors alongside Egyptian gods. You will have lunch on board the cruise ship as you sail back to Luxor. Rate starts from $ 65 per person

  • Sound and Light Show in Karnak Temple
Find out through the splendid Sound and Light Show at the Karnak Temples what life have been thousands years ago.This spectacle will take about 75-minutes, first taking you around the temple grounds, with the last act playing while you are seated along the Great Sacred Lake. The performance relates the history of Luxor as the capital of the ancient world. Rate starts from 35$ per person



  • Hot Air Balloon Flight Over Luxor West Bank and Nile River

For unbeatable views of Luxor's famous temples, take a hot-air balloon flight over the Nile River's west bank. Away from the crowds in the peaceful glow of dawn, your sunrise flight over Egypt's ancient monuments promises to be a highlight of your visit. Rate starts from $ 95 per person

  • Private tour to the Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Nobles may lack the star power of the Valley of the Kings or other Luxor hotspots, but this neglected gem is well worth a visit. This is a cemetery on a rare scale, with hundreds of tombs embedded in the rock, often richly decorated with frescoes depicting the working lives of their inhabitants. Highlights include the tomb of Sennofer, the mayor of Thebes (modern-day Luxor), with its charming painted grapevines, and the harvest scenes accompanying Nakht the astronomer on his eternal journey. One of the grandest tombs belongs to the nobleman Ramose, and it affords the visitor a rare glimpse of life under Akhenaten, possibly the earliest of all rulers to espouse a monotheistic faith.
Rate starts from $ 30 per person

  • Private tour to the Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina)
Creating the Valley of the Kings was no simple undertaking: a small army of builders, engineers, engravers and other workers was required to carve the dozens of tombs out of sheer rock over the centuries.


Naturally they all had to be housed somewhere, ideally not too far away. But it was only with the discovery Valley of the Artisans (or Deir el-Medina), around the time of the opening of Tutankhamun’s tomb, that we learnt more about their living conditions.

The outlines of the “workmen’s village” are still clearly visible, and extant reliefs offer a fascinating portrait of everyday life. All of this makes the Valley of the Artisans a pleasant change after countless monuments glorifying the pharaohs and their morbid fixation on the afterlife. Rate starts from $ 35 per person

  • Private tour to the Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)
This mortuary temple dedicated to Ramses II, is dating to 1258 BC, still has more than enough to interest the visitor. In the inner sanctuary, for example, the majority of the columns in the hypostyle hall are still standing, as are a number of osirid statues standing sentinel at the entrance, albeit mostly without heads. Rate starts from $ 30 per person

  • Private tour to Luxor Museum
Luxor Museum is renowned as one of the thoughtfully assembled displays of antiquities in Egypt. Most of its exhibits come from temples and other constructions in the Luxor area.

Highlights of the museum include sculptural depictions of Amenhotep III, under whose reign many of Luxor’s temples were built. There are also a number of objects from the controversial opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun, including an imposing cow-headed deity, and the Talatat Wall, reassembled from one of the temples at Karnak.

For many visitors the chief attractions here are also among the newest: the mummies of pharaohs Ahmose I and Ramses I, which were presented to the public with much fanfare in 2004. They are shown without their bandages; a gruesome yet fascinating sight. 
Rate starts from $ 32 per person

  • Private tour to Medinet Habu (Temple of Ramses III)
Where the fertile Nile floodplain meets the desert lies the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III, known locally by its Arabic name Medinet Habu. The whole compound forms a huge rectangle, with the temple a smaller rectangle within. The ensemble is the second largest in Luxor after Karnak, and is related in both style and scale to the nearby Ramesseum.

Visitors come here mainly for the outstanding wall reliefs, enormous depictions of pharaohs, gods and battles; one section serves as an accounting system for notching up vanquished enemies. There are also highly impressive hieroglyphs on both walls and columns. Other extant structures besides the Mortuary Temple itself include the Memorial of King Horemheb and the lavishly decorated tombs of favored New Kingdom officials.
Rate starts from $ 35 per person

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