East and west banks

 Immerse you into Egyptian Culture via East and West Bank tours in Luxor, visit Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple in East Bank Luxor, the west bank Luxor. Scout Valley of the kings with its many tombs of ancient and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, Hatshepsut Temple, and the Colossi of Memnon. Stay tuned for Luxor City Tour via united Guides Travel.

Explore the glory of the Ancient Egyptians via West bank Luxor to visit luxor city  which was the Thebes of the ancient Egyptians, the capital of Egypt during the Middle and New Kingdoms. explore the vast splendor of the Valley of the Kings, where the most famous Pharoah of all, King Tutankhamun, was buried. It is a valley in Egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom. Move to visit the majestic Temple of Queen Hatshepsut which reflects clear ideas about the serious conflict between Hatshepsut, and her nephew and son in law, Tuthmosis III, since many of her statues were destroyed, and the followers of Tuthmosis III damaged most of her Cartouches, after the mysterious death of the queen.  Watch the glory of the two huge statues of Colossi of Memnon which are a pair of giant statues made of stone that are located in the Theban Necropolis in Luxor, two ruined statues around 17 m that were constructed to be the guardians of Amenhotep III fancy temple.

 

Exploring the most attractive and famous attractions all over the whole world, which have been standing since thousands of years in Egypt, scout East bank in Luxor, visit Karnak Temple, It was also called Pr-Imn, or the House of Amon. The name Al-Karnak in Arabic was derived from Karnak, which means fortified village, which is a huge complex that includes 6 temples, was the cult center dedicated to Amun, Mut and Khonsu and the largest religious building ever constructed. The construction in the temple started 4000 years ago and continued up to the days of Romans 2000 years ago. The temple was dedicated to god Amun. It developed over a period of 1500 years, generations of pharaohs added to the temple, resulting a collection of temples, sanctuaries, pylons, and other decorations that is unparalleled throughout Egypt. Construction at Karnak started by 4,000 years ago and continued up until the time the Romans, about 2,000 years ago then move to Luxor Temple which is a very large temple that is located in the east bank of the Nile River, it was built by Amenhotep III, completed by Ramses II and constructed in 1400 B.C, luxor temple is huge temple built from huge sandstone blocks. With Two red granite obelisks originally stood in front of the first pylon at the rear of the forecourt, but only one more than 25 meters (75 feet) high now remains. The other was removed to Paris where it now stands in the center of the Place de la Concorde, two gigantic statues of Ramses II flanked the entrance, though today only the two seated ones have survived. The one to the east was known as "Ruler of the Two Lands".

Overview

Immerse you into Egyptian Culture via East and West Bank tours in Luxor, visit Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple in East Bank Luxor, the west bank Luxor. Scout Valley of the kings with its many tombs of ancient and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, Hatshepsut Temple, and the Colossi of Memnon. Stay tuned for Luxor City Tour.

Enjoy East and West Bank tours in Luxor. United Guides Travel representative will pick you up from the hotel in Luxor.
You will be met with our Guide, start your day tour by visiting the East Bank, watch the glory for Gigantic Luxor Temple known as ipet resyt, ("the southern harem"), dedicated to the god Amun. Know more about the most important religious festivals in ancient Egypt – the annual Opet Festival.
Move to Karnak temple; it was called Ipet-isu or "The most select of places" in the middle kingdom. It contains a vast mix of ruined temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings.
Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.
Experience the heritage and history in the Valley of The Kings, which form the cliffs in the valley, it was the burial site of almost all the kings (pharaohs) of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties.

Then, move to the nearby temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri, hear the story about the great Hatshepsut, the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh. Her name means "Foremost of the Noble Ladies."

On the way back, you will watch the Gigantic Colossi of Memnon, which are two monumental statues representing Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BCE) of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.
Finally, drive-by air-conditioned vehicle back to your hotel in Luxor.

Included/Exclude

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·  Pick up Service From Your Hotel & Back .

·  ·  Transfer By air Conditioned Vehicle

·  ·  Qualified Egyptologist Guide .

·  ·  Main Entrance Fees for the Sites

·  ·  Lunch Meal At Local Restaurant (Drinks Are Not Included)

·  ·  Bottle of water

• ·  All Taxes &Services Charge .

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·  Extra Tickets for mentioned sites

·  ·  Gratuities

• ·  Shopping

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