East Bank Temples and Luxor Museum Day Trip

Itinerary
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Stop At: Temple of Karnak, Luxor Egypt

Your professional Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from your Luxor Hotel / Nile Cruise Lobby and then start a full day tour to visit Karnak temple complex, the largest ancient religious temple ever built in Egypt. Karnak temple is the second most visited historical site in Egypt, only the Pyramids of Giza. Enjoy walking along the avenue of Sphinxes to enter the complex as your guide explains how the massive Karnak Temple First Pylon was constructed. On entering the Temples of Karnak you will see each legacy left by the various pharaohs as the complex grew even larger. The key difference between Karnak and most of the other temples and sites in Egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used. After finished, enjoy free time to explore at leisure

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Luxor Museum, Center Corniche Ave, Luxor Egypt

Move on to visit Luxor Museum, inaugurated in 1975, most of the artifacts displayed at the Museum were discovered in the area of ancient Thebes. Discover two well preserved royal mummies of pharaohs; Ahmose I and Ramses I, were put on display in the Museum in March 2004. Luxor Museum prides itself on the quality of the pieces, and the uncluttered way in which they are displayed.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt

Continue to visit Luxor Temple which was once joined to the Karnak Temple by a three-kilometer long Avenue of Sphinx, a portion of which marks the entrance to the temple. The temple entrance is dominated by statues of the great warrior pharaoh Ramses II, and one of the original pair of obelisk, the second of which now stands on the Place de la Concorde in Paris, French.

This is a private tour allowing you to determine the amount of time spent at each of the temples during the tour.

After finishing, you will be transferred to your Luxor Hotel / Nile Cruise.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Luxor Market, El-Souk, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate, Egypt

After this, you will have the opportunity to enjoy some free time for shopping in Luxor, for some fun bartering with the local stall holders and get some lovely hand crafted gifts.

Duration: 1 hour