From Luxor-2-Day West and East Bank with Lunch and Felucca Ride

About this activity

In 2 days, see the highlights of Luxor. Explore the Karnak Temple Complex to see the remains of a magnificent culture. Take in a light and sound show while taking a felucca ride. If you like, take a hot air balloon ride while visiting the ancient sites in Luxor.

Day1 :

After pickup from your hotel or the bus or train station on , drive in a comfortable air-conditioned vehicle to the prodigious East Bank of Luxor with an Egyptologist tour guide. Upon arrival, witness the sprawling Karnak Temple Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover the vestiges of ancient temples, pylons, chapels and other historic buildings, as well as the Karnak Open Air Museum.

Next, continue to the magnificent Luxor Temple, an ancient sandstone temple complex built by great kings such as Amenhotep III, Alexander the Great, Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. After exploring the temple complex, take a delightful ride a felucca, traditional Egyptian sailing boat before savoring a lovely lunch at a local restaurant . You’ll then be dropped off back at your hotel or selected location around 2 PM. If you choose to do this optional excursion, meet up with your guide with hotel pickup at around 6 PM for the Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple. With the help of the show’s narrator, learn about the dramatic past of ancient Theba, the splendour of Egyptian civilisation, and the legacy of the pharaohs. Before being dropped back off at your hotel or other chosen place, enjoy a paranormal experience with poetic voices, ominous music, and light and sound effects.

Day 2 :

starts with pickup once more, after which you’ll travel to either the Luxor West Bank or the hot air balloon dock, depending on the tour option you’ve chosen. Observe the sunrise on the west bank of the River Nile if you decide to take the balloon ride. Jump into the balloon’s basket after paying attention to the safety briefing and instructions given by the pilot and ground staff. Enjoy the beautiful view of Luxor and the splendour of the rising sun as the balloon softly ascends into the sky.After that, travel to Luxor’s West Bank to see the Valley of the Kings, or go there right away if you decide against the hot air balloon option. View the tombs and final resting sites of notable Egyptian monarchs including Merneptah, Ramesses III, and Ramesses VI as you stroll about the complex. If you buy the add-on, you can also go to the famous Tutankhamun’s Tomb entrance.

Continue on from here to the Queen Hatshepsut Mortuary Temple, which is devoted to Egypt’s sole female monarch who ruled for 20 years of peaceable rule as the fifth pharaoh. Finally, before taking a break for lunch at a nearby restaurant, explore the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III at the Colossi of Memnon. After then, you’ll be returned to your Hotel or location