EXPLORING LUXOR IN
2 DAYS FROM CAIRO
-DESTINATION: (DAY1) Luxor East Bank/
(DAY2) Luxor West Bank
– DURATION: 2 Days 1 Night
-Private Tour (Private Car & Private English
Speaking Guide (in Luxor only))
-Included: 1 Breakfast, 2 Lunches / Domestic
Flights (Cairo − Luxor Round-Trip) / 1 Night
Hotel Accommodation / Meet & Assist
Service upon Arrival and Departure at
Airport / Hotel Transfer
Itinerary
Day 1
Meet our English speaking assistant at hotel lobby lounge. Then transfer to Cairo Airport with the English speaking assistant by private car.
Our English speaking airport representative will assist your departure from Cairo Airport.
Fly to Luxor (You’ll fly solo) .
After arrival at Luxor Airport, meet our English speaking assistant at the airport lobby. Your English speaking guide will be waiting for you outside airport.
You’ll start the trip to the east bank of the Nile with your guide by private car.
Firstly, explore the Karnak Temple, known as Ipet-isut, the “most selected of places” in ancient Egyptian, where the many pharaohs wished to record their names to be remembered for their contributions to this site. Walk through the Great Hypostyle Hall, strolling among its giant columns.
During/after sightseeing in day time, lunch at a good quality local restaurant. (Or, lunch is box. *It depends on the arrival time of your domestic flight.)
Then, transfer to hotel and check in.
In the evening, after rest in the hotel, transfer with guide by private car to visit Luxor Temple lit up at night, which many pharaohs played a part in building over the years, beginning from 18th dynasty, and which is incredibly rich with the chronicles of the past, not only from ancient Egypt, but also the Greco-Roman, Coptic and Islamic eras.
Then back to hotel.
【Accommodation】 Steigenberger Nile Palace, or similar
Day 2
After breakfast, meet your guide at the hotel lobby. Please check out of your hotel.
You’ll start the trip to the west bank of the Nile with guide by private car.
Explore the Necropolis of Thebes. First, enter the Valley of the Kings, the burial ground of the pharaohs for 500 years since 16th century BC, including the tomb of “the boy king” Tutankhamun. Enter the tomb of Tutankhamun (*extra ticket) — discovered in 1922 by British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter.
Next, enjoy the Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the stunning architectural masterpiece which ancient Egypt’s first female pharaoh Hatshepsut built. Then, visit the Valley of the Queens (*extra ticket) to see the amazingly beautiful tomb of Queen Nefertari (*extra ticket).
View the Colossi of Memnon, then go to the east bank of the Nile.
During/after sightseeing, lunch at a good quality local restaurant. (Or, lunch is box. *It depends on departure time of your domestic flight.)
Transfer to Luxor Airport with your guide. Our English speaking assistant will assist your departure to Cairo.
Fly to Cairo (You’ll fly solo).
After arrival at Cairo Airport, our English speaking airport representative will welcome you. Then transfer to your hotel with our English speaking assistant by private car.
Your memorable tour comes to end.
Details
- Min. Number of Participants: 1 person
- Duration: 2 Days 1 Night * It depends on the arrival and departure time of your domestic flights.
- Included: Private air-conditioned car with driver / private English speaking guide (in Luxor only) / entrance fees to all the mentioned sites / domestic flights (Cairo−Luxor round-trip) / 1 breakfast, 2 lunches (drink not included) / 1 night hotel accommodation / hotel transfer (pick up/return) / meet & assist service upon arrival and departure at airport
- Excluded: Extra tickets (the Tomb of Tutankhamun, the Valley of the Queens and the Tomb of Queen Nefertari) / any extras not mentioned in the program / tipping
- Domestic Flights: we’ll arrange the domestic flights which are available at your request. The above itinerary and lunch are subject to change due to the domestic flights.
- Hotel Room: If you would like a Nile view room, please inquire separately.