2-Day Tours to Luxor and Dendera from Cairo by First Class Sitting Train

Cairo, Egypt
Duration4 days
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesArabic, English, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

Getting from Cairo to Luxor can be tough because it takes more than eight hours if traveling by car. Choose instead to travel by train during this overnight tour to Luxor from Cairo by First class sitting train. Along with Cairo hotel pickup and drop-off, you’ll also have your meals provided and train ticket, too. See top attractions in Luxor including Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, and the Temple of Hatshepsut. Visit the temple of Goddess Hathor at Dendera and the temple of Madient Habu in Luxor west bank. Door-to-door transfers, First class sitting train tickets round-trip are included.

What's included

  • 2 Lunch at quality restaurant during the tours
  • First class sitting train tickets Cairo/Luxor/Cairo
  • Lunch
  • One night at 3 star hotel in Luxor with breakfast. (B.B)
  • Qualified English Speaking guide
  • Pick up services from your hotel & return.
  • 2 full day private tour to Luxor east and west banks and dendera temple
  • Tipping to the guide and driver.
  • Entrance fees to the mentioned sightseeing.
  • Available to pick Travelers from Cairo airport, 6th.Oct or New Cairo hotels with extra 10$ USD per.p
  • Available to drop Travelers at Cairo airport, 6th.Oct or New Cairo hotels with extra 10$ USD per.p

What to expect

Day 1: Cairo Train Station transfer and Overnight Sitting train to Luxor
  1. 10h
    Our representative will pick you up from your hotel in Cairo at 6:30 pm by air-conditioned modern vehicle to Cairo or Giza train station for your board to Luxor which takes about 10 hours.
Day 2: Arrive Luxor and Luxor Full day tour
  1. The Karnak Temple
    2h · Admission ticket not included
    Arrive to luxor where you will be accompanied by your own Egyptologist tour guide to visit the famous Karnak temple the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “the most sacred of places.” The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars.
  2. Luxor Temple
    1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
    hen you will be accompanied by your tour guide to visit the majestic Luxor temple which was built by Amenhotep III and Ramses II for ritual and festivals and dedicated to the god Amun.
  3. Valley of the Kings
    1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
    On the way you will enjoy lunch at quality restaurant. then visit the West Bank of The Nile River you will be visiting the two Colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs
  4. Temple of Hatshepsut
    1h 30m · Admission ticket not included
    Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshepsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. Proceed to have your lunch at local restaurant , then you will be transferred to your hotel accommodation in Luxor.
Day 3: Dendera temple, Habu Temple and Overnight sitting train back to Cairo
  1. Dendera Temple of Hathor
    6h · Admission ticket not included
    Our Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel around 8 am to discover the ancient sites. First, drive 80 KM to Dendera to visit the Temple of Hathor, goddess of love and joy.The temple is located in Dendera which is situated at the north of Luxor ,
  2. Temple of Medinat Habu
    2h · Admission ticket not included
    then move to The mortuary Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu is an important Kingdom period structure in the west bank of luxor in egypt . Aside from its size and architecture and artistic importance, the temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting during the region of Ramsses III.
    There is optional to visit the village of the workers( extra fee)
  3. 10h · Admission ticket not included
    Then lunch at a local restaurant. After that return back to Luxor train station to get your first class sitting Train to Cairo or Giza train station
Day 4: Arrive Cairo and Hotel transfer
  1. 45m
    Arrive at Cairo or Giza railway station to be met and drive back to your hotel in Cairo or Giza .

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

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Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • You will need to pay the entrance fees to the sightseeing by card
  • Other languages are available with extra charge upon your request

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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