Private Guided Tour to Best Monuments of Luxor's West Bank

5.0 (5 reviews) Luxor, Egypt
Duration6h 50m
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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LanguagesArabic, English
Private tourOnly your group will participate
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Overview

private Guided tour tour to see the best monuments of the ancient West Bank in Luxor. These monuments include Valley of the Kings (Necropolis of Thebes), Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), Valley of the Artisans (Deir el Medina), the Temple of Medinat Habu (Temple of Ramses III) and the Colossi of Memnon. You will be guided by a licensed Egyptologist tour guide and transported to all the sites by air-conditioned vehicle.

What's included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transport by air-conditioned vehicle
  • Qualified Egyptologist guide
  • Gratuities
  • Total entrance fees to mentioned sites

What to expect

  1. Valley of the Kings
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    First you will be transported to the Necropolis of Thebes, the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank of Luxor. This ancient necropolis is a must-see for Luxor travelers. There you visit four royal tombs, including the Tomb of Ramses, the Tomb of Horemheb, the Tomb of Merenptah
  2. Temple of Hatshepsut
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. This queen was an ancestor of King Tutankhamen and belonged to the same dynasty.
  3. Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina)
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    Valley of Artisans (Deir El-medina )

    alley of the Workers (Deir el-Medina). This is the place where the workmen of the royal tombs used to live. Here you will see the Temple of Deir el-Medina, which was dedicated to the goddess Hathor. This is the only temple in all of Egypt where you can admire carvings of the Final Judgement.
  4. Temple of Medinat Habu
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Ramses III (Medinet Habu). Medinet Habu consists of a palace and a town enclosed within a defensive wall. Entry is through the High Gate, or Migdol, which in appearance resembles a citadel.
  5. Colossi of Memnon
    10m · Admission ticket not included
    The Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III. He was the father of King Akhenaten and grandfather of King Tutankhamen. After touring the sites you will be transferred back to your hotel by an air-conditioned vehicle
  6. Tomb of Ramses III
    25m · Admission ticket not included
    The tomb of Ramesses III, designated as KV 11, is a complex system in the Valley of the Kings. It has been known since antiquity,the wonderful decorations include colourful painted sunken reliefs featuring the traditional ritual texts (Litany of Ra, Book of Gates etc) and Ramses before the gods. Unusual here are the secular scenes, in the small side rooms of the entrance corridor, showing foreign tributes, such as highly detailed pottery imported from the Aegean, the royal armoury, boats and, in the last of these side chambers, the blind harpists that gave the tomb one of its alternative names: ‘Tomb of the Harpers’
  7. Tomb of Ramases IX
    20m · Admission ticket included
    Tomb of King Ramesses lX was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. His name prior to assuming the crown was Amonhirkhopshef. He was the fifth son of Ramesses III and was appointed to the position of crown prince by the twenty-second year of his father's reign when all four of his elder brothers predeceased his promotion to crown prince .

    The tomb has so much colour and detail even the ceiling above the sarcophagi with its goddess Nut stretching across the space. The sarcophagus is one of the largest in the valley, even though some of the paintings have deteriorated this is one of the most decorated.
  8. Tomb of Merenptah
    15m · Admission ticket not included
    In Egyptian mythology, Ptah is the demiurge of Memphis, god of craftsmen and architects. In the or simply in its falcon form of the new deity, began to be placed in tombs to accompany and protect the dead on their journey to the West of Luxor .Tomb 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs Merneptah was a son of Ramesses II and Queen Isis-Nofret.the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903. Of coursethere is a material decrease in the number of lateral rooms, and a dramatic increase in the height of the corridors and rooms. He did away with the jogged axis used since the time of Horemheb and instead built the entire tomb on a single axis. Also, for the first time, the entrance was made considerably wider than earlier tombs .
  9. Tomb of King Tutankhamun (KV62)
    15m · Admission ticket not included
    Entrance fees to the tomb of Tutankhamun (6000.00 EGP) (optional)

    King Tutankhamun, the most famous king in the world. This young king from the New Kingdom was around 10 years old when he ascended the throne and died when he was only 19. You will get the chance to be face to face with his royal mummy in his tomb in the Valley of the Kings
  10. Temple of Hatshepsut
    35m · Admission ticket not included
    After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut (Deir el Bahari), the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh. This queen was an ancestor of King Tutankhamun and belonged to the same dynasty.Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as Pharaoh
  11. Colossi of Memnon
    15m · Admission ticket not included
    The Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III.
  12. Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina)
    1h · Admission ticket not included
    .Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina), Deir el-Medina, Luxor Egypt
  13. The Temple of Medinet Habu
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    Mortuary temple of Ramses III, Luxor, Egypt
    After visiting the tombs you will be transported to the Temple of Ramses III (Medinet Habu). Medinet Habu consists of a palace and a town enclosed within a defensive wall. Entry is through the High Gate, or Migdol, which in appearance resembles a citadel.

Meeting and pickup

Pickup details

We will pick you up from any Luxor Accommodation

Additional information

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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