4 hours
Daily Tour
15 people
English, French, Spanish
Enjoy Luxor Tours and See the dramatic monuments of Luxor’s East Bank Half Day Private Tour, private tour of Luxor Temple and the Temple of Karnak. You’ll see art and architecture that stretch from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic dynasty, including the soaring, carved pillars in Karnak’s hypostyle hall, the avenue of sphinxes, and massive obelisks
Your expert Egyptologist Tour Guide will pick you up from your Luxor Train station / Airport / Hotel or Nile Cruise. Then start your half day tour to the temple of Karnak, the largest temple ever built in Egypt, The complex construction started during the reign of Senusret I (1971–1926 BC) in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period (332-30 BC), covers almost 2000 years of the Egyptian History. Enjoy walking through the fantastic avenue of sphinxes with Lion's body and Ram's head, then the Great Pylons, the great hypostyle hall with 134 columns, the obelisks, the sanctuary of Philip III arrhidaeus of Macedon, The Akh Menu of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BC) and the sacred lake. And then enjoy free time to explore the great temple at leisure. Continue to visit Luxor temple, located in Luxor city center, marked the other end of the Sphinx Avenue extended between Karnak temple and Luxor temple. Luxor temple was built by Amenhotep III (1386 to 1349 BC) and Ramses II (1290 –1223 BC) while other pharaohs like Tutankhamon, Hormohep and Alexander the great added to the Temple's construction. After a fantastic guided tour to Luxor temple enjoy free time at leisure. Later on, you will be transferred to your place of choice in Luxor East bank (Train station / Airport / Hotel / Nile Cruise).
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