An enjoyable tour to Luxor west bank to see the valley of the Kings and explore three of its tombs as well as the temple of Queen Hatshpust the only female queen that ruled Egypt in ancient time. Stop at the Colossi of Memnon and if you are lucky enough you can hear the whistling of wind passing through them.
Luxor hotels or Nile Cruise
Daily 8:00 am
| One Person | 2-4 Persons | 5-8 Pesons | 8-15 Persons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 85 | 80 | 75 |
Luxor West Bank tour starts with pick up from your hotel Visit the West Bank including: Valley of the Kings (Is a valley in Egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt).
The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, across from Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis.), Colossi of Memnon (The two colossi are made of sandstone, which during ancient times was brought from Gabal El Silselah. Each colossus, including the pedestal and the crown, is about 21m tall and represents King Amenhotep III seating on his throne, wearing the Memes, or royal headdress, with the divine cobra protecting his forehead. On the sides of the colossi there is a representation of the Nile god Hapi, bending together the lotus and the papyrus plants, symbolizing the union of Upper and Lower Egypt).
Temple of Queen Hatshepsute (Hatshepsut was the fifth Pharaoh of the18th-dynasty who was one of the handful of female rulers in Ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs. Her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power).
My wife and I visited the Valley of the Kings with Deluxe Travel and it was amazing! You purchase a ticket ( 240 EGP) that allows you entrance to 3 tombs. There is a man at each tomb entrance who punches a hole in your ticket. When you have 3 holes you are done. Visiting the actual tombs is an incredible experience. You can take pictures with a phone camera. I would strongly recommend going as early as possible in the morning. This is because it gets really hot later in the day and the crowds of tourists get crazy, which makes it difficult in the tombs. Our only regret is that we didn’t purchase 2 tickets so we could explore more tombs. Our guide Mohamed El Aswany was fantastic. Very knowledgeable and looked after us the entire time. I highly recommend visiting the Valley of the Kings but remember-go early in the day.
