5 Days Cairo and Luxor Tours

Programme for the day

1. Day 4Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon

   Location:

   Cairo

   After breakfast, cross to the West Bank of Luxor to explore the royal burial grounds and funerary monuments of ancient Thebes. Begin at the Valley of the Kings, the burial place of many New Kingdom pharaohs. Explore the tombs included in your admission ticket and admire their colorful wall paintings, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and scenes depicting ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. Continue to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Discover the history of one of ancient Egypt's most remarkable female rulers and admire the temple's distinctive terraces, monumental architecture, and reliefs depicting important events from her reign. Your final stop is the Colossi of Memnon, two enormous seated statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III that once guarded the entrance to his mortuary temple. After the sightseeing tour, transfer to Luxor Airport for your domestic flight back to Cairo. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel.

   Included today: Meals: Breakfast., Overnight: Cairo.