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This tour offers a fantastic opportunity to explore the historical and cultural sites of Luxor, a city in Egypt known for its many ancient temples and tombs. The tour is a two-day trip that begins with pickup from a hotel in Hurghada, a city on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. From there, the tour travels to Luxor, where it visits several important sites, including the Valley of the Kings, a complex of tombs that contain the burial places of many pharaohs; the Temple of Hatshepsut, a temple dedicated to the female pharaoh Hatshepsut; the Colossi of Memnon, two large statues that have stood guard in the area for over 3400 years; and the Luxor Temple, a temple built to honor the kingdom rather than a specific deity. The tour includes a private tour guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle for transportation.
This itinerary describes a two-day tour of Luxor, a city in Egypt known for its many ancient temples and tombs. The tour begins with pickup from a hotel in Hurghada, a city on the Red Sea coast of Egypt. From there, the tour travels to Luxor, where it visits the Karnak Temples, a complex of three temples that took several generations to complete and is known for its column-supported Temple of Amun-Ra and its hypostyle hall with 134 free-standing columns. The tour also includes a visit to Luxor Temple, which was built by Amenhotep III and connected to the Karnak Temples by a long avenue.
On the second day of the tour, travelers visit the West Bank of the Nile, where they can see the tombs of the pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings, including the tomb of King Tutmosis I, the tomb of Tuthmosis III, the tomb of King Tutankhamun, the tomb of King Ramses VI, the tomb of King Mrenptah, and the tomb of Amenhotep II. The tour also includes a visit to the mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which is known for its stunning architecture and beautiful inner wall murals. The tour includes a photo opportunity at the Colossi of Memnon, two large statues that stand at the entrance to Amenhotep III's mortuary temple. The tour includes lunch at a local restaurant and free time for shopping before returning to Hurghada and dropping off travelers at their hotel.
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