Start your Luxor day tours visiting the Highlights of Luxor City where you visit the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, also known as El Dir El Bahari, and Colossi Of Memnon. Lunch is included and then continue to the East Bank where you Visit Luxor and Karnak Temples. Spend more time on Egypt tours and visit more destinations with our guided Egypt day tours.
At 7:00 am you will be picked up from your Hotel or Egypt Nile Cruises in Luxor by your tour guide and be transferred by private A/C vehicle to the West Bank where you will visit the Valley of The Kings where many kings are buried, namely: King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah and AmonhotepII. This will be followed by a visit to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only Pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt. You will then continue your day visiting the popular Temples and Tombs of Luxor exploring The Colossi of Memnon which are remains of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.
Lunch is included at a local restaurant on the East Bank (drinks are extra) and will last for one hour, before moving to visit Karnak Temple. This is the greatest example of worship in the history of Luxor. Your tour will end by visiting the Temple of Luxor
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There is no difficulty in returning from the west to the east bank of Luxor. You can also cross by steamboat. Simply walking along the promenade along the dam will result in several people offering you passage on a motor boat. It's a really nice road to cross, and you can see the Luxor Temple as you go.
There are several five-star hotels side by side along the Nile, and the East Bank is far more developed. While few of the landmarks are in the East, most tourist shopping is there. The West Bank is more agricultural; in the center of each community are modest, family-run motels in addition to the large number of attractions that take place on the Luxor West Bank tour such as the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple.
The Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Nile and the Karnak and Luxor Temples on the east bank are the main tourist destinations in Luxor. It's not easy to cruise both sides of the Nile in a single day, so if you want to see everything, give yourself two full days in Luxor. There may be affiliate links in this content.