day tour to luxor from cairo by air

One this Luxor day trip you will be picked up by your Apple Egypt Travel   Representative from your hotel in Cairo by air-conditioned private vehicle to Cairo Domestic Terminal at the Airport to fly to Luxor where you will be met and accompanied by your expert Tour Guide to view the beauty of the River Nile in Egypt, then travel by air-conditioned vehicle to visit the magnificent Karnak Temple the largest place of worship ever built.

Its ancient name Ipet-isut means “The Most Sacred of Places”. The Temple or more correctly, the complex of Temples, was built over two thousand years ago by generation after generation of Pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible forest of giant pillars. Lunch in a good quality local restaurant is then provided followed by your exciting exploration across the River Nile, into the world-famous Valley of the Kings, original burial site of the boy King Tutankhamun where the magnificent Tombs were discovered carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the Pharaohs, and have the opportunity to visit three Tombs. (The three tombs visited are determined by the Egyptian Government as to preserve them from the large flow of visitors, therefore are rotated throughout the year and cannot be confirmed as to which tombs before your visit.

Continuing to visit Hatshepsut’s Temple at El Deir El Bahary. This impressive Temple was dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut the only female Pharaoh, which rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs. Then transferred to Luxor Airport for your flight back to Cairo and transfer to your Hotel.