Treat yourself with a trip to explore the Temple of Karnak, Hatshepsut, the awe-inspiring Valley of the Queens, the colossal Memnon’s statues, and enjoy a scenic boat ride across the Nile River on this exciting and insightful tour in Luxor that uncovers the marvels of ancient Egypt.
Treat yourself with a trip to explore the Temple of Karnak, Hatshepsut, the awe-inspiring Valley of the Queens, the colossal Memnon’s statues, and enjoy a scenic boat ride across the Nile River on this exciting and insightful tour in Luxor that uncovers the marvels of ancient Egypt.
- Colossi of Memnon - The Colossi of Memnon (Arabic: el-Colossat or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. They have stood since 1350 BC, and were well known to ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as…
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Colossi of Memnon - The Colossi of Memnon (Arabic: el-Colossat or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. They have stood since 1350 BC, and were well known to ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as early modern travelers and Egyptologists. The statues contain 107 Roman-era inscriptions in Greek and Latin, dated to between AD 20 and 250; many of these inscriptions on the northernmost statue make reference to the Greek mythological king Memnon, whom the statue was then – erroneously – thought to represent.
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Karnak Open Air Museum - Karnak Open Air Museum is an archaeological museum in Luxor, Egypt. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Precinct of Amon-Re at the Karnak complex.
The Red Chapel of Hatshepsut in Open Air Museum
The Open Air Museum contains reconstructions of structures that have been dismantled and buried or hidden inside the massive pylons in the complex. As Karnak became more prominent, pharaohs sought to leave their mark on the temple complex with their own monuments. As successive rulers built their monuments, they dismantled the old ones and utilized the materials in their own designs. -
Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari - Temple of Hatshepsut is a temple built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture. Its three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. Her tomb, lies inside the same massif capped by El Qurn, a pyramid for her mortuary complex. At the edge of the desert, 1 km east, connected to the complex by a causeway lies the accompanying valley temple. Across the river Nile, the whole structure points towards the monumental Eighth Pylon, Hatshepsut’s most recognizable addition to the Temple of Karnak and the site from which the procession of the Beautiful Festival of the Valley departed. The temple’s twin functions are identified by its axes: its main east-west axis served to receive the barque of Amun-Re at the climax of the festival, while its north-south axis represented the life cycle of the pharaoh from coronation to rebirth.
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Valley of the Queens - The Valley of the Queens (Arabic: وادي الملكات Wādī al Malekāt) is a site in Egypt, where the wives of pharaohs were buried in ancient times. It was known then as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning “the place of beauty”. It was most famous for being the burial site of many wives of Pharaohs. Pharaohs themselves were buried in the Valley of the Kings.
Using the limits described by Christian Leblanc, the Valley of the Queens consists of the main wadi, which contains most of the tombs, along with the Valley of Prince Ahmose, the Valley of the Rope, the Valley of the Three Pits, and the Valley of the Dolmen. The main wadi contains 91 tombs and the subsidiary valleys add another 19 tombs. The burials in the subsidiary valleys all date to the 18th Dynasty.
- Hotel Pickup & Drop off by an Air Conditioned Vehicle
- Professional Egyptology Guide
- Colossi of Memnon Admission Fees
- Felucca boat trip to the Karnak Temple
- Lunch
- Hotel Pickup & Drop off by an Air Conditioned Vehicle
- Professional Egyptology Guide
- Colossi of Memnon Admission Fees
- Felucca boat trip to the Karnak Temple
- Lunch
- Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Deir el-Bahri Temple Admission Fees 38$
- Karnak Temple, Valley of the Kings, Deir el-Bahri Temple Admission Fees 38$
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