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Main points:

• Transfer in a modern tourist bus with air conditioning and toilet;

• Drive through the mountains of the Red Sea and enjoy the beautiful views of the desert;

• Stop for half-way rest (breakfast - toilet);

• Arrival in the Nile Valley and acquaintance with the real way of life of the Egyptians;

• Arrival in Luxor and sightseeing of the city of the living;

• Visit to the Karnak Temple with a Russian-speaking Egyptologist Guide;

• Lunch at a restaurant;

• Transfer to the other bank of the Nile by boat to the city of the dead;

• Arrival to the Valley of the Dead, where the funeral temples and tombs of the City of Luxor are located, which beckon with their mystery and inaccessibility;

• Sightseeing of the city of the dead;

• Visit to the Colossi of Memnon with a Russian-speaking Egyptologist Guide;

• Visit to the temple of the woman-pharaoh Hatshepsut with a Russian-speaking Egyptologist guide;

• Possibility to ride a boat on the Nile and visit Banana Island;

• Transfer back to Hurghada.

Tour program:

The excursion to Luxor by bus from Hurghada starts in the early morning (depending on the location of your hotel) at an average of 4.30 am. A one-way road will take about 4.5 hours from the first checkpoint in Safaga (30 kilometers from Hurghada).

After passing the checkpoint, the bus will go for 1 hour almost through the mountains of the Red Sea to a stop for half-way rest where you can have breakfast and go to the toilet. (for breakfast, please order dry rations in advance at the hotel and take it with you on an excursion / for a toilet, you need small money / in winter you need to dress warmly).

By 8:30 almost, arrival in the Nile Valley and inspection of the real life of Egypt.

By 9:30 almost, arrival in Luxor. Upon arrival in Luxor you will have the first part of the program "city of the living" which is located on the east bank of the Nile.
In the city of the living, you visit the Karnak Temple, which is the largest architectural structure of the ancient world and one of the largest temple complexes in the whole world. The Karnak temple was built by more than one pharaoh and not even one dynasty, about 30 pharaohs contributed to the creation of the complex, adding temples, pylons, chapels and obelisks dedicated to the gods of Thebes. Karnak Temple consists of three large structures, several smaller temples located within the main territory.

After that, you will have a delicious lunch in the restaurant (buffet) (drinks are not included in the price).

You then take a boat ride down the Nile to the west bank to the City of the Dead, where you will have the second part of the program.

At the beginning of a visit to the western coast, you will come to the Valley of the Dead, where the funeral temples and tombs of the City of Luxor are located, which beckon with their mystery and inaccessibility;

You are in the beginning of the Valley of the Dead, you are greeted by the Colossi of Memnon. The Colossi of Memnon are two huge statues 18 meters high and weighing over 700 tons each. This is the first attraction you see on the west bank of the Nile.

Then you go by bus through the Valley of the Dead itself, where on the sides of the road are the funeral temples of the pharaohs and where the magnificent tombs of the period of the new kingdom of the history of the pharaohs were also discovered, which were carved deep into the rock, richly decorated and were once filled with the treasures of the pharaoh.

After passing through the Valley of the Dead, you visit the funeral temple of the Queen-Pharaoh Hatshepsut. The funeral temple of Hatshepsut is carved into the rock. The main architectural feature of this monumental structure is 3 terraces located one above the other, each of which housed an open courtyard, covered rooms with pilasters and sanctuaries hidden in the depths of the mountain. Hatshepsut is herself one of the most famous figures in the history of ancient Egypt. The history of ancient Egypt mentions her as the Iron Ruler!

after that, you will have a walk along the Nile River with a visit to Banana Island (optional).

The tour ends at almost 16:00 and at the end of the day we will take you back to Hurghada to your hotel reception.
return to the hotel at almost 21:00. Luxor by bus from Hurghada  ...  ...  Luxor by bus from Hurghada

What is included:

1. Transfer in a modern tourist bus with air conditioning and toilet;

2. Russian speaking guide Egyptologist;

3. Entrance fees to all mentioned attractions;

4. Visit to the Karnak Temple with a Russian-speaking Egyptologist Guide;

5. Visit to the Colossi of Memnon with a Russian-speaking Egyptologist Guide;

6. Visit to the temple of the woman-pharaoh Hatshepsut with a Russian-speaking Egyptologist guide;

7. Lunch at a restaurant in Luxor.

What is not included:

• Drinks in the restaurant;

• Additional costs not included in the program;

• Walk along the Nile River with a visit to Banana Island.

Take with you:

• headdress;

• money;

• personal hygiene products;

• drinking water;

• dry rations (pre-ordered at the hotel);

• Comfortable shoes;

• Warm clothes in winter.