Private Day Tour to Luxor from Cairo: Explore Ancient Monuments with an Egyptologist
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Cairo
Embark on a private day tour from Cairo to Luxor and explore ancient monuments with an Egyptologist guide. Travel by private plane for a stress-free experience.
Duration: 15 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cairo - You will be picked up from your hotel between 4-5:30am in an air conditioned bus and will be taken to Cairo Airport for your morning flight to Luxor. Arriving in Luxor at 7am, subject to flight schedule, you will be met by your guide for the day.

Head to the west band, it is known as the city of dead and is the funerary complex of the Ancient Egyptians. You will visit the valley of kings, the ancient cemetery of pharaohs of the new kingdom. Hidden in the mountains between the tow limestone hills of Gurna, the valley of kings holds 63 registered tombs and where three more tombs have recently been discovered.

Visit the Hatshepsut Temple, a mortuary temple with a unique design as it is the only temple in Egypt built in terrace formation into the cliff face. Hatshepsut was a famous female pharaoh who wore a false beard and all the trappings of male pharaohs in order to claim the throne for herself.

Next, visit the Memnon statues. They are the only remaining statues in front of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III and show the pharaoh sitting on his throne.

Then cross the Nile to the East Bank for Lunch at a local restaurant (drinks not included).

Your last stop in this tour is the Karnak Temples, the largest ancient temple complex in Egypt. Karnak Temple complex is one of the major sites of Egypt and within its bounds the sacred energies of Ancient Egypt can still be felt. You will also see the Luxor Temple known as Temple of the Gods.

Finally, return to the airport for your flight back to Cairo. Arriving in Cairo at around 7pm, subject to the flight schedule, you will then be taken back to your accommodations.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off included
  • Domestic flights between Cairo and Luxor covered
  • Private, air-conditioned transportation
  • All taxes and service charges included
  • Expert Egyptologist guide
  • Quality lunch at a local restaurant
  • Bottled water provided during the trip
What's Not Included
  • Any extras not mentioned in the program
  • Tipping
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Eager to explore Luxor during your stay in Cairo, and prefer to do it comfortably and conveniently? Opt for a private day trip via private aircraft, designed to transport you to Luxor relaxed and ready to go. Upon landing, embark on a comprehensive day-long excursion with your own Egyptology expert, visiting the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, Karnak, the Luxor Temple, and more, while uncovering the history and mysteries of each site. Includes airport transfers and lunch.

Location
Cairo
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Lorenzo_d
Feb 8, 2022
Great great tour! - Wonderful tour! You wake up really early but it’s worth it! Our guide was so nice and explained everything! Luxor is something you have to see at least once in your life and this tour is perfect is you have a day and don’t want to stay overnight! Highly recommended
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Jeremy_w
Jun 10, 2022
Beware of missing flight arrangements - The tour operator did not provide us return flight to Cairo without many issues. The tour was scheduled for 12-15 hours, departing at 4:30am local time. Only after arrival in Luxor and raising the issue of return tickets several times, with the operator via Viator and Whatapp and with the guide, were we offered tickets back to Cairo at 9:55pm. Given a 70 minute flight time and a 60 minute cab ride back to the hotel, we would have arrived well after midnight, almost 20 hours after the start of the tour. We had to skip 1/2 the tour to return to the Luxor airport to board a slightly earlier standby flight. We still arrived at the hotel near midnight, causing complications in the remainder of our trip, including missed COVID testing and an extremely tight timeline to board a flight the next day. Our requested refund was denied. This all could easily have been avoided if the operator would communicated challenges to the advertised timeline. I do not recommend this tour or operator due to lack of communication and lack of regard for the other travel plans of tour participants.
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