Luxor's East & West Bank Highlights: Explore Top Attractions From Ancient Egypt
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210 Ratings
Luxor
Discover the top attractions of Luxor's East and West Bank in a full-day tour. Explore ancient Egyptian pharaohs' tombs, visit the stunning Queen Hatshepsut temple, and marvel at the grandeur of the Karnak Complex.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Valley of the Kings - Luxor Highlights……..

tEnjoy a full day tour to discover the Ancient capital of Egypt : Luxor, formerly called Thebes. All the temples and ancient monuments scattered on both banks of the Nile river make this city a real open-air museum. Temple of Hatcheptsut, Valley of the Kings, Colossi of Memnon, Karnak temple… these are so many wonders that will not fail to impress you.
Your egyptologist guide will wait for you at Luxor in order to reach the West bank of Luxor : the first step of your day.
Discover first the valley of the Kings, a symbol of pharaohs’ glory. This valley was chosen by the pharaohs to be their royal necropolis after the Pyramids of the lower Egypt were stripped of their treasure. The site contains 63 tombs excavated in the rock of the mountain, the most famous one is that of the young king Tutankhamun.
Adventure yourself inside a royal tomb and examine the colored scenes on the walls, these give you insights on the beliefs and funerary rites of Ancient Egyptian. Here you understand that to get prepared for death is the first goal of a pharaoh, therefore, the tomb was for each king the great achievement of his life. The royal tombs are until now a great witness of the prestige and greatness of the pharaohs.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Lunch
  • Professional Egyptologist guide
  • All taxes and handling charges
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Tipping
  • Entry Tickets
Additional Information

Enjoy the top attractions of Luxor in a full day tour, starting from the west bank side of the Nile river where the ancient Egyptian pharaohs were considering it as the place of eternal life, you will visit the Valley of the kings where the most famous ancient Egyptian kings exist, then to the most beautiful funeral temple of the most famous queen female ruler in the ancient history (the queen Hatshepsut temple), before leaving the west side of luxor pass by the two huge guard of the kings valley (Colossi of Memnun) .After lunch, Time to see the biggest temple in the world ( Karnak Complex ) which considered the biggest temple in the world.

  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
Location
Valley of the Kings
Luxor City,
Cancellation Policy

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

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Alexandre
Apr 24, 2024
The magic carpet at the top - Great organization, the magic carpet took great care of us! They are present and act as intermediaries with the Egyptian organizations so that everything goes well
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Anneliestorres
Apr 7, 2024
A magical experience - We visited Luxor in a 2 day-itinirary; East Bank the first day (Karnak and Luxor Temple) and the West Bank the second day. Both days we had Sherry as our guide and Samara as driver. We have seen A LOT of guides the last years (USA - Indonesia - Africa - Lapland - …) but this was truly one of our best experiences yet 🤩 Not only does Sherry know everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) about the visited sites; she also knows how to tell “the stories” as if we were children again and listened “in awe” to our favourite teacher … She went above and beyond for us … even discussing better prices at local shops because she had our best interest at heart ❤️ Samara (Ahmed ☺️) was a SUPER driver !! He drove us safely around Luxor (always on time !) and when the visits were finished; there he was … right at the exit with the car air-conditioned and cold water in his hand … We are BIG FANS of Sherry (and Samara) and recommend everybody to trust their (magical) skills ! Thank you for a magnificent time 🤩
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Simo738
Mar 14, 2024
New opened tombs in Luxor West Bank - The Dair al Madina and Vally of the Queens tours were fantastic. Tayeb is the perfect english speaking guide. Thanks for the amazing experience in the new opened tombs.
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Go415451
Mar 12, 2024
An amazing day full of information and history - Had a great time during this tour, although a bit exhausting to see everything on a single day, was worth every penny. Our guide, Sherry was absolutely amazing, was very knowledgeable and informative altogether, provided detailed information, interesting historical facts about all the sites and places visited. Kept us nicely on a reasonable schedule, there was no rush at all, had time to take tons of pictures and embrace the atmosphere of every temple and monument. Took us to see how papyrus scrolls were and are made, an unexpected but welcome addition to the tour. Very satisfied with Sherry and the Magic Carpet Travel team, took great care of us, highly recommended.
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Dabsgp
Mar 10, 2024
Best guide and driver I've ever had - Tour started in Luxor and also included Aswan and onto Abu Simbel for a total of 5 days. Rabi was Egyptologist guide, and Mahmoud was driver. Both were excellent. My family and I learned so much from Rabi, and Mahmoud was always reliable. Magic Carpet worked with us on what we wanted to see and then Rabi delivered making sure that everything we visited was unique. I can't say enough positive things about them.
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Paolocm3722yc
Feb 4, 2024
Serious and reliable tour operator - The Magic Carpet agency, based in the Neferiti hotel in Luxor, was truly excellent. All stipulated with great clarity and simplicity. The car they assigned us is a new and very spacious Toyota SUV. The driver was truly excellent: kind, precise and helpful, as well as very good at driving in really chaotic traffic. So everything was really excellent. To be recommended
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R9803dychantalp
Feb 4, 2024
Fantastic days in Luxor - We had fantastic days. Rabi, our Egyptologist tour guide, showed us all the special places in Luxor. We have already seen a lot of the world, but this was very impressive. Rabi told us the history in a great way and knew where to visit the sights at the right times when it was quieter. We felt safe every moment. Mohamed was our private driver. Highly recommended so you can see everything quickly. We will definitely book with Magic Carpet again next year!
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305lianz
Feb 1, 2024
It must be one of the bucket list to travel in Egypt . Magic Carpet Travel agency is recommended! - Excellent tour with Rabie Egyptologist and Mohamed driver of Magic Carpet Travel in Luxor. Jan 2024 • Friends Trip was incredible! Had a great time learning about the fantastic ancient Egypt history and culture, and seeing the Valley of King, valley of Queen, the Karnak Temple, the Luxor Temple .We are shocked, can’t imagine how the ancient Egyptians 4000 years agin they could decorated the pyramids and temples with brightly painted sculptural reliefs and large frescoes or mythical animals. Rabie who was our tour guide was knowledgeable, fantastic and was diligent in making it an informative and enjoyable day. Would recommend. Actually Right now it is real safe to travel in Egypt. We are here two weeks run all over the country Aswan Luxor Hurghada Cairo Alexandra Port said and black white desert, along all the way every one is nice and friendly to the tours.
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Tour14723842063
Mar 11, 2024
Luxor Full Day Tour - I applied for the Nefertiti Hotel Luxor one day tour and Magic Carpet Travel's guide Shelly picked me up at 8am. I applied for a group tour but there were only two of us. It was very good that she explained things in easy to understand English. We were also able to skip the souvenir shops.
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Ranao752
Jan 27, 2024
Worst tour ever - It was the worst tour. First of all, we lost a lot of time because of overbooking. Furthermore, in the Valley of the Kings, the guide recommended the wrong ticket, so we were unable to enter Tutankhamun's tomb. When we told the guide about it, he made excuses, saying that he had told other people, but he never apologized. Also, we were forced to go to a souvenir shop that was not on the schedule, and as a result of losing time, the tour on the east side was canceled. It was such a terrible tour that we asked for a refund, but he said that he had enjoyed the west side and would do the rest of the tour tomorrow, so he refused to refund us for a while, and finally he got angry and gave us a half-price refund. I will never use this tour again. In particular, that guide is the worst guide ever.
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