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Booking two days Luxor trip from El Gouna is your way to experience the glory of Luxor, the capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom and you can visit it with Egypt tours. These two days are enough to see a lot of Luxor attractions and to learn about ancient Egyptian history and ancient Egyptian civilization during the New Kingdom. Also, you will have enough time to add more activities to your Egypt day tours like a Hot Air Balloon over the west bank, the Valley of Nobles, Habu temple or Ramesseum temple. Meanwhile, the Egyptian temples will show you the architecture in ancient Egypt through your tour from El Gouna day tours, Egyptian gods, religious beliefs, and the Funerary beliefs in ancient Egypt. Equally important, you can visit Tutankhamun's tomb to know about this Pharoah boy king and his treasures you can see in the Grand Egyptian Museum. Golavita Travel offers this Egypt tour with an expert archeologist tour guide to answer all your questions and shed more light on ancient Egyptian daily life, women in ancient Egypt, and much more.
Golavita representative will meet you at your hotel lobby to start your two-day Luxor trip from El Gouna to Luxor attractions. It takes around 4 hours driving with a short break on the way for coffee, toilet, and breakfast. Upon arrival to Luxor, you will start your tour on Luxor West Bank.
Your first stop on Luxor's west bank will be Valley of the Kings where they buried all the Kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty, Nineteenth Dynasty, and Twentieth Dynasty. Also, Tutankhamun's tomb is located in the Valley of the Kings. The tombs of the valley are decorated with religious books and magical formulas to protect the king during his trip to the afterlife. These books include the Book of Day, Book of Night, Book of Heavenly Cow, Book of Caverns, and the Book of Imyduat. There are three tombs included in your entrance ticket you can visit.
There are also 3 extra tombs against charge such as Tutankhamun's tomb with his mummy and sarcophagus because the rest of the treasures in Grand Egyptian Museum. Also, Seti I tomb and Ramesses V are extra charge tombs. After visiting your 3 tombs and shooting some photos of the astronomical ceiling of the tombs, you will be ready for your next stop.
The next stop will be Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut on Luxor's west bank is located in Deir El Bahari side by side with the Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II. Senmut, Queen’s engineer built the temple for Hatshepsut in a very unique way. Indeed, there are a lot of amazing places in the temple like Hathor Chapel, Anubis Chapel, and Amun holy of holies. Moreover, the wall reliefs show important events like the Punt expedition and the Queen's Divine Birth. Also, scenes of daily life like agriculture in ancient Egypt, trading, and Music and dance in ancient Egypt. After visiting the temple, you will proceed with your guide to the next stop
Your last stop on Luxor's west bank will be Memnon Colossi, this massive statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III seated on the throne while his mother and wife are portrayed long his feet. The Colossi were decorating the entrance of his Mortuary temple but it is in ruins now. The temple was built to provide the Opening of the Mouth rituals to the mummy before they put it in the tomb.
Lunch Meal: Enjoy your lunch in a nice restaurant before you head to your hotel. At the end of your Luxor attractions on Luxor west bank, your guide will help you to check in at your hotel for overnight.
Enjoy your morning breakfast at the hotel before you start your Luxor day tours on Luxor east bank.
You will visit the biggest temple not only in Egypt but in the world, Karnak Temple Complex. There are a lot to see in Karnak such as the Hypostyle Hall, Mut temple, Khonsu temple, and Barque shrine of Ramesses III. Also, you can visit the Red Chapel, White Chapel, Sacred Lake, and Festival Hall of Thutmose III. Meanwhile, wall reliefs explain a lot about Egyptian religion, ancient Egyptian history, and creation Myths. Later on, you will drive back to your hotel in El Gouna.
Meals: Breakfast
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