Early in the morning, our company-licensed tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and drive you by private air-conditioned vehicle to the West Bank of the Nile, where you will visit Medinat Habu, an archaeological site that is located opposite the modern city of Luxor, Egypt, on the West Bank of the River Nile close to the foot of the Theban Hills. Although there are additional buildings in the vicinity, the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III is the location’s most well-known landmark today. The 150-meter-long temple is of orthodox design and closely recalls Ramesses II’s mortuary temple (the Ramesseum). It is enclosed by a sizable mud brick enclosure that may have served as a fortification and is remarkably well maintained. The original entrance is through a middle, a fortified gatehouse that resembles an Asian stronghold. Jean-François Champollion, who visited the ruins in 1829 and first recognized the hieroglyphs making up Ramesses’ names and titles on the walls, came up with the name, at least in its French form, Rhamesséion.Its original name was Thebes-the-city which connects with the House of millions of years of Usermaatra-steepen under Amon’s realm. You will be able to tour additional temples within the Habu Temple, such as the 18th Dynasty Temple of Amun which was constructed by Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. It has undergone many alterations and modifications over the years, partially in the 20th, 25th, 26th, 29th, and 30th Dynasties and the Greco-Roman period. Then continue your day Tour to Deir el-Medina, known as The Valley of the Worker, Deir el-Medina is an ancient Egyptian village that was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th dynasties of the New Kingdom period (ca. 1550–1080 BC) The paintings appear so fresh.
End your day Tour with a visit to the Valley of the Queens it is a place where wives of Pharaohs were buried in ancient times. In ancient times, it was known as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning –”the place of the Children of the Pharaoh”, because along with the Queens of the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties (1550–1070 BCE), many princes and princesses were also buried with various members of the nobility. The tombs of these individuals were maintained by mortuary priests who performed daily rituals and provided offerings and prayers for the deceased nobility. The valley is located near the better-known Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile across from Thebes (modern Luxor). This barren area in the western hills was chosen due to its relative isolation and proximity to the capital. The kings of the 18th dynasty, instead of building pyramids as traditional burial chambers (perhaps because of their vulnerability to tomb robbers), now chose to be interred in rock-cut tombs to Preserve as possible as they can from tomb robbers.
Lunch at one of our local restaurants and transfer back to your hotel.
Afternoon Tour to Luxor Museum and Mummification Museum
Our tour guide will pick you up by air-conditioned vehicle to visit the 2 fantastic museums of Luxor, Beginning with Luxor Museum which is located in a very attractive spot on the east bank of the Nile between Luxor Temple and Karnak Temple. The Museum displays various collections of monuments like “Jewelry, Furniture, Statues, Stelae, and Pottery” from the Theban Temples and necropolis, especially from the new kingdom.
Then, continue our journey through ancient Egyptian history by going to the Mummification Museum which was opened in 1997 and it’s located on the east bank also, The Museum shows and explains the process of Mummification and the techniques that were used during this process for the humans and animals as well and displays human and animal mummies and the tools which were used during the mummification operation, also there are examples of the types of objects that were traditionally buried with the dead in pharaonic times.
After finish your tour, you will transfer back to your hotel & overnight Luxor.
Meals Included
Breakfast
Lunch