DESCRIPTION:

Explore the temples and tombs of the Theban necropolis on a five hours private tour from Luxor to the ramesseum, the temple of Madinat Habu and the valley of nobles. This private tour includes pick up and drop off in Luxor, entrance fees and Egyptologist Tour guided visits with your Egyptologist guide. This private tour can be customized to your schedule with a variety of start times, including early departures that take advantage of cooler morning temperatures.

ITINERARY:

AM  The Egyptian Travel Company will picke You up from your hotel or Nile cruise in Luxor, then will be transferred by private a/c vehicle to the west bank of the Nile where you will visit medinat habu, It is an archaeological locality situated near the foot of the Theban hills on the west bank of the river Nile opposite the modern city of Luxor. Egypt, although other monuments are located nearby the area, the location is today associated almost exclusively with the mortuary temple of Ramesses iii. The temple some 150m long is of orthodox design and resembles closely the mortuary temple of Ramesses II (the ramesseum). You will also be able to visit some other temples inside habu temple such as the temple of Amun dating to the 18^th dynasty, built by Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmose’s iii. It has undergone many alterations and modifications over the years.

Then continue your day to Deir el-Medina, known as the valley of the worker. Deir el-Medina is an ancient Egyptian village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the valley of the kings during the 18^th  to 20^th dynasties of the new kingdom (ca. 1550 – 1080bc). 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 asf ta-set-neferu meaning – the place of the children of the pharaoh, because along with the queens of the 18^th, 19^th and 20^th dynasties (1550-1070 BC) many princes and princesses were also buried with various members of the nobility. You will be returned to your hotel in Luxor.