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Luxor
 
Optional Tours in Luxor



 Day 1:


Our  Paradise Travel Egypt Egyptologist English Speaking tour Guide will meet you at your Destination in Luxor (Hotel, Railway Station Or Airport ) to visit Valley of the Kings The valley is to the north of Hatshepsut's Deir El-Bahari temple. It was here that kings from 18th to 20th dynasties cut their tombs in the limestone cliffs. That was long time after their ancestors abandoned the pyramid-shape tomb.  then visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut The great temple of Hatshepsut is built at the bottom of sheer cliffs in Luxor's west bank in a wonderful site. visit  the Colossi of Memnon The sitting mighty Colossi of Memnon originally belong to King Amenhotep III. Then Return Back to your Destination in Luxor By Private air-Condition Van

 

 


 Day 2:


Our  Paradise Travel Egypt Egyptologist English Speaking guide Will Meet you at your Destination in Luxor , Transfer By Private air-Condition Van 
to cross the west bank to visit  Karnak & Luxor temples  dating from the time of Queen Hatshepsut . The Queen had also ordered the construction of six kiosks, at the stopping points of the sacred barque of Amun, along the original Eighteenth-Dynasty dromos, the sacred avenue that connected the temple of Luxor with the temple of Karnak. then  Paradise Travel Egypt  Steward will meet you To Transfer By Private air-Condition Van to your Destination in Luxor

 

 

 


 Day 3:


Our  Paradise Travel Egypt Egyptologist English Speaking guide Will Meet you at your Destination in Luxor , Transfer By Private air-Condition Van  to
the valley of the Nobles, the tombs of the great dignitaries from the middle and the new kingdom dynasties, there main characteristics are extreme architectural simplicity compared to the royal tombs and a choice of iconography notable for it’s freshness and vitality, the Nobles tombs provide us with valuable information about the daily life during the new kingdom agriculture hunting and fishing scenes, palatial festivals musicians and dancers maids and servants craftsman and artisans as well as the court life in ancient Egypt such as the offices and functions of various dignitaries, you will be visiting 2 tombs, the most famous are Menna’s  tomb who was described as the scribe of the land register of the master of the upper and lower Egypt, utilized a preexisting tomb and enlarged it, the decoration depicts scenes as the work in the field the pilgrimage to Abydos, scenes for the sons and daughters of Menna, the tomb is considered among the most elegant, also you will visit Nakht’s tomb he was the scribe and astronomer of Amon in the era of Tutmose the 4th while his wife was the singer of Amon scenes in the tomb shows the growing of wheat, the harvest, hunting and fishing, continue your tour visiting Habu temple the mortuary of Ramses the 3rd one of the world’s largest monuments, is the second in importance and size to Karnak temple, a stone quarry used to occupy the site during the Christian era later excavations uncovered the remains of the Pharaoh palace the present complex consists of 4 temples, a fortress gateway in the style of Syrian architecture, wall relief depict the king doing battle with his enemies, we also see the great Pharaoh in paradise wearing the unadorned clothes of a simple farm worker he ploughs his land performing without fatigue one of the necessary duties of the deceased in order that he may be granted eternal life by the gods, continue your tour to visit the valley of the artisans that used to be village and necropolis of all the workmen who built and decorated the royal tombs in Thebes, it is the only place in Egypt where you can see normal Egyptian ancient houses from the Pharaoh’s period, the village was built in the west bank and kept as a secret no one from the workers was allowed to leave his village in his life so the great secret of the place of the royal tombs wouldn’t be released, the tombs of the Artisans is among the best tombs in Thebes not for it’s size but for the quality of the painting material and the accuracy it was painted with, as the workmen kept the best quality painting material for themselves and for sure did there best in painting their own tombs, you will be visiting 2 tombs as tomb of Sennedjin an official at the time of 19th dynasty, his title was servant in the square of truth, the painting is so alive and fresh, on one of the walls Sennedjin painted himself accompanied by his wife worshiping the gods in the after life, at the head of all gods is Osiris with his green skin that symbolize the renewal of life at springtime. Continue your tour to the Ramesseum temple built by Ramses the 2nd, Diodorus of Sicily himself was amazed at the complexity and architectonic grandeur of the monument unfortunately today only few ruins remain the decoration of the temple shows the exploits of the Pharaoh who stopped the Hittite advance there are also scenes depicting the festival held in the summer to honor Min the prehistoric god of fertility in whose honor the Pharaoh sacrifice a white bull, then  Paradise Travel Egypt  Steward will meet you To Transfer By Private air-Condition Van to your Destination in Luxor.



 


 Day 4:


Our Paradise Travel Egypt Egyptologist English Speaking guide Will Meet you at your Destination in Luxor , Transfer By Private air-Condition Van  to
start your tour visiting Abydos Temple, (2 hours drive in A/C Van) one of the most important religious significance dedicated to Osiris the judge and ruler of the netherworld, the splendid colonnaded façade of the temple Seti I is dedicated to 7 gods, inside there are seven aisles for the funerary processions a unique feature in temple architecture of Egypt, the columns and walls are richly decorated with larger than life size relives. Then drive back to Luxor and on the way visit Denderah Temple (45. min. from Luxor) built in the first century B.C. for the Goddess Hathor, the Cow Goddess, known as the "Golden One", considered one of the most notable accomplishments of the late Pharaonic architecture extremely well preserved to this day, the Hathoric Columns are a special feature of Denderah, standing in the courtyard of the temple is the unique statue of Bes an ugly funny bearded dwarf with shaggy hair and chin very different than any other Pharaonic art style, he was considered the god of music childbirth also the god of marriage and happiness and was great favorite in Egyptian homes, Relief of the Roman period adorn the outside walls of the temple , beautiful Cleopatra and her caesarian son are outstanding, then  Paradise Travel Egypt  Steward will meet you To Transfer By Private air-Condition Van to your Destination in Luxor.





 Day 5:


Our Paradise Travel Egypt Egyptologist English Speaking guide Will Meet you at your Destination in Luxor , Transfer By Private air-Condition Van to Sound and Light Show at Karnak Temple Then Transfer By Private air-Condition Van to your Destination in Luxor

 Package includes:
  • •  All meet & assist By Paradise Travel Egypt Representative
    •  All transportation in the program By air-conditioned private Motor Coach
    •  All Sightseeing in the program with Egyptologist tour guide
    •  Entrance fees during sightseeing
    •  Service charge & tax



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