Luxor’s two great East Bank temples with a private guide. You are collected from your hotel and taken to Karnak Temple, the vast complex of Amun with its hall of 134 columns and Hatshepsut’s obelisk, then along the Avenue of Sphinxes to Luxor Temple in the centre of town. Hotel pickup, transport and guiding are included, from $75.
In Karnak Luxor Tour, Egypt day tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, you will get to visit the east bank of Luxor. Our guide will take you through the marvelous Karnak Temple, which was dedicated to the God Amon, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu.
Karnak temple has been constructed over different periods of history from the middle kingdom to the Graeco Roman Kingdom, this is why its include different arts and styles of constructions.
Later you get to visit Luxor Temple.
It was built in the New Kingdom by Amunhotep III and it was completed by Ramesses II . The temple was dedicated to the worshiping of Theban triad Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu . Before your tour goes to the end you will visit the great Obelisk of Ramses II in front of the 1st Pylon.
Later you will be taken back to your hotel.
Karnak Temple. Karnak was the home of the god Amun-Ra, his wife Mut and their son Khonsu, and the most important religious site in Egypt for more than a thousand years. Almost every pharaoh of the New Kingdom wanted his name here, so the complex grew pylon by pylon, hall by hall. The highlight is the Great Hypostyle Hall, a forest of 134 papyrus-shaped columns still carrying their original carved and painted scenes. Beyond it you will find Hatshepsut’s obelisk, the sacred lake where priests purified themselves, and the giant granite scarab that local tradition says brings luck if you walk around it.
Avenue of Sphinxes. Once a year, during the Opet festival, the statues of the gods were carried in procession from Karnak to Luxor Temple along an avenue lined with hundreds of sphinxes. Long buried under the modern city, the 2.7-kilometre road has been excavated and reopened, and your guide will show you the best stretch to see.
Luxor Temple. Built mainly by Amenhotep III and enlarged by Ramesses II, Luxor Temple sits right in the centre of the modern town on the Nile corniche. Its entrance pylon is guarded by colossal statues of Ramesses II and a single obelisk; the second one was given to France and now stands in the Place de la Concorde. Inside you will also see a shrine dedicated by Alexander the Great and, built on top of the ancient columns, the Mosque of Abu el-Haggag, still in use today.
Good to know. Karnak is huge and has little shade, so a morning start is best, with a hat and water. Luxor Temple is beautifully lit after sunset; if you prefer, we can schedule it for the late afternoon so you see it in both daylight and evening light.
