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The West Bank and the Valley of the Kings - Full Day Tour

Available in English Hotel Pick up included

Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    10 hours

  • Start time

    06:00am

  • Meeting Point
    Pick up from your hotel. (Please mention your hotel name and address at the time of booking. If you do not have this information now, our customer service executives will get in touch and confirm the details)
  • Ending Point

    Tour returns to the original departure point

Key Highlights

  • See tombs of pharaohs at the Valley of the Kings
  • See the funerary monument of the only woman ruler of Egypt
  • Visit one of the most fascinating areas of Ancient Egypt
  • This is a comprehensive tour which includes entrance to many of the attractions
  • Lunch is included on the West Bank
  • Meet some of the people who maintain the site, many of whom are descendants of those who built the Temples
  • Hotel pick up and drop off and round trip transport are included

Overview

Take a trip to the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of Queens in Luxor and learn about the history of ancient Egypt. Located on the western bank of the river Nile, the two valleys were the burial grounds of the Pharaohs and their wives.

This comprehensive tour includes entrance to many of the ancient sites in this area. Visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ruler in the Pharaonic history and Ramesseum; the funerary temple of King Ramesses II where there is a wonderful depiction of the famous battle of Qadesh etched on the walls of the temple. Explore the village of Dier El Madina and meet the descendents of the workmen who built the tombs of the Egyptian kings.

Itinerary

In the morning, you will be picked up in an air-conditioned vehicle from your hotel in Luxor. Accompanied by a guide, you will be taken to the following archaeological sites:

Valley of the Kings or Wadi el-Muluk: It is a valley in Egypt where tombs were built for the Pharaoh and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom. The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile and consists of two valleys, East and West, with the majority of the royal tombs situated in the East Valley.

Queens Valley: It is a place where wives of the pharaohs were buried in ancient times. It was also known as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning ‘the place of the children of the Pharaoh’. The valley is located near the Valley of the Kings. Here, along with the queens of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties, many princes and princesses were also buried with members of the nobility.

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut: Also known as ‘Dier El Bahari’, it was established by Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman who ruled Egypt in the Pharaonic history. As you approach it from the distance, it is as of you are looking at a modern building that has been carved out of a mountain. Dier El-Bahari was commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut as a funerary monument to honour her father, Tutmose I and herself.

Ramesseum: It is a funerary temple of King Ramesses II. On its walls is recorded the famous battle of Qadesh. Ramesseum built his fabulous mortuary temple on the site pf Seti I’s ruined temple where he identified himself with the local form of the god, Amun. The remains of the complex include a royal palace and a large number of mud-brick granaries and storerooms, as well as a small temple dedicated to Ramesses’ mother Tuya and wife Nefertari.

Madinet Habu Temple: It is the funerary temple of King Ramesses II with military and religious motifs. The entire Temple of Ramses III, palace and town is enclosed within a defensive wall. Entry is through the Highgate, or Migdol, which, in appearance resembles an Asiatic fort. Just inside the Highgate, to the south, are the chapels of Amenirdis I, Shepenwepet II and Nitoket, wives of the god Amun. To the north side is the chapel of Amun. These chapels were a later addition dating to the 18th Dynasties, by Hatshepsut and Tutmose II. Close to the temple is the remains of a Nilometer. These 'flood warnings' were positioned strategically along the river to determine the position of the river every year.

Deir El Madina: It is a community of workmen and their families, supervisors and foremen and their families, all dedicated to building the great tombs of the Egyptian kings. You will be served lunch on this tour.

After exploring the historical sites, you will be dropped back to your hotel in Luxor.

Inclusions

  • Hotel pick up and drop off in air-conditioned coach
  • Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
  • English, French, Italian & German speaking guide
  • Entrance fees to the archaeological sites
  • Lunch

Additional info

The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.

Customer Reviews

  • Stephen Williams
    west bank nile from Luxor

    Excellent day out visiting historic sites. Guide was interesting and took us to all the major sites. We only met tourists in valley of kings, there were none elsewhere. Good for...

    United Kingdom 02/20/2015

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