【Luxor + Aswan】4-Day Discover Tour with Abu Simbell-Land of the Pharaohs from Cairo: the Valley of the Kings and the Temples of Karnak & Luxor

Your guide will pick you up from the airport or the train station or from any hotel or Nile cruise in Luxor. Start your journey exploring the treasures and wonders of the ancient Thebes, Luxor the biggest open-air museum in the World start your tour by visiting the great complex of Karnak, bold, massive and hugely ambitious, Luxor's mammoth Temple of Karnak complex is one of Ancient Egypt's grandest building projects. Every pharaoh (ancient Kings) worth their salt added and amended the buildings here during their reign, stamping their seal on the kingdom's most revered religious sanctuary. For Karnak was the house of the gods, and its glories were to be feted by all, see the temple's walls, obelisks, a sacred lake, etc. then move to Luxor temple, the temple was built by Amenhotep III (1390-52 BC) but completed by Tutankhamun (1336-27 BC) and Horemheb (1323-1295 BC) and then added to by Rameses II (1279-13 BC). Toward the rear is a granite shrine dedicated to Alexander the Great (332-305 BC) and the temple was dedicated for God Amun the main God of the Empire in this time.

After breakfast check out from your hotel at Luxor, Crossing the Nile River to the West Bank, you'll visit the necropolis of the ancient city of Thebes (ancient Luxor). Arriving at the Valley of the Kings, burial place of the kings of Thebes you will have a brief stop at the visitors center. Guides are not permitted inside the tombs, but your guide will tell you what to look for inside the elaborately decorated rooms. Leaving the hot sands of the Valley of the Kings, you will visit the Temple of Hatshepsut, one of the most striking monuments in Egypt. Your guide will introduce you to the history of the temple and the story of Queen Hatshepsut, the famous female ruler of Egypt who posed as a male to gain the throne. There is free time to explore at your leisure as you wander the large courtyards and admire the intricate hieroglyphic decorations.

Returning to Luxor there will be time for a brief photo stop at the Colossi of Memnon, which mark the site of the funerary temple of Amenhotep III. These two giant statues standing tall and proud on the West Bank are all that remain of the ancient complex.

In addition, you will have the chance to visit an alabaster factory and purchase genuine items if you wish, after that back to your hotel in Luxor.

After breakfast leaves Luxor and move to Aswan by your private A/C Vehicle to visit one of the most significant sacred structures in Egypt at Edfu, the Temple of Horus the best-preserved temple in Egypt before a visit to the double Temple of Kom Ombo. Your private guide enlightens you with tales of classic mythology as you wander through edifices built in devotion to ancient Gods of Egypt enjoy your time and take the best photos for the temple. Admire the statues of gods and pharaohs and wander through the inner sanctuary of the temple.

then head south along the Nile to Kom Ombo continue to the Temple of Kom Ombo, with its curious double entrance, and learn of its dedication to 2 gods—Sobek and a Haroeris, a later form of Horus. Hear about the extensive restoration that had to take place in an area susceptible to natural disaster, and the 300 mummified crocodiles found while doing so, some of which are now featured in a marvelous display in a recently opened museum for the mummified crocodile. After that move to Aswan have lunch and check-in your hotel in Aswan.

New Day in your Egypt adventure after your breakfast at your hotel be ready for a trip to the best temple in Egypt the temples of Ramses the Great and his wife Nefertari the two rock-carved temples at Abu Simbel. These temples are unique both in style and in their setting on the banks of Lake Nasser the temple of Ramses the great is distinguished by the Miracle of the Sun ( Sun pass festival twice a year) visit the two temples from inside out and enjoy the detailed inscription of Qadash Battel one of the most famous battles in the ancient World after that back to Aswan 3 Hours driving have lunch then visit another unique temple you have to cross the Nile by motorboat to see the great temple of Goddess isis on the island of Philae many pharaohs kings and Ptolemaic Kings and Roman Emperors take a part in the construction of this temple through the time. your guide will explain interesting stories after that back to Aswan for final departure we will escort you to the airport or train station or any place in Aswan.

This tour could be extended and you can add anything upon request.