TWO DAY TRIP TO LUXOR FROM SOMA BAY

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1-Hurghada-Luxor

Stop At: Luxor Temple, Luxor 23512 Egypt
Early morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in Soma bay by a private A.C. Car to be transferred to Luxor for an overnight trip to Luxor from Soma bay. Upon arrival you will meet your private tour guide who will join you to visit:

Karnak Temple: No site in Egypt is more impressive than Karnak. It is the largest temple complex ever built by man and represents the combined achievement of many generations of ancient builders and pharoahs. The Temple of Karnak is actually three main temples, smaller enclosed temples, and several outer temples situated on 247 acres of land.

Luxor Temple: The Temple of Luxor was the centre of the most important festival, the festival of Opet. Built largely by Amenhotep III and Rameses II, the temple's purpose was as a setting for the rituals of the festival. The festival was to reconcile the human aspect of the ruler with the divine office.

Lunch will be served in a local restaurant in Luxor with Nile view, then you will check in 3 stars hotel (you have the flexibility to change )

Enjoy a sailing trip with Felucca during the sunset

On the Evening, Enjoy Tour Sound and Light Show at Karnak, The show starts with a historical introduction covering the birth of the great city of Thebes and erection of the Karnak Temple.

The show narrates the glorious achievements of some great Pharaohs as you listen to a magnificent and poetic description of the artistic treasures and great legacy which the Karnak temple encloses. Overnight at 5 stars Hotel. (Hilton Luxor )

Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3 stars Hotel.(you have the flexibility to change )


Day 2: Day 2-Luxor-Dendera- Hurghada

Stop At: Dendera Temple Complex, Dendera Egypt
Breakfast at your hotel then you will be accompanied by your private tour guide and a private air-conditioned vehicle to visit: Valley of the Kings :

The final resting place of Egypt's rulers from the 18th to the 20th dynasty, it is home to tombs including the great pharaoh Ramses II and boy pharaoh Tutankhamen.

the tombs were well stocked with all the material goods a ruler might need in the next world. Most of the decoration inside the tombs still well preserved.

Hatshepsut Temple:

It is one of the most beautiful & best preserved of all of the temples of Ancient Egypt. The temple was built on three levels with two wide ramps in a central position joining the levels together.

Colossi of Memnon:

Two massive stone statues of king Amenhotep III are the only remains of a complete mortuary temple.

The statues are made from blocks of quartzite sandstone which exist in Cairo then moved 700 KM to Luxor

Lunch during the trip

Drive to Qena City where you will visit of the most famous temples in Egypt, Dendera temple

Dendera temple

The Temple of Hathor was largely constructed during the Late Ptolemaic period, specifically during the reign of Ptolemy XII and Cleopatra VII. Later additions were made during the Roman period. Although built by a dynasty of rulers who were not native Egyptians themselves, the design of this temple has been found to be in accordance to that of other classical Egyptian temples, with the exception of the front of the hypostyle hall, which, according to an inscription above the entrance, was constructed by the Emperor Tiberius.

Apart from these, there are also scenes in the temple complex portraying the Ptolemaic rulers. For example, carved onto the external face of one of the temple walls is a huge relief of Cleopatra VII and her son by Julius Caesar and co-ruler, Ptolemy XV (better known as Caesarion). The two Ptolemaic rulers are shown dressed in Egyptian garb, and offering sacrifices.

Hathor was also regarded as a goddess of healing, and this is evident in the presence of a sanatorium in the temple complex. Here, pilgrims would come to be cured by the goddess. Sacred water (which was made holy by having it poured onto statues inscribed with sacred texts) was used for bathing, unguents were dispensed by the priests of Hathor, and sleeping quarters were provided for those hoping that the goddess would appear in their dreams, and so aid them.

Then drive you back to your hotel in Hurghada.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.