New Luxor Tour (Luxor Temple and the Nobles Valley)

Time: 04:00–22:00
Days of the week: Monday, Thursday
Early departure: hotel transfer around 04:00, picking up tourists from other hotels (≈1.5 hours).

Trip to Luxor: 4.5 hours.

Main stops:

Luxor Temple: the temple dedicated to Amun-Ra, Mut and Khonsu; viewing the Avenue of the Sphinxes.

Crossing the Nile and lunch on the riverbank at a local-cuisine restaurant.

Colossi of Memnon: remains of the grand temple of Amenhotep III.

Mortuary Temple of Medinet Habu (Ramesses III): frescoes and the story of the pharaoh's life.

Nobles Valley (The Necropolis of the Nobles): tombs of priests, governors and courtiers with preserved frescoes.

Alabaster Factory: demonstration of souvenir production and opportunity to purchase figurines.

Optional (at extra cost):

Nile cruise visiting Banana Island — $10 per person (fruit grove and rest).