Private tour to the West Bank

To experience the ultimate highlights of Luxor in a single day, start early on the West Bank at the Valley of the Kings to explore the brilliantly decorated rock-cut royal tombs before the intense midday heat and crowds arrive. Next, make the short drive to the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut to admire its striking, multi-tiered limestone terraces built directly into the towering desert cliffs , a vision of geometrical colonnades hewn into a Cliffside. Learn about the temple’s history and life of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt’s the famous female ruler. Stroll around the courtyards and terraces, and admire the statues and hieroglyphics that adorn them. 

Then, stop for photos at the Colossi of Memnon: two towering statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, that once stood at his now long-gone funerary temple. Hear the stories and legends that surround the statues, and inspect the Roman-era graffiti engraved in the stone. Before your tour ends, perhaps take the opportunity to visit an alabaster factory and, if you wish, purchase some hand-cut pieces as souvenirs.

After you finish your day tour, we will transfer you back to your hotel or your Nile cruise in Luxor