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3 day(s)
Regular
1-20 people
easy
Luxor was the ancient city of Thebes, the capital of Upper Egypt during the New Kingdom, and the city of Amun, later to become the god Amun-Ra. The city was regarded in the ancient Egyptian texts as “Waset”, which meant “city of the sceptre”, and later in Demotic Egyptian as ta jpt (conventionally pronounced as “tA ipt” and meaning “the shrine/temple”, referring to the jpt-swt. The temple now is famous by its Arabic name Karnak, meaning “fortified village”). Which the ancient Greeks adapted as Thebai and the Romans after them as Thebae. Thebes was also famous as “the city of the 100 gates”. Sometimes being called “southern Heliopolis” (‘Iunu-shemaa’ in Ancient Egyptian), to distinguish it from the city of Iunu or Heliopolis, the main place of worship for the god Ra in the north.
Duration
3 day(s)
Max Group Size
1-20 people
Tour Code
3035
Departure Type
guaranteed
Tour Category
City Sightseeing
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Operated In
Age Requirement
1 - 99
Cairo
Luxor
It is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt. Which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. Luxor is frequently famous as the “world’s greatest open-air museum”. As the ruins of the Egyptian temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the river Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs of the west bank Theban Necropolis. Which includes the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Thousands of tourists from all around the world arrive annually to visit Luxor’s monuments. Contributing greatly to the economy of the modern city
It is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt. Which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. Luxor is frequently famous as the “world’s greatest open-air museum”. As the ruins of the Egyptian temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the river Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs of the west bank Theban Necropolis. Which includes the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Thousands of tourists from all around the world arrive annually to visit Luxor’s monuments. Contributing greatly to the economy of the modern city
It is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt. Which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. Luxor is frequently famous as the “world’s greatest open-air museum”. As the ruins of the Egyptian temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the river Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs of the west bank Theban Necropolis. Which includes the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Thousands of tourists from all around the world arrive annually to visit Luxor’s monuments. Contributing greatly to the economy of the modern city