Luxor Day Tours

Hot Air Balloon Tour in Luxor

Get a stunning balloon ride over the historic, A hot air balloon in Luxor is an incredible way to see the “world’s largest open-air museum, See the valley of the Kings and temples with Falcon `s eye. Spend unforgettable 1 hour flying at Luxor Sky, enjoying the view from this high point over Luxor.
Early morning, we will pick you up from your hotel in Luxor to start visiting the West Bank, enjoy air balloon riding. At the marina enjoy a soft drink  before taking the motorboat  to the west bank, then you will be transferred to the take-off area where you are going to start your balloon ride in the sky of the biggest open-air museum (Luxor ). The "Balloon Ride" trip departs every day, however, confirmation in advance is still highly recommended. The balloon ride takes 45 minutes, before you land again, to catch your pick-up and return to your Hotel.
The Balloon is scheduled to take off at 5:30 a.m. and the ride takes  around 45 minutes
Departure time may vary depending on the sunrise.
The hotel pick-up takes place 45 minutes before take-off scheduled time
Your tour manager will tell you the exact Pickup time a day ahead.

Sound & Light at Karnak Temple

Go back in time and travel through history and witness colorful lights marrying a deep sound coming from the past to tell the story of the temple and the pharaohs who reigned this area thousands of years ago

Dendera & Abydos – Full Day

Enjoy a Private day tour Dendera temple and Abydos temples from Luxor  to Visit the temple of Hathor, The Goddess of Love, Music and Healing then travel to Abydos to visit the temple of Osiris, Abydos was one of the most important religious sites to ancient Egyptians. Much like modern Muslims hope to complete a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime, ancient Egyptians would have hopes to visit Abydos, which for them was strongly associated with the entrance into the afterlife.
Pick up time from your hotel in Luxor by our tour guide, then Drive to Dendera temple.
Visit Dendera temple, arrive around 08: 30, You will be accompanied by Egyptologist tour guide, He will explain the history of the 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.
10:30 Drive to Abydos temple from Dendera temple
Abydos temple
Considered one of the most important archaeological sites of Ancient Egypt, the sacred city of Abydos was the site of many ancient temples, including Umm el-Qa’ab, a royal necropolis where early pharaohs were entombed. These tombs began to be seen as extremely significant burials and in later times it became desirable to be buried in the area, leading to the growth of the town’s importance as a cult site.

Today, Abydos is notable for the memorial temple of Seti I, which contains an inscription from the nineteenth dynasty known to the modern world as the Abydos King List. It is a chronological list showing cartouches of most dynastic pharaohs of Egypt from Menes until Ramesses I, Seti’s father. The Great Temple and most of the ancient town are buried under the modern buildings to the north of the Seti temple. Many of the original structures and the artifacts within them are considered irretrievable and lost; many may have been destroyed by the new construction.

Abyos temple Located about 2.5 hours by car north of Luxor, Abydos was one of the most important religious sites to ancient Egyptians. Much like modern Muslims hope to complete a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their lifetime, ancient Egyptians would have hopes to visit Abydos, which for them was strongly associated with the entrance into the afterlife.

Although there were several temples constructed here, the largest and most significant is known as the Temple of Seti I. Seti I was the father of the great Ramesses II, who actually completed the construction of most of the temple after his father’s death.
Coming to power only 30 years after the upheaval associated with Akhenaten’s heretical rule, known as the Amarna Period, Seti I was concerned with reestablishing faith in the pantheon of Pre-Amarna gods that Akhenaten had sought to destroy. As a result, the temple he built contains small chapels dedicated to each of the major gods: Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, Osiris, Isis, Horus, and also one to Seti himself. Much of the temple complex is no longer present, including the pylon and the first two courtyards so visitors to enter through a doorway into the hypostyle hall. Many of the wall reliefs inside are well preserved and the reliefs toward the back of the temple, completed during Seti’s reign, are considered to be among the finest in any temple throughout Egypt. Since Abydos is more difficult to reach than many sites, it is not very heavily visited. Occasionally tour buses come from the beach resorts or with loads of cruise ship passengers from the Red Sea, but it you time your visit well, you might find yourself with the temple complex to yourself

East Bank (Karnak & Luxor Temples – Half Day)

Enjoy visiting the largest temple complex in the world Karnak Temple it’s actually three main temples, several smaller enclosed temples, and a number of outer temples – combining the achievements of many generations of ancient builders over a period of 1500 years. Around thirty different pharaohs contributed to the building process of this site. No wonder some call it the Temple of Temples.

Continue to visit the beautiful temple of Luxor constructed approximately 1400 BC by Amenhotep III and completed by Tutankhamun and Horemheb.

West Bank Luxor (Valley of Kings, Hatshepsut Temple & Colossi of Memnon)

We will Enjoy exploring the west bank by visiting Valley of the Kings the final resting place of egypt’s Kings including King Ramses II and King Tutankhamoun, Afterwards will continue to discover the secrets of the Queen Hatshepsut during a visit to her temple with its mortuary temple “the Holy of Holies”, on our way continue to visit the Colossi of Memnon the two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

Drive back to your Nile cruise or Hotel.