Day Tour to Valley of the Queens, Valley of the Artisans & Habu Temple

Duration:        6 hours

Tour location: Luxor

Availability:    Runs everyday

Tour type:      private tour

Pick-up and drop-off:  Your hotel/Nile Cruise/Airport in Luxor

Highlights:

• Valley of the Queens
• Valley of the Artisans
• Habu Temple

Overview:

Explore the Valley of the Queens and go inside the tombs of ancient queens, then visit the Valley of the Artisans where Egyptian workers lived during the New Kingdom. Habu Temple has some of Luxor’s most fascinating preserved ancient art, depicting almost everything such as; wrestling, fierce battles and festival scenes in brilliant colors.

Itinerary

Egitours Egyptologist tour guide will pick you up from your hotel/Nile cruise to start your tour with a visit to Valley of the Queens; the place where wives of Pharaohs were buried during pharaohs New Kingdom (1550–1070 BC). In ancient times, it was known as Ta-Set-Neferu, which means: “The Supreme Beautiful Place”, because beside the Queens of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties, many princes and princesses were also buried with various nobles. The valley is located near the famous Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile across from Luxor. Then, proceed to visit the Valley of the Artisans at Deir el-Medina that was called Set Maat “The Place of Truth”. It was home city to the artisans and workmen nominated for constructing the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th 19th and 20th dynasties. You will enjoy exploring the ruins of the city, the Greco-Ptolemaic temple, dedicated to the goddesses Hathor and Maat which consists of a small structure within a mud brick enclosure wall, and two of the finest decorated tombs of Sennedjem, Inherkau, both were high chiefs of artisans. End your tour with the visit of Habu Temple of king Ramses III, the last warrior pharaoh of the New Kingdom (1550 – 1080 BC). The Temple is the best-preserved among the New Kingdom mortuary temples. It is decorated with war scenes and texts representing the victories of the king, as well as scenes of wrestling, rituals performed and festivals. A royal palace was attached at the south of the open court.

The tour includes:

• Entrance fees of all the sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary.
• Transportation from hotel and return in a private air-conditioned vehicle.
• Private Egyptologist tour guide.
• Bottled water.
• All service charges and taxes.

The tour excludes:

• Tipping.
• Any other service not mentioned in the itinerary.

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