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Day
1:
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guide for the day will pick you up and transfer
you and start your tour
with a visit to the Temple of Karnak. It is a city of temples built over 2000 years
and dedicated to the Theben triad of Amon, Mut and Khonsu. For
the largely uneducated ancient Egyptian population this could
only have been the place of the gods. It is the mother of all
religious buildings, the largest ever made and a place of
pilgrimage for nearly 4,000 years.
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- The tour
ends with a visit to the Temple of Luxor which is close to the
Nile and parallel with the riverbank. King Amenhotep III who
reigned 1390-53 BC built this beautiful temple and dedicated it
to Amon-Re, king of the gods, his consort Mut, and their son
Khonsu. At the end of
the day return to your hotel. Overnight in Luxor.
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Day
2:
- Your day
will start with an early breakfast at the hotel and check
out. Then
you will start your tour on the West Bank to visit the
famous Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings
actually has two components - the East Valley and the West
Valley. It is the East Valley which most tourists visit and
where most of the tombs of the New Kingdom Pharaohs are
located.
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- Following
is a visit to the Valley of the Queens, also known as Biban
El Harim. These belonged to the queens of the 18th, 19th and
20th dynasties. There are between 75 to 80 tombs in the
Valley of the Queens.
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- Next is a visit to the Valley of the Queens. There are
between 75 and 80 tombs in the Valley of the Queens, or Biban
al-Harim. These belong to Queens of the 18th, 19th and 20th
Dynasties.
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- The tour
ends with a visit to the Temple of Hatshepsut named
Deir El Bahari,
one of the most beautiful of the royal mortuary temples and
Colossi of Memnon.
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- At the end of
the day return to Cairo.
