2 Days Luxor and Aswan Tour from Hurghada | Hurghada Excursions
The private 2 days Luxor and Aswan tour from Hurghada is a mind-blowing tour, as you will explore some of the best Egypt tourist attractions. Your Hurghada excursions and Egypt tour packages include two amazing sites: Luxor and Aswan.
Luxor has a lot to offer, such as the Luxor Temple, Valley of Nobles, Habu Temple, Ramesseum, Valley of the Queens, and Luxor Museum.
Your Luxor day tour includes the Valley of the Kings with the possibility to visit the tomb of King Tutankhamun, Hatshepsut temple, and Memnon Colossi on the Luxor west bank.
Your day trip includes Karnak Temple on Luxor’s East Bank.
Aswan is very rich in history, and the Nile River in Aswan is stunning, especially near the Nubian Village. Top attractions in Aswan include the Nubian Museum, Philae Temple, Kalabsha Temple, Elephantine Island, and the Monastery of St. Simeon.
The Egypt Package 2 Days Luxor and Aswan tour from Hurghada includes an Egyptologist guide and private deluxe accommodation and is a perfect introduction to ancient Egyptian history and ancient Egyptian civilization.
If you want to enjoy the beauty of Egypt tours, you should contact us, and we will tell you more about our tours.
Details
- Duration: 2 Days
- Tour location: Luxor – Aswan
- Language: English
- Tour availability: Daily upon request
- Pick up& drop off: Hotels in Hurghada, Makadi Bay, Soma Bay, El Gouna, Sahl Hasheesh
- Tour type: Private
Tour highlights
Luxor highlight
- Valley of the Kings
- Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
- Memnon Colossi
- Karnak temple
Aswan highlight
- High Dam
- Philae temple
- Unfinished Obelisk
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Hurghada to Luxor
At 05.00 am on the agreed time, we will pick you up at the reception after picking up your breakfast boxes to start your way to Luxor.
At 06.00 am, we took a short break by the checkpoint to start our way to Luxor, as it starts at 06.00 am.
07.00 am: 20-minute short break at a nice lounge in the middle of the desert to use the toilets (10 L.E per person), enjoy your morning coffee, have your breakfast, and have a nice chance to see the Bedouins around the area.
09.30 am Karnak temple
Your first stop will be the Karnak complex, and your guide will explain to you why it is called a complex, not just a temple. Karnak is the biggest temple in the world, and here you can see pylons, chapels, statues, huge columns, hieroglyphic reliefs, and obelisks.
Open your heart and mind and listen to your guide and learn about ancient Egyptian religion, pharaohs, religious rituals, and more. Do not miss the Hatshepsut Obelisk, the biggest scarab in Egypt, the Sacred Lake, and the biggest hypostyle hall with 136 massive columns.
In your free time, marvel at the Ptah temple and Sekhmet Chapel, the White Chapel of Pharaoh Senusret I, the Red Chapel of Hatshepsut, the temple of Ramesses III, the Mut temple, and the Khonsu temple.
11.30 am lunch
Enjoy a freshly cooked lunch at a local restaurant with Nile View, including vegetarian meals, normal meals with meat and fish or vegan meals.
12.15 pm: short motorboat ride
After lunch, you will enjoy a short ride with a motorboat from the east bank to the west bank, where you will meet your car to complete your Luxor day tour.
1.00 pm Memnon Colossi
Your tour on the Luxor West Bank will start with a 15-minute stop by the huge statues of Amenhotep III decorating the entrance of his mortuary temple on the Luxor West Bank. The statues, called the Colossi of Memnon, are the second biggest in Egypt after those of Abu Simbel.
13.45 Alabaster Factory
If you like to have a short stop to experience how ancient Egyptian craftsmen in ancient Egypt cut the stones and convert them into statues, vases, or whatever, you will see it there. You can escape this stop if you like.
14.30 Hatshepsut Temple
A unique temple for a unique female pharaoh, designed by a unique engineer called Senmut. Hatshepsut’s temple has an amazing design and offers a huge amount of information about the rule of women in ancient Egypt.
Moreover, the Hathor Chapel, the Anubis Chapel, the Punt expedition, and the Divine Birth story are not missed.
3.45 pm Valley of the Kings
Your last stop on the Luxor West Bank will be the Valley of the Kings, the burial place of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom.
The kings of the 18th Dynasty, 19th Dynasty, and 20th Dynasty dug their tombs inside the mountain. More than 62 tombs, including the tomb of Tutankhamun, with all the treasures we found inside.
Once you reach the entrance with an electric car, your guide will explain everything to you and recommend the most beautiful 3 tombs out of the 7 open tombs included in the ticket.
Also, if you like to add one or two more tombs, there are 3 tombs against charge as follows:
- KV9 – Ramesses V, Ramesses VI tomb EGP 220
- KV17 – Seti I EGP 2000 per person
- KV62—Tutankhamun: EGP 700 per person
At the end of your tour to the Pharaonic tombs in the Valley of the Kings and learning more about Egyptian gods and goddesses, the funerary beliefs in ancient Egypt, and the tomb robbers, you will start your way to the Luxor train station.
5.30 pm Luxor train station
At the end of your Luxor attractions, you will have an hour of free time; you can have a drink, do some shopping, or you may add the Luxor Temple to the itinerary at no charge.
18.55 Luxor to Aswan VIP train
The distance between Luxor and Aswan is about 300 km, and it takes around 3 hours with some short stops at Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Kalabsha. Upon arrival in Aswan, you will be transferred to your hotel for an overnight.
Day 2: Aswan – Hurghada
09.00 am Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, then start your Aswan day tour with your guide to the top Aswan attractions, such as
09.30 am High Dam
09.30 am The High Dam is one of the largest dams in the world in the 20th century. The dam was built to provide hydroelectric power and improve irrigation for agriculture. It is considered the fourth pyramid in Egypt.
If you are in Aswan, you cannot miss the High Dam to see how it has a profound impact on the people and economy of Egypt.
10.30 am Philae temple with a short motorboat ride
The Goddess Isis temple on Agilika Island is one of the most beautiful Pharaonic temples in all of Egypt. The Philae temple is one of the best-preserved examples of Ancient Egyptian architecture during the Greco-Roman era.
The temple was dedicated to Isis, wife of Osiris, and the reliefs show various scenes from Egyptian mythology.
Your guide will explain to you how they relocated the temples and the importance of the two obelisks found in Philae in helping the scholars to read the hieroglyphics.
12.30 Unfinished Obelisk at the granite quarries
The last stop in Aswan will be the Granite quarries, from where they cut a very good quality of red granite. The unfinished obelisk was abandoned due to a crack that appeared in the stone during the carving process.
Furthermore, the obelisk is one of Aswan’s top attractions, but it is also very good to learn more about the ancient Egyptian quarrying and carving techniques.
Finally, it is time to go for lunch
1.30 pm Lunch
Enjoy a light lunch in Aswan before you take the train back to Qena, then Hurghada.
3.00 pm VIP train Aswan-Qena
Enjoy a 4-hour ride between Aswan and Qena in the VIP train and see part of Egypt from the window.
7.30 pm Qena – Hurghada
Your Private 2 Days Luxor and Aswan Tour from Hurghada ends with a transfer from Qena train station to your hotel in Hurghada, Sahl Hasheesh, El Gouna, Makadi Bay
Inclusions
- All the transfers with a modern Air-conditioned vehicle
- Train ticket from Luxor to Aswan
- Train tickets from Aswan to Qena
- The tour guide speaks fluent English
- entrance fee for all the sights mentioned in the program
- Lunch at Luxor
- Luxor at Aswan
- 1 night at a Heissa camp or Nuprea behind Philae temple
Exclusions
- Tipping for the guide and driver
- Nubian village
- Felucca riding
- Beverages during lunch
What to pack
Sunglasses / Hat / comfortable shoes / Heavy Jacket in winter / Sunscreen
2 Days Luxor and Aswan Tour from Hurghada price
Adult Price = 400 €
Infants 0-5 years = free of charge
Kids 5-11 years = 50% of the adult price
Booking
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Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation is free up to 24 hours in advance
- Morning cancellation is 50% from the price
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