Explore Luxor's East and West Banks on a Private Guided Day Tour
A full-day private journey through Luxor's ancient temples, royal tombs, and iconic monuments on both sides of the Nile.
This private Luxor day tour takes you across both banks of the Nile to experience the city's most significant ancient sites, with the flexibility of dedicated transfers directly from your hotel or cruise ship. The itinerary covers the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, the Colossi of Memnon, Karnak Temple, and Luxor Temple in a single well-organized day. Upgrades are available to add a licensed guide, prepaid entry fees, and lunch.
Luxor sits on the site of ancient Thebes, the capital of Egypt during much of the New Kingdom period, and the concentration of monuments here is unmatched anywhere in the world. The West Bank preserves the royal necropolis where pharaohs were buried in elaborately decorated rock-cut tombs, while the East Bank holds some of the largest temple complexes ever constructed.
This tour operates as a fully private experience, meaning the vehicle, the guide if selected, and the entire schedule are dedicated exclusively to your group. That structure allows for a more considered pace at each site rather than moving in step with a larger group.
The base package includes round-trip transfers and bottled water. Travelers who want a deeper understanding of each site can select an upgrade tier that adds a licensed Egyptologist guide, covers entrance fees in advance, or includes a midday meal.
Tour Highlights
Visit the Valley of the Kings, where some of Egypt's most powerful rulers were buried in elaborately carved tombs on Luxor's West Bank.
Explore the mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari, built for one of ancient Egypt's few female pharaohs who ruled during the 18th Dynasty.
See the Colossi of Memnon, the twin seated statues that mark the former site of the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III.
Walk through Karnak Temple, one of the largest religious complexes in history, dedicated to the god Amun, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu.
Visit Luxor Temple on the East Bank, constructed during the 18th Dynasty and expanded significantly by Ramses II in the 19th Dynasty.
Travel in a fully private setting with dedicated transfers from your Luxor hotel or cruise ship, keeping the day focused on your group alone.
Choose from multiple upgrade tiers to add a licensed guide, prepaid entry fees, and lunch based on how you prefer to experience the tour.
Itinerary
Your private vehicle collects you directly from your accommodation or cruise ship in Luxor, marking the start of your West Bank visits for the morning.
On the West Bank, you visit the Valley of the Kings, where rock-cut tombs were constructed for pharaohs of the New Kingdom period. The valley contains tombs decorated with intricate religious texts and scenes intended to guide the deceased into the afterlife.
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, known locally as El Deir El Bahari, was built for the only woman to hold the title of pharaoh during ancient Egypt's 18th Dynasty, reigning from approximately 1490 to 1469 B.C. The temple's terraced design set against the limestone cliffs makes it one of the most distinctive structures in Egypt.
These two seated stone statues are the remaining visible remnants of the once-vast mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. A brief stop here provides a clear view of the scale of construction that characterized the New Kingdom.
Crossing to the East Bank, you enter the Karnak Temple complex, the largest surviving religious site from the ancient world. Built over centuries and dedicated primarily to the god Amun, the complex includes hypostyle halls, obelisks, and sanctuaries constructed by successive pharaohs.
The final site visit is Luxor Temple, founded by Amenhotep III in the 18th Dynasty and later extended by Ramses II. After the visit, your private vehicle returns you to your hotel or cruise ship.
What's Included and Excluded
Included
- Private round-trip transfers from Luxor hotel or cruise ship
- Bottled water throughout the tour
- Licensed Egyptologist guide (with guide upgrade)
- Entrance fees to all listed sites (with fees upgrade)
- Lunch at a local restaurant (with full upgrade)
Not Included
- Licensed guide (base package only)
- Entrance fees (base and guide-only packages)
- Lunch (base and guide-only packages)
- Personal spending and gratuities
- Items of a personal nature
Important Information
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