Tour to queens valley and temple of Ramses

Tour to queens valley and temple of ramses. Perfect choices for Luxor trips and tours if you are in Luxor. Visit the valley of the queens with awesome temple of the king Ramsses III. The glory of the city began more after its army under the king Kamos  who defeated the Hyksos (enemies from Asia Minor) so it became the political, military capital of Egypt. Its history started even deeper than 18^th dynasty. The great king Montuhotep from the 11^th dynasty reunited the two parts of Egypt. It owns almost 75% of Egypt’s monuments and even 30% of the whole world. There is no city has such a glory and history as Luxor. It was a place for pilgrimage and a dream place for the Greeks and Romans. It was the ancient future of arts, constructions, engineering and medicine. In it the bodies of the most famous kings had been embalmed. A guided tour to visit the Necropolis of Thebes at the west bank visiting The Valley of the Queens, also known as Wadi el-Melikat, is a place in Egypt where wives of Pharaohs were buried in ancient timest, there are more than 90 tombs, many are stylish and lavishly decorated. An example is the resting place carved out of the rock for Queen Nefertari (QV66) of the 19th Dynasty wife and favorite queen of Ramses II. She is one of the best known Egyptian queens. The polychrome reliefs in her tomb are still intact and it is the largest and most spectacular in the valley of the queens. Continue visiting the temple of Medinat Habu which is one of the largest memorial temples in Egypt. It measures 320m in length (east to west) and about 200m in width (north to south). It was built to commemorate Ramses III who considered the last great pharaoh of Egypt. His mortuary temple is covered with reliefs of his conquests. His reign lasted from 1186 to 1155 BC. The memorial temple has 7,000 square meters of well-preserved decorated surfaces. According to ancient belief was the place that Amun first appeared. Both Hatshepsut and Tuthmosis III built a temple dedicated to Amun then Rameses III constructed his larger memorial temple on the site.

Itinerary:-

• Pick up by A/C car or bus from hotels, Airport, train station or cruises
• Transfer to the west bank
• Visit the two colossal statues of Memnon
• Visit the valley of the queens
• Visit the temple of Ramses III, known as Madinat Habu
• Availability for shopping stops
• Transfer back to the east bank.

Destination: Luxor

Tour category: History

Departure location: Luxor

Duration: 5 hours

Booking in Advance: Until 1 day before the event

Physical Difficulty Level: Moderate

Travel mode: Deluxe A/C Minibus, Car

Adult price: $65

Child price: $ 32.5

Infant Price: $ 0