Day Tour to Dendera and Luxor from Marsa Alam

Day Tour to Dendera and Luxor from Marsa Alam Itinerary

A representative from Axa Tours will pick you up from your hotel in Marsa Alam in a private air-conditioned van to begin your Day Tour to Dendera and Luxor from Marsa Alam.

Dendera Temple Complex

Your journey begins with a visit to Dendera Temple, one of the best-preserved ancient Egyptian temples, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. The temple was built during the late Ptolemaic period, with later Roman additions, while preserving the traditional style of ancient Egyptian temples.

Explore the Mammisi (Birth House), the Sacred Lake, and the Great Hypostyle Hall with its 24 massive columns adorned with the heads of the goddess Hathor, as well as the Temple of Isis, the famous Zodiac, the crypts and chambers used for storing sacred objects and statues, and the staircases leading to the temple roof, where certain religious rituals associated with festivals and astronomy were performed.

Karnak Temple

Continue your journey to the enchanting city of Luxor, where your first stop will be Karnak Temple, built and expanded from the Middle Kingdom to the Greco-Roman period and dedicated to the Sacred Theban Triad: Amun, Mut, and Khonsu.

Explore the Great Hypostyle Hall with its 134 massive columns covered in hieroglyphic inscriptions, the Sacred Lake, the obelisks of Thutmose I and Hatshepsut, and the Avenue of Sphinxes.

You will also see the Holy of Holies of the Temple of Amun-Ra, the Chapel of Philip III of Macedon, and the Akh-menu of Thutmose III, one of the complex’s most important ceremonial structures.

Lunch Break

Enjoy a delicious Egyptian lunch at a traditional restaurant before crossing the Nile to the West Bank.

Valley of the Kings

Your journey from Marsa Alam to the Valley of the Kings brings you to the royal necropolis where the pharaohs of the New Kingdom, including Thutmose III, Amenhotep II, Merenptah, Ramesses VI, and Tutankhamun, were buried in richly decorated tombs carved deep into the Theban mountains.

You will have the opportunity to enter three different tombs and admire the corridors adorned with hieroglyphic inscriptions and colorful wall paintings depicting the ancient Egyptians’ beliefs about the afterlife and the journey to eternity.

Hatshepsut Temple

Continue your tour to the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari. Distinguished by its three-tiered terraced architectural design.

The temple features remarkable reliefs documenting her achievements, including her famous trading expedition to the Land of Punt.

Colossi of Memnon

Conclude your tour with a visit to the giant Colossi of Memnon, the last remains of the mortuary temple of King Amenhotep III.

Carved from quartzite sandstone, the statues became famous during the Greek and Roman periods for the mysterious sound said to be heard at sunrise.

Return

At the end of your Day Tour to Dendera and Luxor from Marsa Alam, you will be transferred back to your hotel in Marsa Alam with unforgettable memories.

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