East bank Tour in Luxor – Karnak & Luxor Temples
>> Tour Description
Starting tour by A/C vehicle on a private basis
Pick up from the cruise or hotel and transfer to visit Karnak temple. The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak from Arabic Khurnak meaning “fortified village”), comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings near Luxor, in Egypt. construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut (“The Most Selected of Places”) and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head.
It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The Karnak complex gives its name to the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak, 2.5 kilometers (1.6 miles) north of Luxor. Then proceed to visit Luxor temple; is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it is known as ipet resyt, “the southern sanctuary”.
In Luxor, there are several great temples on the east and west banks. Four of the major mortuary temples visited by early travelers and tourists include the Temple of Seti I at Gurnah, the Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahri, the Temple of Ramesses II (a.k.a. Ramesseum), and the Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu; and the two primary cults temples on the east bank are known as the Karnak and Luxor.[1] Unlike the other temples in Thebes, the Luxor temple is not dedicated to a cult god or a deified version of the king in death. Instead, the Luxor temple is dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship; it may have been where many of the kings of Egypt were crowned in reality or conceptually (as in the case of Alexander the Great who claimed he was crowned at Luxor but may never have traveled south of Memphis, near modern Cairo.)
To the rear of the temple are chapels built by Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty, and Alexander. Other parts of the temple were built by Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. During the Roman era, the temple and its surroundings were a legionary fortress and the home of the Roman government in the area. During the Roman period, a chapel inside the Luxor Temple originally dedicated to goddess Mut was transformed into a Tetrarchy cult chapel and later into a church.
>> Tour Highlights
Karnak & Luxor Temples
>> Tour Includes
– Pick up & drop off transfer from Luxor.
– Entrance fees.
>> Tour Excludes
– Meals or drinks.
– Personal expenses.
– Tips.
>> Tour Availability
Days ->> Available all days.
Locations ->> Available in Luxor.
>> Prices Per Person
1 | 2 – 4 | 5 – 8 | 9 – 15 | 16 – 32 |
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Booking 24 hours before the trip.
• Make sure you add the hotel name or Nile cruise name in order to receive the exact pick-up time.
• Requirements: full name and passport number, comfortable shoes, comfortable clothes, hat, or umbrella during summer.
• Rates subject to change in case of entrance fee increasing or fuel increasing.
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