subject: Egypt Shore Excursions; Luxor Sightseeing Over Day From Safaga Port [print this page] Morning time Fly2egy.com will greet you and pick you up from your cruise at Safaga Port by your own private Egyptologist guide who will accompany you to the visit the world famous Karnak temple the largest place of worship ever built. Its ancient name Ipet-isut means the most sacred of places. The temple, or, more correctly, the complex of temples, was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great Hypostyle Hall is an incredible forest of giant pillars. Then you will enjoy a relaxing Lunch en route and then you will be moved into the West Bank of the Nile river to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then you will enjoy a visit to the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs discovered, those tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs, you will visit 3 tombs. Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple was dedicated to the Queen Hatshipsut the only female pharaoh who rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. Finally you will be escorted by your guide back to the cruise in Safaga Port : departure time from Luxor depends on the departure time of your ship at Safaga Port ( 220km )
