Luxor and Westbank
Karnak and Luxor Temple,
Valley of the Kings, Hatchepsut, Collosi of Memnon,
Medinat Habu, Deir el Medina, Tombs of the Nobles
… or you name it …
Options for sightseeing
Account in Luxor Temple
Karnak and Luxor temple (count 4 hours)
If you stay in a hotel at the East bank side
or Ferry can be utilized to avoid extra west bank hotel transfers:
Luxor Eastbank 1/2day: Car (1-2 guests): $95
Luxor Eastbank 1/2day: Microbus (3-6 guests): $105
Luxor Eastbank 1/2day: Microbus (7-8 guests): $115
If you stay in a hotel at the West bank side
and want to be picked up instead of using the ferry:
Luxor Eastbank half day – Car (1-2 guests): $121
Luxor Eastbank half day – Microbus (3-6 guests): $141
Luxor Eastbank half day – Microbus (7-8 guests): $151
Tickets are never included.
West Bank (count 4 hours)
Standard tour for West Bank includes:
Valley of the Kings, Hatchepsut Temple and Colossi of Memnon
Instead alternative tour half day:
Colossi of Memnon plus 2 other sights at westbanks (f. ex. Medinat Habu, Deir al Medina).
Luxor West Bank 1/2day Car (1-2 guests): $105
Luxor West Bank 1/2day Microbus (3-6 guests): $118
Luxor West Bank 1/2day Microbus (7-8 guests): $129
East or west bank hotels the same price.
Tickets are never included and have to be bought at the ticket counters.
Mediat Habu
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- Statue of scarab beetle in Karnak temple
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- Papyriform columns in the temple of Luxor
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- Temple of Karnak: 134 giant columns
East/West Bank Tour (count 7-8 hours)
Standard tour with Luxor and Westbank sights:
Karnak and Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Hatchepsut and Colossi of Memnon
Pickup from East Bank Hotel or East Bank ferrystation:
Luxor E/W Bank full day – Car (1-2 guests): $144
Luxor E/W Bank full day – Microbus (3-6 Guests): $164
Luxor E/W Bank full day – Microbus (7-8 Guests): $175
If staying on the west bank –
you can utilize the ferry for no additional transport costs or pay:
Luxor E/W Bank full day – Car (1-2 guests): $157
Luxor E/W Bank full day – Microbus (3-6 Guests): $182
Luxor E/W Bank full day – Microbus (7-8 Guests): $193
Tickets are never included.
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- Harvesting honey
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- Excavation site at Westbank
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- Counting the enemies' severed hands
Wailing women inside Tomb of Ramose (Westbank)
Full Day West Bank (count 7-8 hours)
Colossi of Memnon plus 5 more sights at westbanks
For example: Medinat Habu, Deir al Medina, Valley of the Scribes, Tombs of the Nobles
or you choose together with your guide according to your expectations.
Luxor Full day West Bank Car (1-2 guests): $144
Luxor Full W Bank Microbus (3-6 guests): $164
Luxor Full W Bank Microbus (7-8 guests): $175
East or West Bank Hotels the same price.
Tickets are never included.
Good to know
Here is what we recommend in order to avoid additional transportation costs when choosing Luxor hotels
When picking a hotel in Luxor keep in mind it takes a long time for transportation to cross from the East to the West Bank (nearly one hour round trip). All transportation companies are located on the East Bank.
If you choose a West Bank Hotel location there may be some tours (East Bank tours especially) where you will need to take a ferry from the West Bank to the East Bank to meet your transportation otherwise additional transportation costs will be added to compensate for the extra drive time.
These additional costs are notated on the file should you choose a west bank hotel location.
Some hotels/guesthouses on the west bank of Luxor are near a ferry dock – if this is the case – we can drop you off at the ferry on the East Bank and you can take the ferry over to the west bank in order to save on transportation cost.
Popular East Bank Luxor hotels include: Pavillion Winter Luxor, Nefertiti Hotel, Iberotel, Hilton, Sonesta St George and both Steigenbergers.
Photographing is not allowed inside tombs!
Tourists had used the flash too often (although it was forbidden because it destroys the colors), so the Ministry of Tourism decided not to allow taking pictures at all anymore.
Guides take their time to explain and therefore keep their guests longer inside tombs and in front of designs, which is also bad for colors because of the humidity spread by sweating people.
This is why the Ministry of Tourism does not allow guides anymore inside (f.ex.):
Tombs of Valley of the Kings
Tombs of Valley of the Queens
Tombs of Deir al Medina.
In these cases your guide will explain what you will see inside the tomb, send you inside alone and after your return outside he will answer your questions.
Aswan-Individual in Luxor:
After many guests had asked us for assistance in Luxor also, Waleed tried to find solutions how to offer services with the same promises we give for Aswan:
- No visits of souvenir shops
- Payment is for car, driver and guide instead to ask for payments from each person
- Perfect knowledge of professional guides; well checked new cars and licensed drivers
- Individual service for each person / couple / family instead of foreigners put together to groups
- No extra costs except for tickets and a tip that is up to you
All of which is contrary to how business is usually done by travel agents in Luxor. To keep control we ask our guests to send a message or call Waleed as soon they feel like it – so Waleed can call the travel agency in Luxor to make sure all is going according to our guest’s wishes.
Whenever it is possible we are sending our Aswan Guides to Luxor to care for our guests – even if they have to stay overnight in Luxor for this. All this is to guarantee our standards for Luxor too.
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- Theben
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- Hatchepsut Temple
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- Nile Cruise Boats in Luxor
Hot Air Balloon
$89 per person (seasonal price changes)
including transfers as described:
Wake up before sunrise, a minibus will pick you up at your hotel, take a boat across the Nile and have some tea on the way. Another minibus will be waiting for you; to take you to the balloons.
The ride alltogether will be for about 45 minutes only, while the sun will get up and I am sure, it will be an unforgetable experience!
How far you get depends on the wind. But this excursion is not about how far you get. You see so much in all directions.
1 balloon is for 20 to 25 people.
After the trip you will be brought back to your hotel.
Times to choose for the ride to begin could be (to be confirmed, changing with the seasons):
5.30 – 6.15 – 7.00 a.m.
Sound and Light Show
As Karnak Temple is inside Luxor it is easy to find a taxi.
If you prefer the luxury to have a rented driver and car to come to your hotel at an agreed time, pick you up, wait for you at the Karnak Show and take you back to your hotel in Luxor East Bank side, please pay:
Luxor Karnak S&L Car (1-2 guests): $55
Luxor Karnak S&L Microbus (3-6 guests): $65
Luxor Karnak S&L Microbus (7-8 guests): $75
Pickup from East Bank Locations only.
Tickets are not included and have to be bought at the ticket counters in front of Karnak Temple.
