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Luxorthen Cairo & Gizathen Abu Simbel

5 nights · 6 days · as a couple

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Luxor

Days 1–2 · 2 nights
What to know about Luxor
How long
2–3 nights recommended. Stay in Luxor and you reach the West Bank tombs in the cool of the morning, with Karnak in the afternoon light.
What deserves priority
Valley of the Kings, West Bank and Karnak.
  • Colossi of Memnon

    Two seated colossi of Amenhotep III, the gatekeepers of a temple the flood once filled.

  • Karnak

    Not a temple. A temple city.

    Open 06:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026

  • Luxor Temple

    The temple the god came to visit.

    Open 06:00–20:00, checked 15 September 2026

  • Medinet Habu

    Ramesses III's temple and fortress, where the builders of the royal tombs came to demand their pay.

    Open 06:00–17:00, checked 29 September 2026

  • Temple of Hatshepsut

    Hatshepsut's terraced temple against the cliffs, facing Karnak across the river.

    Open 06:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026

  • The Ramesseum

    The temple and grain store of Ramesses II, where the fallen colossus of Ozymandias lies.

    Open 06:00–17:00, checked 17 October 2026

The full Luxor guide
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    Luxor

    Our suggestion for this day

    Luxor's Other West Bank: the Tombs of the Nobles, Deir el-Medina and Medinet Habu

    • Tombs of the Nobles
    • Tomb of Rekhmire
    • Tomb of Sennefer
    • Deir el-Medina
    • Tomb of Sennedjem

    Half day · about 4 hours · moderate pace

    from USD 92
    More about this tour
    In a vehicle
    Short drives between three sites on the West Bank
    At the sites
    About 4 hours, most of it at the sites
    Format
    Private
    Best time
    Early morning, before the West Bank heats up

    Our tip: Take this after the Valley of the Kings, not instead of it: it makes more sense once you have seen the royal tombs these people built.

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    Keep for day 1
    Other tours for day 1 (4)
    • 6 Days in Egypt: Cairo and Luxor by Sleeper Train
      • The Giza pyramids
      • The Sphinx
      • Saqqara

      6 days · 5 nights · active pace · fills days 1–6

      from USD 1,075Choose for day 1
    • Luxor East and West Bank Private Day Tour
      • Valley of the Kings
      • Colossi of Memnon
      • Hatshepsut's temple

      Full day · about 8 hours · active pace

      from USD 70Choose for day 1
    • Luxor West Bank: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut
      • Valley of the Kings
      • Hatshepsut's temple
      • Colossi of Memnon

      5–6 hours · moderate pace

      from USD 70Choose for day 1
    • Luxor Hot Air Balloon at Sunrise
      • Valley of the Kings
      • Hatshepsut's temple
      • Colossi of Memnon

      About 1.5 hours including transfers · easy pace

      from USD 119Choose for day 1
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    A local experience alongside it

    • The tomb robbed twice

      Half day · from USD 150. An archaeology thriller: the excavators' own evidence that Tutankhamun's tomb was entered in antiquity.

      Add to day 1

    Make this day better

    • A photoshoot in Luxor's temples

      Late afternoon · About 2 hours · Karnak and the West Bank. At opening time or in the last hours before closing.

      We ask for it; the time is confirmed in your quote.

      Ask us to arrange
    Next: day 2
  2. Day 2Luxor East and West Bank Private Day TourOur suggestion · Full day · about 8 hoursSee day

Cairo & Giza

Days 3–6 · 3 nights
What to know about Cairo & Giza
How long
3 nights recommended. Give Giza and the museum a full day together, then a second day for historic Cairo's mosques, churches and bazaar.
What deserves priority
Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Grand Egyptian Museum.
  • Al-Mu'izz Street

    The main street of the Fatimid court city, where for eight centuries anyone with power built to be seen.

    Open 09:00–17:00, checked 29 September 2026

  • Ben Ezra Synagogue

    The synagogue whose storeroom kept a medieval community's paperwork for centuries.

    Open 09:00–16:00, checked 3 September 2026

  • Cairo Citadel

    A medieval fortress above the whole of Cairo, and the seat of Egypt's rulers for more than six centuries.

    Open 08:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026

  • Dahshur

    Where the Egyptians learned how to build a pyramid, by getting it wrong first.

    Open 08:00–17:00, checked 3 September 2026

  • Giza Plateau

    Three generations of kings built here; the plateau asks who did the building, and how they lived.

    Open 08:00–16:00, checked 3 September 2026

  • Grand Egyptian Museum

    A museum whose greatest collections belong to places you can see on the same day.

The full Cairo & Giza guide
  1. Day 3Saqqara, Memphis and DahshurTravel day · Our suggestion · About 6 hoursSee day
  2. Day 4Historic Cairo Private Day TourOur suggestion · Full day · about 6–7 hoursSee day
  3. Day 5Giza Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian MuseumOur suggestion · Full day · about 7 hoursSee day
  4. Day 6Departure dayPlanned around your flight
5 nights · 3 places0 chosen · 5 days left to usShow the trip so far
Egypt from orbit · NASA Terra/MODIS · positions approximate
  1. Luxor2 nights
  2. Cairo & Giza3 nights
  3. Abu SimbelFrom Nile & Aswan

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5 nights · 6 days
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