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Abu Simbelthen Fayoumthen Luxor
27 nights · 28 days · As a couple
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- Day 19 Luxor Hot Air Balloon at Sunrise · About 1.5 hours including transfers
- Day 20 Luxor's Other West Bank: the Tombs of the Nobles, Deir el-Medina and Medinet Habu · Half day · about 4 hours
- Day 21 Luxor West Bank: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut · 5–6 hours
Abu Simbel
Days 1–7 · 7 nightsWhat to know about Abu Simbel
- How long
- From an Aswan base. Ramses II's colossal temple on Lake Nasser, reached from Aswan by an early road trip of about six hours there and back, or by a short flight.
- What deserves priority
- The temples of Ramses II and Nefertari.
- Abu Simbel
Two temples cut into a cliff above the Nile, taken apart and rebuilt higher to save them.
Open 06:00–17:00 · checked 3 September 2026
- Day 1Arrival in Abu SimbelTime reserved for arrivalSee day
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Fayoum
Days 8–17 · 10 nightsWhat to know about Fayoum
- How long
- A day from Cairo, or a night. About two hours from Cairo each way. A day covers Wadi El Rayan or the Valley of the Whales; a night by Lake Qarun lets you see both without rushing.
- What deserves priority
- Wadi El Rayan's lakes and waterfalls, and the whale fossils of Wadi El Hitan.
- Wadi el-Hitan
A desert valley of fossil whales with legs, from a sea that covered Egypt forty million years ago.
- Day 8Travel to FayoumTransfer time reservedSee day
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Luxor
Days 18–28 · 10 nightsWhat 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
- Day 18Travel to LuxorTransfer time reservedSee day
Our suggestion for this day
Dendera and Abydos Day Trip from Luxor: the Temples of Seti I and Hathor
- Abydos
- Dendera
Add to day 19More about this tour
- In a vehicle
- Long drives north: Dendera is about 70 km from Luxor, and Abydos lies further on
- At the sites
- The rest of the day inside the two temples, Abydos first
- Format
- Private
- Best time
- An early start in any season: the drive is long and the afternoons are hot
- Published departure window
- Early morning pickup
Our tip Visit Abydos first and Dendera on the way back. At Dendera, buy the roof and crypt tickets: they hold what the temple was for.
The full tour pageCompatible tours for day 19 (4)
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
- Luxor East and West Bank Private Day Tour
- Valley of the Kings
- Colossi of Memnon
- Hatshepsut's temple
Luxor West Bank: Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut- Valley of the Kings
- Hatshepsut's temple
- Colossi of Memnon
Luxor Hot Air Balloon at Sunrise- Valley of the Kings
- Hatshepsut's temple
- Colossi of Memnon
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- Day 20A free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 21Luxor East and West Bank Private Day TourSuggested · Full day · about 8 hoursTwo banks, one idea.See day
- Day 22Luxor's Other West BankSuggested · Half day · about 4 hoursThe New Kingdom hid its kings in the Valley of the Kings.See day
- Day 23Luxor Hot Air Balloon at SunriseSuggested · About 1.5 hours including transfersFrom the air, the plan of Thebes is plain: the river down the middle, the temples of the gods on the east bank, and on the west the hills where the kings were buried.See day
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- Day 27Another free day in LuxorOpen for us to plan with youSee day
- Day 28Departure dayPlanned around your flight
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- Abu Simbel7 nights
- Fayoum10 nights
- Luxor10 nights
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