| Duration |
2 Days |
|---|---|
| Tour Location |
Karnak Temple / Valley of the Kings / Colossi of Memnon |
| Tour Type |
Daily Tour |
| Pickup |
Your Hotel in Soma Bay |
The 2 Day Luxor Tour from Soma Bay is an overnight excursion that departs from your Soma Bay hotel by private car for Luxor’s East Bank temples on day one, then covers the West Bank on day two before returning to Soma Bay. It is the only 2-day, Luxor-only itinerary from Soma Bay that splits both banks across two unhurried days instead of rushing them into one. If you are considering other destinations and experiences from the resort, explore our Egypt Day Tours for more ways to discover Egypt beyond Luxor.
Pickup from your Soma Bay hotel leads to a drive to Luxor, where Karnak Temple comes first, followed by Luxor Temple and lunch in the city. Guests can choose to return to Karnak after dark for the optional Sound and Light Show before an overnight stay at a 5-star Luxor hotel. Day two starts with breakfast and check-out, then a drive across the Nile to the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon, followed by lunch at a Nile-view restaurant and the drive back to your Soma Bay hotel.
No other overnight excursion from Soma Bay covers Luxor’s East and West Bank sites across two separate, unhurried days rather than a single long day trip. For more like it, see all Soma Bay day trip packages.
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The only overnight excursion from Soma Bay that splits Luxor's East and West Bank temples across two unhurried days rather than covering both banks in a single long day trip.
Your Tripidays representative picks you up from your Soma Bay hotel for the drive to Luxor, where this 2-day Luxor package from Soma Bay opens at Karnak Temple.
You step into Karnak Temple, one of the largest religious complexes ever built, its pylons, chapels, and open courts spread across grounds dedicated to Amun-Ra and other gods.
Your guide walks you to Luxor Temple, set right in the heart of the city and built in honor of Amun-Ra, believed by ancient Egyptians to have created the world.
Lunch
After breakfast and check-out at your Luxor hotel, your guide crosses the Nile for this luxor east and west bank overnight tour's second day.
You descend into the Valley of the Kings, where 63 rock-cut tombs of New Kingdom pharaohs include that of Tutankhamun, discovered in 1922, with hieroglyphics still visible on the chamber walls.
Your guide brings you to the Temple of Hatshepsut, a three-tiered mortuary structure built into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahri for one of ancient Egypt's few female pharaohs.
A short stop follows at the Colossi of Memnon, two 18-meter stone statues that once guarded the vanished mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. After lunch, you’ll make your way back to your hotel in Soma Bay. Sit back and relax as you take in the scenery during the drive.
Breakfast and Lunch
The tour includes a private Egyptologist guide, all vehicle transfers between Soma Bay and Luxor, one night in a 5-star Luxor hotel with breakfast, and 2 lunches. Entrance fees are covered at every site listed in the itinerary, from Karnak Temple to the Valley of the Kings.
It is the only 2-day, Luxor-only itinerary from Soma Bay that splits the East and West Bank sites across two unhurried days instead of one long day trip. For a diving-focused alternative closer to your resort, see our diving at Soma Bay tour.
This tour covers Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple on Luxor's East Bank on day one, then the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut, and the Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank on day two. For a longer Abu Simbel add-on from Aswan, see our Aswan and Abu Simbel from Soma Bay tour.
This overnight tour runs 2 days and 1 night, starting with a morning pickup from your Soma Bay hotel for the drive to Luxor. It ends with a return drive to Soma Bay on the evening of day two, after the West Bank sites and lunch.
Yes, a private, air-conditioned vehicle handles every transfer across Luxor, and a private Egyptologist guide accompanies both days of sightseeing.
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