🐇Excursion to Luxor

Luxor

1550 BC. Luxor became the capital of Egypt in the New Kingdom

At the time of the ancient Egyptians, the city was called Wast (scepter). The Greeks called the city Thebes after the Greek city of Thebes. The Arab rulers gave Luxor its current name. Luxor means "city of palaces"

Brief information about the most important archaeological sites in Luxor:

🐇 The Karnak Temple. It contains one of the largest temples in the world. The Karnak Temple was formerly called Amon Ra and contains a pillared hall with 134 columns, which is considered the largest pillared hall in the world and includes 34 buildings. The most important kings of Egypt ruled in the temples, for example the temple of Ramses III, the temple of Chonsu and the temple of Thutmose III. The Holy Lake and other memorial sites were also located here.

🐇 The Valley of the Kings. It was created in ancient times, around 3,500 years BC. BC, called "Path to Truth" or "Path to Justice".

The Valley of the Kings in modern times, 1550 BC. BC, contains 62 graves, the most beautiful graves in the world. We will be introduced to the beauty of the original natural colors, the secrets of the tombs, the Book of the Dead and the afterlife of the ancient Egyptians and will learn how to build a tomb in the rocky mountains.

🐇. Hatshepsut - Temple. The most important queen who ruled Egypt is Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut means the beautiful darling of the god Ra. The queen ruled Egypt for more than 21 years, her temple is the only temple that was characterized by its unique shape as it contains three terraces.

🐇. Habu - Temple or funerary temple of Ramses III.

The most important temples of the western mainland, very well preserved with beautiful colors, where the world's first salt water war is currently taking place between Egypt and the overseas countries of Europe.

🐇Note🐇

With a special reservation you have the opportunity to choose between visiting the Hatshepsut Temple or the Habu Temple. In the case of a group reservation, the agreement between the customers applies.

🐇. Statues of King Amenhotep III or Memnon. One of the largest statues in western Luxor, each statue weighs over 275 tons. One statue with a human head and the other with a falcon's head, they symbolize King Amenhotep III, the father of King Akhenaten and grandfather of Tutankhamun.