In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel by Driver and Egyptologist guide for Exploring the Valley of the Kings. It consists of tombs embedded in the mountain Thebes. Here you visit 3 tombs of various dynasties. Your tour guide will be on hand to recommend and advise you as to which tombs to visit. Then you will be transported to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, the only woman ever to reign over Egypt as pharaoh. Then visit Deir el Medina to see the houses of the workers who worked in the royal tombs. There you will see very colorful tombs. Visit Medinat Habu, it consists of a palace and a town enclosed within a defensive wall. Entry is through the High Gate, or Migdol, which in appearance resembles a citadel. Afterwards, you will see the Colossi of Memnon, the two largest ancient statues in Egypt, which date back to the era of King Amenhotep III. Stop for Lunch at local restaurant, begin the return to Luxor, where this tour concludes with drop-off at your Luxor hotels.
