West Bank Luxor (valley of the kings - queen Hatshepsut temple -Memnon status)
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West Bank Luxor (valley of the kings - queen Hatshepsut temple -Memnon status)
By Golden Joy Travel
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Ages 1-80
Duration: 5–6 hours
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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- Door to door private air-conditioned transportation with professional driver
- egyptology guide fee
- mineral bottled water on the transportation
- Entry/Admission - Valley of the Kings
- Entry/Admission - Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el Bahari
- Entry/Admission - Colossi of Memnon
What's not included- tipping ( optional)
- any meals (can suggest local restaurants if requested)
- Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.Pickup details
- Contact 002 01004197778 to confirm pick up time , Extra cost for Airport pick up 10 U S Dollars
Hotel pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.Airport pickup offeredDuring checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.- Luxor Airport, Luxor Egypt
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Pushchair accessible
- Infant seats available
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 180676P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 180676P2
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- minotte3100 contributionsRania guideRania is a great guide, she knows everything so well that u can simply ask anything to her. She is very friendly and helpful as well.Written 5 December 2024
- coop3810 contributionsFantastic Luxor Experience with Rania – Highly Recommend!We had an amazing time in Luxor, and Rania was a big reason why! She organized everything perfectly and was such a fun, knowledgeable guide. From exploring Karnak and Luxor Temple to the incredible hot air balloon ride at sunrise, she made sure every part of the trip was memorable. She also introduced us to some delicious local cuisine, which added a great touch to the experience. What really stood out was how kind and easygoing she was, making sure we were always comfortable and enjoying ourselves. Her attention to detail and passion for the history of Luxor really made the trip special. If you’re planning a trip to Luxor, we highly recommend Rania!Written 14 September 2024
- alry8890 contributionsAmazing time at Karnak and Luxor temples!We had such a great time with Rania on our tour of the Karnak and Luxor Temples! She was so kind and knowledgeable about not just the history of the temples we visited but all of Egypt’s history. We went in the late afternoon and I would recommend that time frame as the afternoon light makes the temples glow. The Karnak Temples absolutely blew us away (and may have even topped the pyramids for best sight in Egypt). Rania even recommended a great place for dinner where we sat on the rooftop and watched the sunset. I would highly recommend this tour!Written 6 May 2024
- Sonniejj0 contributionsWonderful experienceMust visit the Karnak and Luxor temples. Our tour guide Reem was knowledgeable and friendly. She picked us from our hotel on time and took lots of photos for us. She even dropped us at a particular shop which we requested and even volunteered to wait for us. She gave us information about app to get local taxi. Would highly recommend.Written 30 December 2023
- Esteban R0 contributionsBest TemplesMarian was a great tour guide. We got picked up right in the time we requested. They even listened when I messaged to adjust pick up time to accommodate for our time. The temples we saw were so beautiful and the tour was very informative and calm. Marian will listen and go at the pace you desire. Would recommendWritten 24 December 2023
- tomahawkr0 contributionsVery professional and knowledgeable private guide experienceAbsolutely fantastic private tour with Rania! We visited both temples in east side of Luxor and with her amazing knowledge on history, hieroglyphs, archeology, we just learned so many things about all these kings on great ancient times. I strongly recommended! Great driver too with a nice car to drive us around.Written 2 December 2023
- rockriverbob0 contributionsExcellent and very informative tour of must-see sitesWe toured the Temples of Karnak and Luxor with Walid (two adults and adult daughter). These are both overwhelming sites and Walid did a first-rate job taking us through, interpreting hieroglyphics, and explaining ancient Egyptian religion and society. I’m a professor and historian of antiquity (not Egypt) and I’ve taught introductory classes on Egyptian history. I knew some of the historical details but Walid took us much deeper and I learned a great deal. He was personable and flexible with our schedule. Highly recommended.Written 24 November 2023
- S2425OYjulianb0 contributionsThe best experience we had in Egypt!We booked the tour really late and Walid responded very quick and easy by Whatsapp. He picked us up in front of our hotel the same day at 2:30. We drove to Karnak temple in the back of a really nice car. When we got there we got over ruled by the beauty of the complex. Walid explained everything super easy, he is really wel bespoken in English and answered every question we had. He knew every spot in the complex, took us to the most beautifull places for photo’s (he is a superb photographer as well). Every minute the complex got even better as the sun got down. When we finished at Karnak (2 hours) we got picked up by the driver ditectly at the exit and we drove to Luxor Temple. Here again, great tour and super much information. The pictures were even better because of the sunset. All in all we loved every second of it. Walid made sure we didn’t have to worry about anything and we felt very safe and comfortable the whole trip. The driver is also a very kind man! It was a 10/10! Highly recomended!Written 11 November 2023
- 828miyukih0 contributionsAmazing LuxorI went to visit Karnak papilus factory and Luxor temple with Raina who is the doctor of Efiptioan archaeology from Cairo university, teacher and enthusiastic local from Luxor. She helped me to find some souvenir.she had good places to take pictures and he take amazing pictures. And she has a great deal of the knowledge on the Egyptian history. I enjoyed so much the Luxor temple with sustenance.Written 8 November 2023
- 21makrama0 contributionsAmazing tour and guideOur tour to Karnak and Luxor temples was amazing. Our guide Rania is very knowledgable and her academic background helps a lot in explaining the history behind. We totally recommend this tour which is very well organised and rich in information. We chose to start at 7am to avoid rush hours.Written 5 November 2023
- jhlocal20140 contributionsRania is the best female guide!Rania was our tour guide and she was amazing! We shared a lot of laughs and she was extremely knowledgeable about Egypt’s history. We wished we could’ve booked another tour (valley of the kings) with her because she was that great! Highly recommend!Written 4 October 2023
- 19hanneh0 contributionsVery good experience and nice guide!Vi betalte 431kr som var veldig god pris, ekskludert billetter og tips. Veldig hyggelig guide som kunne mye og som lærte oss mye om historien. Man kan også velge tidspunkt for å bli hentet, så man trenger ikke stå opp så tidlig om man vil sove litt lengre.👍 anbefaler virkelig denne private turen, for par, enslig og familie. We paid 43$ which is a good price for this tour. This price do not include the tickets and tips, but that is no problem. 👍 You can also choose pick up time, so you can sleep a little longer that day.😊 We recommend this tour to couples, singles and family. There is absolutely a more comfortable and instructive tour with a private guide, than the bigger groups.Written 6 August 2023
- marianaaB7451BP0 contributionsPerfect trip! 😍If you want to visit the real Egypt, do not search anymore! The Golden Joy travel is a trust company, that treats the clientes very well! We had an amazing time with all the guides! All of them have a lot of knowledge about the history of Egypt and about their culture! It was amazing the quantity of informations that we get! They were very helpful since the beginning! I just needed to book the flights and the hotels! They take care of everything (tours, entrance tickets, cruise, train, transportation)! Good hospitality and amazing knowledge for a fair price too! ☺️ We couldnt ask for more! Thank you so much! ☺️Written 1 June 2023
- dinaliang0 contributionsLuxor (East Bank)Our guide was Rania to tour the east bank (Karnak and Luxor). Rania is an amazing guide. So passionate about what she does. We had an absolutely unforgettable time. She is so knowledgeable and extremely helpful in answering all our questions. Took a ton of photos for us. And genuinely recommended things to us so we can have a good time in Luxor without harboring any sales intention. Highly recommend doing your tour with Raina.Written 30 May 2023
- 777watcharat0 contributionsHalf day with LuxorHad a half day trip with Rania, she is very nice and give us lots of knowledge on the Egypt history, recommend to have a trip with Rania if you come to Luxor!Written 2 May 2023
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Sergi C
3 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
Rania has been the best guide I've had so far in Egypt, an I'd had plenty. She explains everything with passion and great storytelling skills. You get really immersed in the History she presents, and she provides a deep level of understanding of the actual context of the events.
She also gives only facts, and information that can be found in written testimony, both on papyrus or walls. She has a clear understanding of what is fact and what is just popular legend. She can also read hieroglyphs very fluently, which gives you an extra level of understanding.
All these talents are completed by her beautiful smile, her energy and her charisma. It has been an honour to have had her as our guide and we enjoyed it a lot.
She also gives only facts, and information that can be found in written testimony, both on papyrus or walls. She has a clear understanding of what is fact and what is just popular legend. She can also read hieroglyphs very fluently, which gives you an extra level of understanding.
All these talents are completed by her beautiful smile, her energy and her charisma. It has been an honour to have had her as our guide and we enjoyed it a lot.
Written 10 August 2021
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We are so glad to serve you and so much happy to have you in our happy guests group, we hope to arrange more activities for you and your family in the future, thank you for your encouragement and support 🙂👍🙏
Written 16 August 2021
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Rachel G
3 contributions
Oct 2022
I spent several days with guide Walid all over the West and East bank of the Nile in Luxor. I can say hands down the best guided tours of my life. Walid is extremely knowledgable, patient and kind. He is great at being flexible and setting up the tours to ensure his guests have a good experience. Walid went above and beyond making us feel safe, informed and excited to be in Egypt. He really made the trip for us. He became a friend and we really enjoyed his expertise, knowledge and passion for all of the incredible ancient sites. He was very accommodating in how we wanted to spend our time at the various sites. It was also very important to him that we got the best prices. It was a truly incredible experience. I would recommend again and again!
Written 5 November 2022
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It was a great pleasure for me to be with you through your visit to Luxor and I really enjoyed your company, hope that we can meet again soon 🙂,
Walid
Written 6 November 2022
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Beatrice B
4 contributions
May 2023 • Couples
We have done West Bank Luxor guided tour and we are very happy with our tour guide Rania, who has amazing knowledge of Egypt history (she is Egyptologist) and explains everything with a big passion. Actually after all tours we did in Egypt with different tour guides, she is definitely the best! Very recommendable to do guises tour with Rania if your are in Luxor!!
Written 7 May 2023
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TandF1221
New York City, NY20 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
We spent two days with Walid and what an amazing experience. Never have we had such an enthusiastic and informed guide. He was so kind too and even helped us take great photos.
We are so lucky to have found Walid and can’t wait to use him again next time we come to Egypt!
We are so lucky to have found Walid and can’t wait to use him again next time we come to Egypt!
Written 20 February 2023
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Rod W
10 contributions
Oct 2021 • Solo
Valley of the Kings only because of its uniqueness What is the side of the burial chamber is supposed to all the beautiful Temple’s I had seen previously that work for Living off life
Written 10 October 2021
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Bobby T
Honolulu, HI5 contributions
Aug 2021
I can't say enough about our tour guide, Rania, on our trip to the West Bank. She took us through the main attractions, giving us the social, political, and historical background of each location. Rania is passionate about the history of Luxor, and it is made apparent through the stories she recalls. She has a very sophisticated, complex understanding of the history of Luxor, so it created a educational experience for us. More than anything, Rania was accommodating to us along the way. Because we enjoyed our tour of the West Bank, we asked if we could sign up for a tour with Rania through the East Bank the following day.
She ensured that all our needs were met, and we were hydrated in the 100+ degree heat. We even got sick in Cairo before coming to Luxor, and Rania offered to take us to the pharmacy to get us some medication for our condition. It is no understatement when I say that we thoroughly enjoyed our tour and will seek Rania's help when we return to Luxor and go to Aswan and Hurgada on our next visit. We would endorse this company without hesitation.
She ensured that all our needs were met, and we were hydrated in the 100+ degree heat. We even got sick in Cairo before coming to Luxor, and Rania offered to take us to the pharmacy to get us some medication for our condition. It is no understatement when I say that we thoroughly enjoyed our tour and will seek Rania's help when we return to Luxor and go to Aswan and Hurgada on our next visit. We would endorse this company without hesitation.
Written 15 August 2021
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Our team is deeply appreciate your lovely comments on our services, it is very important to us that you are happy with our services and wish to arrange more activities for you, your family and your friends 🙏👍🙂
Written 16 August 2021
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cheri
Federal Way, WA10 contributions
This is a top rated tour team, very patient, organized and most of all knowledgeable, we could not have asked for more in a tour guide, highly recommended!
Written 1 December 2021
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thank you for the great opportunity to let us help with your experience in Egypt, looking forward to providing you, your family, and friends with more services in Egypt :)
Written 4 December 2021
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Ronan
Dubai, United Arab Emirates1 contribution
Dec 2019 • Couples
This was a fantastic few days with Rania as our guide. We started our 2 and a half days with a Falucca ride on the Nile at sunset. We then spent two full days doing tours of the west and east bank. We started the day with a hot air balloon ride and then spent a full day at Karnak and Luxor temples, then we spent another full day visiting the valley of the kings, Queen Hatshepsut temple, tomb of the nobles, Habu temple and the status of Memnon, and finished with a beautiful lunch.
Highly recommend this trip, great tour group.
Highly recommend this trip, great tour group.
Written 17 December 2019
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Thank you Ronan, we are so Glad to meet you and we hope to organise more trips for you and your frinds :)
Written 19 December 2019
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Melissa H
1 contribution
Dec 2019 • Couples
Great experience visiting the West Bank with our tour guide Rania, she was very informative and her knowledge of the Egyptian history was fantastic. Would recommend this tour to everyone
Written 17 December 2019
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thank you :), and I wish we meet again in your future travel to Egypt
Written 19 December 2019
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James
1 contribution
Sept 2022
After extensive research of all the tour companies on TripAdvisor, viator and google etc, and reading hundreds of reviews, we are so glad we eventually found Walid for our two-day tour of the sites of the West and East banks of Luxor. From the moment we made direct contact with him via Whatsapp he was quick to respond and provide prices for the two days which were in line with prices from other tour companies, including airport pick up, lunches and all the usual entry fees. We had the two full days of our trip organised in just a few short messages and Walid was even happy to requote for us to pay in EGP when the original price was in dollars. Walid was more than happy to accommodate our specific site wish list and provided a tailor-made trip for each day. He was happy for us to start a bit later than usual each morning but did suggest earlier starts to avoid the heat, which is normal practice. If you are not too tired and like an early start, then I would recommend this so that you can get a couple of sites in before it gets too hot. We were just unlucky with the heat as it had gone up by 5 degrees in the couple of days before we arrived
When Walid met us at the airport to take us to our hotel after a long day of travelling, we were made to feel very welcome, and he made sure we were happy with the proposed itinerary for the following two days. His English is very good, and his knowledge of pharaonic history was excellent which made it really easy to understand everything, with full and detailed explanations of everything we saw. We were given plenty of free time to see as much or as little of each site as we wanted. We were taken to the usual tourist restaurants for our lunches and the food at both of them was great and plentiful! Soups, meat stews, flatbreads, aubergine dishes, (wow!) and meat koftas were all really tasty. Drinks were extra which is standard on these tours. We explained that shopping was not a priority for us as we were travelling hand luggage only so had limited space, but we made a couple of stops at papyrus and alabaster shops (with craft demos and welcoming drink), mainly to cool down in the air-conditioned buildings as the heat during our visit was so intense. It was clear that our safety and wellbeing was a high priority and Walid was very good at monitoring us and knowing when we needed to stop and cool down, particularly when my partner was really starting to struggle with the heat. There was no particularly hard sell in the shops, but we bought our small souvenirs anyway. Walid was happy to talk about everything else outside of the ancient history, including politics, modern Egyptian history and 80's/90's music!
We would very highly recommend Walid as your guide as he was knowledgeable, welcoming, punctual and adaptable and made the whole trip go smoothly. If we ever go back, we would not hesitate to contact him for all our needs. Many thanks to Walid, and our drivers Romani and Carlos, for a great 2 days.
When Walid met us at the airport to take us to our hotel after a long day of travelling, we were made to feel very welcome, and he made sure we were happy with the proposed itinerary for the following two days. His English is very good, and his knowledge of pharaonic history was excellent which made it really easy to understand everything, with full and detailed explanations of everything we saw. We were given plenty of free time to see as much or as little of each site as we wanted. We were taken to the usual tourist restaurants for our lunches and the food at both of them was great and plentiful! Soups, meat stews, flatbreads, aubergine dishes, (wow!) and meat koftas were all really tasty. Drinks were extra which is standard on these tours. We explained that shopping was not a priority for us as we were travelling hand luggage only so had limited space, but we made a couple of stops at papyrus and alabaster shops (with craft demos and welcoming drink), mainly to cool down in the air-conditioned buildings as the heat during our visit was so intense. It was clear that our safety and wellbeing was a high priority and Walid was very good at monitoring us and knowing when we needed to stop and cool down, particularly when my partner was really starting to struggle with the heat. There was no particularly hard sell in the shops, but we bought our small souvenirs anyway. Walid was happy to talk about everything else outside of the ancient history, including politics, modern Egyptian history and 80's/90's music!
We would very highly recommend Walid as your guide as he was knowledgeable, welcoming, punctual and adaptable and made the whole trip go smoothly. If we ever go back, we would not hesitate to contact him for all our needs. Many thanks to Walid, and our drivers Romani and Carlos, for a great 2 days.
Written 29 September 2022
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We can't find enough words to thank you for your great support, and really appreciate your beautifully detailed review, hope to meet again, maybe when you start to arrange Aswan visit 😍
Written 30 September 2022
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