08 Apr 2023
Excellent choice if you are staying at Hirghada and only have a day to spare to see Luxor.
We were picked up at our hotel in Hurghada by Zak. He was professional and friendly although didn't speak much English.
It was around 4hr car ride to Luxor with a short stop halfway for toilet break coffee etc.
We were joined by our guide Khaled in Luxor and then first saw the Karnak temple. Entry tickets are not included as mentioned in the tour details. The counters accept card or cash. I paid mostly by card and there was no problems.
After this we went to one of PApyrus shops which sells genuine papyrus rather than from banana leaf etc.
Then we took a felucca which is a sailboat across the nile to the West Bank and headed to the valley of the Kings after a stop for lunch which was good. Visit to 3 of the tombs is included and we bought extraticket to see Tutankhamun tomb.
From here we were taken to one of the authentic place authorised to sell Albaster stone products, we had a short demonstration on how it's made and ended up buying a small statue.
Then we went to the Hatshepsut temple and learnt the interesting history behind it. Final stop was colossi of Memnon and finally car journey back to Hurghada.