Luxor private tours by limousine or van

starts with the pick-up from your accommodation in Safaga or the Safaga Cruise Port early in the morning. We make our way from Safaga to Luxor, probably the biggest open-air museum in the world. In a small group, you can enjoy the ride through the mountain scenery on the edge of the Red Sea on our way to Luxor.

After arriving in Luxor, we first visit the

Karnak Temple

Probably the biggest temple complex in the world is located on Luxor East Bank and houses several smaller temples, chapels and the Karnak Holy Lake. The small Avenue of Sphinxes at the entrance form the end of a long processional path that once connected the Luxor Temple with the Karnak Temple and has now been restored after years of excavation work.

After entering Karnak Temple, you are right in the massive pillared hall. It is still a mystery how these massive structures were built, in the time of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt. Use the light-flooded columned hall with its massive statues, for some impressive souvenir photos before we go further inside the temple complex. Don't hesitate to ask our Egyptologist for some more details about the history of the Karnak Temple.

Finally, we go to the Holy Lake in the outside area of Karnak Temple. The pharaohs in ancient Egypt used it for ablution ceremonies. We leave Karnak Temple behind us to visit the "neighbouring temple complex".

Luxor Temple

Known as coronation temple, the impressive Luxor Temple is located on the beautiful bank promenade of the Nile River and forms an impressive entrance to Luxor city. Under Alexander the Great, the Luxor Temple, built by Ramses II and Amenophis, became a fortress. On its site, 4 churches were built, of which only one remained to this day. Like Karnak Temple, the impressive Luxor Temple was also built by several rulers during their reign.

We visit the sanctuary inside the temple complex and make our way to Luxor West Bank. Standing at Luxor East Bank, we enjoy the wonderful view of the other bank of the Nile River.

On this excursion, you will also get to know the traditional kitchen of Luxor. After arriving on Luxor West Bank, we visit a traditional restaurant at the foot of the mountains for a lunch break. After some time to rest, we make our way to the last point of our Luxor Temple Tour, the Habu Temple.

Habu Temple

One of the best-preserved temples is the Habu Temple, whose reliefs tell the story of the victories of its builder Ramses III. The story also tells that the first work strike in history took place during its construction, as the workers of Deir el-Medina stopped work because of the bad condition. In one part of the Habu Temple, a church was built during Christian times. In the other part were residential houses, with the temple complex functioning as a city wall. In 1859 a start was made to restore the temple complex to its original state by removing the residential buildings. In 1891 the remains of the church were removed as well. You will see that some excavations are still in the process of reconstructing Habu Temple.

On our Luxor Temple Tour, you will discover the different historical stories of Karnak Temple, the wonderful Luxor temple and Habu Temple. All of this in a relaxing atmosphere on our Luxor Private Tours with Sempre Travel Egypt.

We leave Luxor West Bank for our transfer back to your accommodation in Safaga and hope you captured some of the best impressions of this Luxor excursion from Safaga with your camera.