Half-day Tour to Karnak and Luxor Temples

4.3(4)

Duration

4 hours

Languages

English, French, Italian, Spanish, German

Guests

2-25

Discover in a half-day tour the largest religious complex in the world, the Temple of Karnak, and the majestic Temple of Luxor with your professional tour guide. Both were dedicated to the Theban Triad, Amun-Re, his consort Mut, and their adopted son Khonsu.

Highlights:

Visit the largest religious complex in the world, the Temple of Karnak
Explore the majestic Luxor Temple, built by Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Discover the Chapel of Alexander the Great

Includes:

Guide
Transportation according to the itinerary
Hotel pick-up and drop-off (Luxor area)
Entrance fee

Itinerary:

Your guide will meet you at your hotel reception to commence your tour of the Temple of Karnak.

Karnak Temple is the worlds largest religious complex. It encompasses over 300 acres. Many generations of pharaohs shared the temple construction. The construction began in the time of Senwosret I in around 2000 BC and stopped in 343 BC after Nectanebo IIs death.
The complexs main temple is dedicated to Amun, and two small temples are dedicated to his consort Mut, and to his son Khonsu. There is a huge sphinx avenue that connects Karnak temple to Luxor temple, used in the Opet festival, to take Amuns golden statue to Luxor Temple to confirm the pharaohs kingship.

The main features of Amuns Temple:

The unfinished pylon of Pharaoh Nectanebo II
The triple shine of pharaoh Seti II in the 1st open court
The Kiosk of Taharqa in the 1st open court
The Temple of Ramses III at the 1st open court
The Great Hypostyle Hall
The Obelisks of Tuthmosis I and Hatshepsut
The Sacred Lake

Then you proceed to the majestic Luxor Temple.

Pharaoh Amenhotep III (1390-1353 BC) of the 18th dynasty and Ramses II (1279-1213 BC) of the 19th dynasty built Luxor Temple. Other pharaohs like Horemheb and Tutankhamen left their traces in the temple.
As well as Alexander the Great had his own chapel inside Luxor Temple. The Romans added a small Roman Chapel, which today is known as a church.
The Muslims later built a mosque on top of the temple known as the Abu El-Hagag Mosque when the temple was buried in sand and dust.

The main features of the Luxor Temple: