DAY 1 - LUXOR
Fly from Cairo to Luxor. Upon arrival in Luxor, you will be met by your private Egyptologist / tour guide and start your tour. Visit the east bank of the Nile including Karnak Temple,known as the Temple of All Temples. See the obelisks, the sacred lake, and the great hypostyle hall. Then visit The Temple of Luxor. Lunch on route. Then you will be transferred to your hotel for overnight .

DAY 2 - LUXOR
After an early breakfast, set out with your guide to meet a convoy departing for Qena at 8.00AM. Drive 1.5 hours to Qena and visit the Temple of Hathor at Denderah (The visit takes approx. 2 hours). The temple was buried in sand up until mid 1800s. Two Roman fountains flank the path leading to the temples massive entry gate. The mud-brick enclosure walls also date to the Roman era. Structures within the walls include the temple, a Coptic Basilica, and a temple to Isis. Return to Luxor for a free afternoon and overnight at your hotel.

DAY 3 - LUXOR
After breakfast, cross to the West Bank of the Nile and visit the wondrous Valley of the Kings, a vast city of the dead where the magnificent tombs of 62 pharaohs have been discovered. The tombs were carved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated, and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs. Visit several of the tombs. Next, visit the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. This beautiful monument to the reign of the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it. On the way back to Luxor, stop at the famed Colossi of Memnon, two 66ft, 1 thousand ton statues of Amenhotep III. These colossal statues were known by the ancient Greeks to emit haunting voices at dawn. Though damaged by nature and ancient tourists, the statues are still impressive. Lunch on route. Then you will be transferred to Luxor airport for your departure flight to Cairo.