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If you explore the city of Luxor through one of its most unusual gates, you can find what you are looking for. This city is a great place to visit as it has everything from well-known historical sites to hidden gems that not many people know about. On our daily trip to the West Bank of Luxor, you will encounter an unfamiliar mystery and charm.
During this excursion, you will see the secret corners of Luxor and marvel at the wonderful treasures of the West Bank, such as the Valley of the Queens and the Temple of Ramesseum. This trip will be an amazing experience for you. You will have a great experience and be able to taste the unique flavor that these uncommon sites bring.
You will start your day tour by meeting your tour guide and then explore all the majestic tourist attractions of Luxor on the West Bank, such as:
Valley of the Queens
The Valley of the Queens is where the mummies of the most beautiful and powerful queens are buried, in addition to the burial of influential members of the royal family. It is located on the west bank of Luxor, the Thebes cemetery near the Valley of the Kings under the name “TA-set-Neferu” (Place of Beauty) during the New Kingdom of Egypt (1570-1050 BC). Much like the Valley of the Kings, it has an unimpressive exterior not to draw the intent of thieves and tomb raiders and houses more than 75 tombs from the 18th, 19th, and 20th dynasties.
Habu Temple
On your daily tour to the West Bank of Luxor, you will visit the temple called Djanet, where the heavens opened. The creator god Amun appeared for the first time, it was built in the New Kingdom (1570-1050 BC) by both Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, and later, Ramesses III built his temple, The largest memorial. The entire temple complex was designed as a copy of the Syrian Majdol Castle, surrounded by a massive fortified wall with a unique gate at the eastern entrance known as the Jannah Gate. It also contains a canal with a port outside the door that connects the temple to the Nile River.
After that, you will have your lunch at a local restaurant in Luxor and prepare to visit:
Deir el-Medina
It is the tomb of the royal workers located west of the village on the slope of Thebes Hills, built in the Nineteenth Dynasty. The vaults were converted into a family burial site for the original owners’ lineage. Many infants and children were buried in the lower tiers of the eastern mound in baskets, chests, earthenware pots, and coffins, while on the upper levels were the mummies from the east bank. The eighteenth family of adults has been stored.
Ramesseum Temple
Located on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor, the stunning Mortuary Temple of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BC) was dedicated to the creator god Amun as the eternal resting place of Ramesses the Great. The temple contains a 57 ft (17 m) seated statue of Ramesses II, and the walls of the Ramesseum have beautiful decorations depicting the Battle of Kadesh, the Syrian Wars, and the Min festival.
You will return to your accommodation and finish your day tour to the West Bank of Luxor.
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