subject: Horse Drawn Carriage Trip To Luxor West Bank | Sightseeing Tours In Luxor Egypt [print this page] Horse Drawn Carriage Trip To Luxor West Bank | Sightseeing Tours In Luxor Egypt
You will be transferred from your hotel by a Horse - drawn Carriage to discover the West bank of Luxor. First, visit Valley of the Kings, the magnificence of the grandeur of architecture which was used for burial, there are many kings buried in this valley. The most known tombs are King Tutmosis I, Tutmosis III, Tut-Ankh-Amon, King Ramssess VI, King Mrenptah and Amonhotep II. Then Continue to Valley of the Queens which The Valley of the Queens is a place in Egypt where wives of Pharaohs were buried in ancient times. In ancient times, it was known as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning the place of the Children of the Pharaoh', because along with the Queens of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties (15501070 BCE) many princes and princesses were also buried with various members of the nobility. The tombs of these individuals were maintained by mortuary priests who performed daily rituals and provided offerings and prayers for the deceased nobility.
The valley is located near the better known Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile across from Thebes (modern Luxor) . This barren area in the western hills was chosen due to its relative isolation and proximity to the capital. The kings of the 18th dynasty, instead of the traditional building of pyramids as burial chambers (perhaps because of their vulnerability to tomb robbers), now chose to be buried in rock-cut tombs., it is located on Luxor, west bank of the River Nile, one and a half kilometers southwest of the Valley of the Kings, is also known as Biban al Harim and Ta Set Neferu, which means "seat of beauty". It was built to house the tombs of the queens, princes and Princess of the XVIII, XVIV, and XX. Enjoy the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was built by Queen Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmosis I, who ruled Egypt about 20 years during the 18th Dynasty (14901469 B.C), the only pharaonic woman who reigned ancient Egypt.
Inclusions:
Pick up service from your hotel & return
All transfers by a horse drawn Carriage
Private multi lingual Egyptologist guide
Entrance fees to all the mentioned sites
A bottle of mineral water during your trip
All service charges & taxes
Exclusions:
Any extras not mentioned in the program
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