Luxor — Day or Overnight from the Red Sea

Luxor is not a museum — it is a working city built on three thousand years of dynastic ambition. The west bank of the Nile holds the burial chambers of Tutankhamun and Ramesses; the east bank holds Karnak, the most extensive religious complex ever raised by human hands. Most travellers see only fragments. Our private journey, departing in the cool of pre-dawn from your Red Sea hotel, gives you the day to see Luxor as it deserves to be seen. You travel in a modern air-conditioned private vehicle. Your driver is licensed and English-speaking. In Luxor itself, you are met by a private Egyptologist who structures the day around what matters most to you — whether that is the painted tombs of the Valley of the Kings, the sacred precinct of Karnak, or the lesser-known Tombs of the Nobles. We choose visiting hours that avoid the cruise-ship crowds. Lunch is curated. Entrance fees are arranged in advance. The best months for this journey are October to April, when daytime temperatures remain comfortable on the open monument sites. Summer travellers should consider the overnight variant, which spreads the visits across two cooler mornings.

• Private Egyptologist guide chosen for your interests
• Air-conditioned vehicle from your Red Sea hotel and return
• Pre-arranged entrance to four major monuments
• Curated lunch at a Nile-side restaurant
• Visiting hours selected to avoid cruise-ship crowds
• Optional access to the Tomb of Tutankhamun

1. 1

   Day 1

   05:00–05:30

   Hotel collection, Red Sea coast

2. 2

   Day 2

   09:30

   Valley of the Kings — three royal tombs

3. 3

   Day 3

   11:30

   Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari

4. 4

   Day 4

   12:30

   The Colossi of Memnon

5. 5

   Day 5

   13:00

   Curated lunch on the Nile (East Bank crossing)

6. 6

   Day 6

   15:00

   Karnak Temple complex

7. 7

   Day 7

   17:30

   Luxor Temple

8. 8

   Day 8

   20:00

   Return to your Red Sea hotel

• Private air-conditioned vehicle from your hotel and return
• Licensed Egyptologist guide for the day
• All entrance fees to the monuments named in the itinerary
• Curated lunch at a Nile-side restaurant
• Bottled water and refreshments throughout
• English-speaking chauffeur
• 24/7 dispatch support during your journey