- WHERE TO GO
- Egypt
- Shore Excursions
- Safaga Port
- Luxor Day Tour from Safaga Port
Luxor Day Tour from Safaga Port
While your ship waits in Safaga Port, you can see Luxor, Egypt’s ‘open-air museum’ in one day. Visit Karnak Temple on the East bank of the Nile and see the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple on the West bank. These ruins are not to be missed!
- Pick up services from Safaga Port & return
- All transfers by an air-conditioned vehicle
- Private English speaking guide
- Entrance fees to mentioned sites
- Bottled water on board the vehicle during your tour
- Lunch meal at local restaurant
- All taxes & service charge
- Any extras not mentioned in the itinerary
- Tipping Kitty
Memphis Tours Representative will pick you up from Safaga Port by the cruise exit door. After that you will be transferred by a modern air-conditioned vehicle to Luxor, approximately 3 hours far from Safaga. Then proceed to the famous Karnak Temples; the largest place of worship ever built and the greatest example of worship in history. It was constructed from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom to the Greco Roman Kingdom. Within the complex, the great "Hypostyle Hall" is an incredible forest of giant pillars.
Lunch at local restaurant and then you will move into the West Bank of the River Nile to visit the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III (Colossi of Memnon), and then visit the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent tombs of the ancient kings were discovered, those tombs were curved deep into the desert rock, richly decorated and filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs. Continue the tour to visit the Hatshepsut Temple at El Deir El Bahary, this impressive temple dedicated to Queen Hatshepsut, 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. Before 6 O'clock in the evening, you will be escorted by your guide back to the cruise at port of Safaga Port ( 220km ).
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I use tripadvisor to spread the word that this company has all that it takes to entertain and inform on things about Luxor and Egyptian history.
Finally, another plus, despite a very late passenger who then had the gall to then get off and take no part in the tour our guide took this problem in his stride, he kept us informed which in turn calmed the frustration felt on the coach as all the other excursions departed. well done him.
We departed from the port of Safaga for our trip...I liked the trip from the port to Luxor, some might not. Beware
The ship also stopped at Sharm El Sheik. As we were unsure before the cruise what we would do there, we left it too late to book with Memphis and instead booked a tour provided through the ship while on board. What a contrast. Compared to the Memphis tours, it was more expensive, less informative, far less enjoyable and we were herded like cattle onto big buses. That was an error, we should have booked with Memphis.
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Guide and driver picked us up from our cruise ship (AIDAblu) from where we had to drive ~3 hours to Luxor. Our guide, Abdelaal Wanan, was very knowledgeable and ensured that we had an amazing time in Luxor.
Starting with the Valley of the Kings (where we saw 3 amazing tombs) and ending with the Luxor temple, we were able to experience a great day full of history.
Even the short stops at a shop for local stone works and a papyrus institute were insightful.
The overall organisation was great and the communication with Memphis Tours easy and straightforward. Happy to book a trip with them again.
Our tour in Cairo - Giza was amazing. Tarek(Tito) was our guide and he was very knowledgeable. He made us feel very safe on our tour, which was very good.
The Luxor tour was also very good. Eid was very good explaining things that were difficult to understand, using people from the group to explain relations and such :)
I would definitely use Memphis tours again when I return to Egypt. Would also like to thank Abdo for all his prompt responses via email, he was great!
Our tour in Cairo - Giza was amazing. Tarek(Tito) was our guide and he was very knowledgeable. He made us feel very safe on our tour, which was very good.
The Luxor tour was also very good. Eid was very good explaining things that were difficult to understand, using people from the group to explain relations and such :)
I would definitely use Memphis tours again when I return to Egypt. Would also like to thank Abdo for all his prompt responses via email, he was great!
We just came back from our Red sea trip with MSC Armonia and I am very happy with everything. One of our stops was Safaga port easy way to Luxor area. I found Memphis tour in tripadvisor and I start emails. We agreed for luxor trip on very nice price and I was expecting a group trip, but no it was a privite car for me and my wife. Great experience from the start. On the way to Luxor out guide Abdul gave us a lesson of history, which I will never forget. I felt how proud is he that he is a son of there great civilisation. Valley of the kings is amazing place and we enjoyed it a lot. Again with great help of Abdul and his historic fact is easy to understand Egypt. What a learned as most interesting fact is that the more years the king is leading the more years people can dig his tomb and make it nice for him and prepare him for afterlife. Totankamun tomb is small because he was just 9 years faraon form 10 to 19 years he died.OK. A stop for lunch in Luxor and Abdul showed us where we can exchange money- it was a bank. Great local restaurant with local food. Then we stoped to Two monuments and head of to Karnak temple. Again great place, it is a mixed tample place. All the kings and faraouns just added more and more things so they can be near the goths. Amon Ra temple is great place to be in, back in the history just the faraon and the head priest was aloud to get in, but now we all can. The driver Magnac was a great man too with great driving skills. We enjoy the local music with him.We have a invoice for this tour which is not happening in Egypt.
So thank you Abdul you are a great man.
Visited January 2013
We have booked with Memphis Tour.
It was very easy to this over the website of Memphis Tours.
I asked for this trip and got an answering email within 10minutes.
All my questions very answered very fast.
The trip was privat and the car was very comfortable.
Our guide Abdelaal Wanan was very nice and he offered us a lot of information about the culture of egypt.
Every question was answered very friendly.
He gave us all the time we needed and made no rush at us.
Also the stop for lunch was very nice.We were overlocking the Nil and the Luxor Temple.
There was also enough time to enjoy a shisha.
The driver Captain Magdad was also a very nice guy.A good driver and he had always a smile on his face.
Abdelaal and Magdad invited us also to have a sugarcane cocktail.
This one was very tasteful:)
If we make again a red sea cruise we will do our excursions again with memphis tours.
They have the tour in German and English!
So why spent much more for this trip when you book on your cruises ship?
Thanks to all and see you again in Egypt!!!
Sascha and Marc
They came to pick us up on right date and time, exact to minute, by brand new Toyota van.
Professional and very kind driver, very freindly, helpful and knowledgeable guider Aziz. At the first shop he bought a bottled water for us, one bottle for each. Useful. During pleasant journey he explained us everything we asked in very ralistic way.
In Luxor wait for us a lady guider Shaimaa Bahig. She was also positive surprise. She was just gorgeous! She was so careful and loving person, like we were her kids. She show and explain us all the historical miracles of her home town and intesting things of life nowadays.
She arranged us a boat to cross the river Nile, even it wasn't in program, on her charge! as soon as she noticed that we would like it. She even gave us a change for toalette! as we had only higher value banknotes. She also "protect" us from annoying vendors. We are very grateful her!
So, Memphis tours thank you!
Highly recommended!
Leon & Co.
14 of us disembarked the Oceania Nautica on May 1st into the welcoming van of Memphis Tours for our tour to Luxor. We overnighted in Luxor, had a wonderful Egyptologist (John), saw all the sights, including Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, Colossi of Memnon and had a felucca ride. The next day was the Valley of the Kings, and Queen Hashepsut's Temple. Everything was perfect in all respects and we felt very safe. Marwa Samir, our contact at Memphis, was so very professional in all my dealings and was very easy to get along with. You could not have a better experience than with Memphis Tours and I recommend them very highly. Arlene
Visited May 2011
One of the reasons we chose Memphis was because they offered the Karnak Temples as well as the Valley of the Kings as part of their tour.
Mohammed's communication was excellent, both polite and very helpful to our needs, all given in a very timely manner.
We had a personal guide who showed and educated us on all of the temples and tombs - he was brilliant!
Our driver was great too considering that he picked us up at 5.00am and drove us around until 9pm - all with a smile.
The personal service that Memphis gave us was exceptional, and I would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone wishing to tour Egypt's amazing tombs and temples.
Thank you Mohammad for your kindness when I was ill and for arranging a fantastic experience.
Lisa & Peter, Horsham UK
Beacuse of the prompt reply and professionalism we decided to book all the shore excursions in Egypt and Jordan with Memphis instead of Costa. Good choice! The tours we did:
1) Day trip to Pyramids & Citadel from Port Said
2) Day trip to St. Catherine Monastery from Sharm el Sheikh
3) Day trip to Petra from Aqaba (Jordan)
4) Day trip to Luxor from Safaga
Please note that the above tours are almost the same price as the cruiseline will charge you but you will get a lot more value! A private air-conditioned van, driver, guide and Egyptologist just for your party.
For all cruise passengers I can certainly recommend Memphis Tours for the shore excursions in Egypt and Jordan!
Thanks goes out to Hamdy and all guides involved!
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