Legacy Tour · Hurghada
A private car leaves your Hurghada hotel at about 5 am, and in Luxor an Egyptologist takes you through the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's temple, Karnak and a felucca ride on the Nile. Pick it because it's your own car and guide: you nap on the desert road and skip the group bus stops.
Hurghada is roughly 4 hours by road from Luxor, so this is a 12 to 16 hour day whatever you book. Legacy Tour sends a private car to your hotel reception at about 5 am. You meet your guide on the edge of Luxor. The plan is the Valley of the Kings (2 hours), Hatshepsut's temple (1 hour), a 10-minute stop at the Colossi of Memnon, lunch, Karnak (2 hours) and a short felucca ride on the Nile before the drive back. Guests report the order changes; some start at Karnak.
The price includes the entry tickets, lunch, the boat and bottled water. Drinks at lunch and tips are extra. As everywhere, the Valley of the Kings ticket covers three tombs; Tutankhamun is EGP 700 on top on the official Ministry page, and one guest paid by card only. Send a copy of every passport and your room number on WhatsApp the day before: the operator needs them for the travel permits on the desert road.
Be realistic about the time on site. With 8 hours on the road you get about 1 hour at Hatshepsut's temple and 2 at the tombs, and one guest felt "a bit rushed during the visits". Several mention an alabaster workshop stop that isn't in the programme. If you have a night to spare, sleeping in Luxor gives you the same sites at a fraction of the cost with the West Bank day tour.
From your hotel reception. Ask the hotel for a breakfast box the night before: the only stop is a petrol station.
Through the Red Sea mountains, with police checkpoints. Your guide joins you on the way into Luxor.
Three tombs on the standard ticket, then the terraces of Hatshepsut's temple, and the Colossi of Memnon on the way out.
A buffet at a local restaurant. Drinks are paid on the spot.
The hypostyle hall and obelisks at Karnak, then a short sail on the Nile.
Guests report getting back from about 5:30 pm, depending on traffic and the order of the day.
★★★★★Early start 5am long drive through the desert in nice air-conditioned car. Met with our guide Samira in Luxor. [...] At the Valley of the Kings visited five tombs ( 2 had to pay extra for as advertised £27 for two adults but well worth it will need a credit or debit card to pay no cash).
★★★★★Just don’t worry if they need to stop and swap drivers as it’s a long way! [...] A clear favourite, was the boat trip across the Nile and the visit to the incredible temple of Karnak [...]
★★★★★Beware that there is no breakfast on this tour, just a break at a gas station after 2 hrs around 0700, where they have coffee and drinks, but no real food/bread, just chips and chocolate, so bring some bread.
★★★★★We visited 3 tombs in the Valley of the Kings and had the option to do extra but didn’t bother. Then we visited Hapshetsut’s temple, which is just insanely amazing. [...] Handy tip, make sure you have some Egyptian notes [...] to tip people such as the driver, tour guide, boat driver, and to pay for the drinks at lunch.
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About 4 hours each way by private car, on the listing's plan. Guests report 3.5 to 4 hours with one coffee stop. The whole day runs 12 to 16 hours.
Yes: the Valley of the Kings (standard ticket, three tombs), Hatshepsut's temple and Karnak. Tutankhamun's tomb is an extra EGP 700 per foreign adult, paid at the valley.
For the travel permit on the road from the Red Sea to Luxor. Send clear copies of all passports and your room number on WhatsApp before the tour. You don't need to bring the originals, the listing says.
Several guests mention a short alabaster workshop stop that isn't in the programme. It's optional to buy; haggle if you do.
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A private car from your Hurghada hotel, an Egyptologist, lunch, a felucca ride and the entry tickets, all in one long day.
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