Nefertari's Tomb Day Trip Departing from Hurghada

A private air-conditioned coach picks you up from your hotel in Hurghada at 05:00 for the drive to Luxor : 280 km Hurghada to Safaga (60 km), Safaga to Qena (160 km, with a break at km 85), then Qena to Luxor (60 km).

You'll cross the Nile to take in some of the region's most spectacular sights. 1- Valley of the Kings: the final resting place of Egypt's rulers from the 18th to 20th dynasty, holding tombs that include the great Pharaoh Ramses II and the boy Pharaoh Tutankhamen. These tombs were stocked with everything a ruler might need in the next world, and much of the interior decoration is still remarkably intact.
You'll visit 3 tombs. Visiting the tomb of the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun costs an extra $30. 2- Valley of the Queens: also called the Valley of the Tombs of the Queens, Arabic Wādī al-Bībān al-Harīm, or Wādī al-Harīm, this gorge sits in the hills along the western bank of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Part of ancient Thebes, it served as a burial ground for queens and some royal children of the 19th and 20th dynasties (1292–1075 BC). The queens' necropolis lies roughly 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the mortuary temple of Ramses III (1187–56 BC) at Madīnat Habu. More than 90 known tombs are found here, typically consisting of an entrance passage, a few short halls, and a sarcophagus chamber. The earliest may belong to Sitre, wife of Ramses I. Standouts include the tombs of Nefertari, Ramses II's favourite queen; of Princes Khaemwese and Amonhirkhopsef; and of a Ramesside queen named Titi. In 1979, UNESCO added the Valley of the Queens, the Valley of the Kings, Karnak , Luxor , and other Theban sites to the World Heritage List.

QV66 is the tomb of Nefertari, Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II, located in Egypt's Valley of the Queens. Ernesto Schiaparelli, director of the Egyptian Museum in Turin, discovered it in 1904. It's often called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egypt.[citation needed] Nefertari, meaning "beautiful companion", was Ramesses II's favorite wife, and he made no secret of it: he called her "the one for whom the sun shines" in his writings, built the Temple of Hathor to elevate her to divine status, and commissioned wall-painted portraits of her. Within the Valley of the Queens, her tomb once held her mummified remains along with symbolic imagery typical of Egyptian tombs from that era. Today, everything has been looted apart from two-thirds of the 5,200 square feet of wall paintings. What survives still captures Nefertari's character vividly. Special attention went into her face to highlight her beauty — the shape of her eyes, the blush on her cheeks, her eyebrows. Some paintings burst with lines and color in red, blue, yellow, and green, mapping out an exquisite path through the afterlife toward paradise

Alabaster crafting is one of Egypt's distinctive trades, carried forward through generation after generation since ancient times. It's the main livelihood for many craftsmen working chiefly west of Luxor . Yellow limestone, black granite, basalt, marble, and the local marmar are the leading materials in this craft, sourced from the mountainous region around 'Qurna village' on the west bank of Luxor , where artisans live alongside temples and ancient symbols to shape Pharaonic-style antiques that delight visitors from around the globe.

The Queen Hatshepsut temple:
Rising from the desert plain in a series of terraces, the temple of Hatshepsut blends seamlessly with the sheer limestone cliffs of the eastern face of the Theban Mountain, as though nature itself had shaped this extraordinary monument.

Lunch at an Egyptian restaurant — genuine, delicious Egyptian cuisine

The Temple of Karnak ranks as the largest ancient religious site known anywhere on earth — nowhere else in Egypt is quite as impressive as Karnak . It's the biggest temple complex humans have ever raised, embodying the shared effort of countless generations of ancient builders and Pharaohs. The Temple of Karnak actually comprises three main temples spread across 247 acres.

A private air-conditioned vehicle takes you to your hotel in Hurghada , wrapping up your day trip from Hurghada to Luxor All times given are approximate guidelines rather than fixed schedules, and the suggested times can be adjusted individually.