From €65 / adult
Full day
Duration
Full day (13–14 hrs)
Group size
1–15 people
Availability
Several times per week
Difficulty
Moderate
Languages
English, German, Italian, French
Minimum age
5+ years
Stand where the pharaohs were laid to rest. This full-day trip from Marsa Alam takes you across the desert to Luxor, the world’s greatest open-air museum, with a private Egyptologist guide to bring 3,000 years of history to life.
You’ll descend into the painted tombs of the Valley of the Kings, walk the colossal colonnades of Karnak, admire the terraces of Hatshepsut’s temple and pause at the Colossi of Memnon. Air-conditioned transfers and lunch keep the long day comfortable.
Very early air-conditioned transfer across the desert to Luxor (about 4 hours).
Descend into the royal tombs with your Egyptologist guide.
Visit the temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon.
Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant with Nile views.
Explore the vast temple complex and hypostyle hall of Karnak.
Transfer back to Marsa Alam, arriving in the evening.
This is a very early start due to the distance. Bring your passport/ID for the road checkpoints.
Is your hotel included? Check pickup areasFree cancellation up to 24 hours before your tour start time for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours are non-refundable. If we cancel due to weather or safety, you receive a full refund or a free reschedule.
Questions & answers
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About 4 hours each way from Marsa Alam. It’s an early start, but the sites are extraordinary and the vehicle is air-conditioned and comfortable.
Yes. Your guide is a licensed, English-speaking Egyptologist (other languages on request) who brings the history to life far beyond a guidebook.
The standard itinerary covers the Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, Colossi of Memnon and Karnak Temple. Some special tombs (like Tutankhamun’s or Nefertari’s) carry an optional extra fee.
Yes, children 5+ manage well, though the long drive and heat mean it suits older kids best. We keep the pace comfortable and build in rest and lunch.
Light, modest clothing that covers shoulders and knees for the temples, comfortable walking shoes, a hat and sunglasses. It gets hot, especially midday.
Bring your passport or a copy/ID — there are police checkpoints on the desert road between the coast and the Nile Valley.
Yes, lunch at a local restaurant is included. Drinks are usually extra. Tell us about dietary needs in advance.
A sunrise balloon is possible as an add-on, but it requires an overnight stay in Luxor due to timing. Ask us about a two-day option.
A fair amount, across uneven ground and tomb steps, mostly in heat. Good shoes and water make it easy; tell us about mobility needs and we’ll advise.
Yes, round-trip air-conditioned transfers from Marsa Alam and Port Ghalib are included.
Luxor is closer and richer in New Kingdom temples and tombs; Aswan offers Nile scenery, Philae and the High Dam. If you can, do both on separate days — we run both trips.
Before you go
A Luxor day trip from Marsa Alam is a long day — about four hours each way across the desert — but it puts the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut’s temple, the Colossi of Memnon and Karnak within reach of your beach holiday. Here is how the day works and how to make the most of it.
Staying in El Quseir? The Luxor and Aswan day trips include pickup from El Quseir hotels, and the desert safari and the Super Safari pick up there for a surcharge. Here is how the excursions from El Quseir work, plus what to see in the old port town itself.
Marsa Alam to Cairo is about 730 to 750 km by road, roughly nine hours of driving, or about 1 hour 20 minutes on a direct flight that doesn’t run every day. Plan at least one night for the Pyramids, or see ancient Egypt in Luxor on a day trip instead.
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