Overview
Discover one of Luxor’s unique day tours; explore the private temples and tombs on the West Bank.
Medinet Habu Temple
Take a look at the fascinating Temple, with its fortified walls. The Temple of Ramesses III was an important structure in the New Kingdom period on the West Bank. Aside from its size and architectural and artistic importance, the mortuary temple is probably best known as the source of inscribed reliefs depicting the advent and defeat of the Sea Peoples during the reign of Ramesses III.
Valley of the Nobles
Feel the glory of the Nobles in their family tombs, The Tombs of the Nobles are located on the West Bank of Luxor, in an area called Sheik Abd El-Korna. The site has rock-cut tombs of nobles and high officials of ancient Egypt. These men once served the Pharaohs during the time of the New Kingdom. The most important and famous tombs are those of Ra-Mose, Re-khme–e, and the Tomb of Menna.
Deir El Medina
Deir El Medina (Valley of the Artisans) is an ancient Egyptian workmen’s village which was home to the artisans who worked on the tombs in the Valley of the Kings during the 18th to 20th Dynasties of the New Kingdom of Egypt. The settlement’s ancient name was Set Maat, The Place of Truth, and the workmen who lived there were called Servants in the Place of Truth. During the Christian era, the Temple of Hathor was converted into a church from which the Egyptian Arabic name Deir El Medina (the town monastery) is derived. Enjoy the beauty and local atmosphere of the ancient Egyptian workers at Deir El Medina.