After being picked up from your hotel, bus or train station on Day 1, travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle to the spectacular East Bank of Luxor, accompanied by an Egyptologist guide. Upon arrival, witness the sprawling Karnak temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. find ruins Ancient temple towers, chapels and other historic buildings as well as the Karnak Open Air Museum. Next continue to the magnificent Luxor Temple, an ancient sandstone temple complex built by great kings such as Amenhotep III, Alexander the Great, Tutankhamun and Ramses II. After visiting the temple Enjoy a delightful ride on a traditional Egyptian sailboat before enjoying a delicious lunch at a local restaurant (an upgraded lunch at Banana Island is available as an add-on). You will then be transferred back to your hotel or selected location around 2pm. rejoin yours at night If you choose this optional tour, hotel pickup and drop-off for the Karnak Sound and Light Show is available around 6pm. Learn about the eventful history of ancient Thebes, the glory of Egyptian civilization and the legacy of the pharaohs through the show’s narration. enjoy the supernatural Experience poetic music and light and sound effects before being transported back to your hotel or selected location. Pickup begins again on day 2, after which you will head to the hot air balloon port or the West Bank of Luxor, depending on the tour option selected. If you choose to take a hot air balloon ride to the west bank of the Nile to watch the sunrise. Listen to safety briefings and instructions from the pilot and ground crew before jumping into the balloon basket. Take in breathtaking views of Luxor as the balloons gently rise in the sky and grab a hold The glory of the morning sun. Next head to the west bank of Luxor to visit the Valley of the Kings, or if you’re not flying in a hot air balloon, head straight there. Look around the complex to see the tombs and resting places of famous Egyptian kings such as Menepta Ramses III and Ramses VI. If you purchase the add-on, you can also visit the entrance to the famous tomb of Tutankhamun. From here, head to Queen Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple, dedicated to the fifth pharaoh and Egypt’s only female ruler to reign peacefully for 20 years. finally found Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III at the Colossus of Memnon, then lunch at a local restaurant. After this, you will be transported back to your hotel or selected location.