Trips to Cairo and Luxor from Marsa Alam are a famous itinerary with most tourists. While undertaking this trip, tourists get to see the most of the historic regions of Cairo and Luxor. So, more and more tourists opt for Trips to Cairo and Luxor from Marsa Alam to get the best of the city of Marsa Alam in Egypt. Tourists depart from Marsa Alam to Luxor by private air-conditioned deluxe vehicle. They first visit the famous Karnak temple the largest place of worship ever built. The complex of temples was built over more than two thousand years by generation after generation of pharaohs. Within the complex, the great “Hypostyle Hall” is an incredible jungle of giant pillars.
To the West Bank of the river Nile lie the two colossal statues of Amenhotep III. The tour also takes one to the Valley of the Kings, where the magnificent and richly decorated tombs filled with treasures for the afterlife of the pharaohs can be found. One can visit the Hatshepsut temple at El Deir El Bahary. This impressive temple dedicated to the Queen Hatshipsut the only female pharaoh rises out of the desert plain in a series of terraces and merges with the sheer limestone cliffs that surround it.
From Marsa Alam a visit to Cairo takes one to the famous Giza Plateau, home of Egypt’s signature attractions. Here one can see the great pyramids, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. These include the great pyramid of Cheops, middle pyramids of Chephren and the little one of Mykerinos and mysterious Sphinx, the Father of Terror for the ancient pharaohs.
The tour also includes visit to the valley temple facing the great sphinx. One is also taken to the solar boat which was used to ferry the pharaoh’s mummy across the Nile, and then buried at the foot of the pyramid for afterlife use. One can also visit the world-renowned Museum of Egyptian Antiquities that was built in neo-classical style. The collections in the museum now exceed 120000 masterpieces from pre-dynastic era, Pharaonic era to the Greco-roman period in Egypt including the treasures of the child King Tutankhamen, Pharaonic Gods and Goddess.
A visit to the mummy’s room at the Egyptian Museum gives a vivid idea about the Egyptian civilization and the mummification art in ancient Egypt. After this one can visit Christian heritage in Coptic Cairo including some of the early religious monuments of the city such as the hanging church or the suspended church. The church became the center of the Christian Church of Egypt. One can also enjoy an afternoon of shopping at the Khan El Khalili famous Bazaar and old market in Cairo.
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