Luxor West Bank Private Tour: Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens & Hatshepsut Temple

Explore Luxor’s West Bank highlights on a private guided tour with an Egyptologist and comfortable private air-conditioned transportation.

Getting started

Begin your Private Luxor West Bank Day Tour with hotel or Nile cruise pickup, then ride in private air-conditioned transportation to the Luxor West Bank. Your professional Egyptologist guide introduces the day’s route and outlines the main stops. From here, your private guided tour sets off toward the Valley of the Kings as the first major visit.

What to expect

Valley of the Kings

This legendary necropolis on Luxor’s West Bank is the first main stop of your day, known for its ancient royal tombs cut deep into the rock.

Features

• Admire ancient tombs and colorful hieroglyphics that line the corridors and chambers, and see up close how pharaonic funerary art covered walls and ceilings.
• Your professional Egyptologist guide leads a private guided tour of the site, explaining key symbols and stories while keeping the focus on the Valley of the Kings.
• Private air-conditioned transportation brings you directly to and from the Valley of the Kings, with bottled water provided so you can stay hydrated between tomb visits.

Valley of the Queens

Next, you continue across the West Bank to the Valley of the Queens, the burial place of royal consorts and family members.

Features

• Walk through the Valley of the Queens and observe the contrast in tomb layouts and decoration compared with those in the Valley of the Kings.
• Your professional Egyptologist guide highlights details that are easy to miss, connecting what you see in the Valley of the Queens to broader West Bank history.
• Travel between sites in private air-conditioned transportation, with bottled water available, keeping this part of your private guided tour comfortable in the desert climate.

Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

The final major stop is the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, a monumental structure dedicated to one of Egypt’s most prominent rulers.

Features

• Explore the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut terraces and colonnades while viewing carved scenes that relate to her reign and to the rituals once performed here.
• Your professional Egyptologist guide continues the private guided tour, interpreting the reliefs and architecture so the temple’s role in Luxor West Bank history becomes clearer.
• Private air-conditioned transportation brings you to and from the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, and bottled water remains included during this last visit.

Wrapping up

After visiting the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, your private guided tour concludes with hotel or Nile cruise drop-off, using the same private air-conditioned transportation, with all taxes and service charges already covered so you can simply relax on the return journey.