Ancient Sites

Tours of Egypt's ancient sites: the Giza pyramids, Karnak and Luxor temples, the Valley of the Kings and Abu Simbel.

• Valley of the Kings

  Hidden deep in the desert cliffs of ancient Thebes lies one of the world's greatest secrets — the Valley of the Kings. For over 500 years, pharaohs like Tutankhamun, Seti I, and Ramesses II chose this remote, hidden…

• Hatshepsut Temple

  Rising from the desert cliffs across the Nile from Karnak lies Djeser-djeseru — "the Holy of Holies" — the stunning mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's few female pharaohs. Built to rival any ruler before…

• Karnak Temple

  Spanning over 100 hectares, Karnak isn't just a temple — it's an entire city built for the gods, shaped by pharaohs across nearly 2,000 years of Egyptian history. No other site in Egypt was built, expanded, and rebuilt…

• The Colossi of Memnon

  Standing 18 meters tall and weighing over 650 tonnes each, these twin sandstone giants are the first thing you'll see as you enter Luxor's West Bank — and they're only the gateway. Behind them once stood the largest…

• Medinet Habu (Temple of Ramses III)

  Step into Medinet Habu and you're walking through a story told in order — Ramses III designed his temple reliefs to be read chronologically, scene by scene, exactly as he intended. Attached to the temple stands one of…

• The Ramesseum

  Built by Ramses II over roughly twenty years, the Ramesseum was designed to rival Abu Simbel itself in scale and self-glorification — and it very nearly does. This mortuary temple identifies the pharaoh with the local…