The complete valley of the kings







Over Carters steps a donkey ride to the valley of the kings

Step after the steps of the ancestors , take a donkey ride at the sun rise to the valley of the kings , with this tour you get this opportunity only few can get, to visit all the opened royal tombs (8 tombs), the visit include Tut Ankh Amun tomb , to investigate its small size and ask the repeated question how they were able to fit the massive furniture and the 5000 pieces of treasures inside ?wounder around the valley elegant huge Ramasses tombs, enjoy the great engineering , the strange techniques , the master ideal art , the vivid colors which still look if still wet, and of course the rich Pharaohs religious chapters, add to all this , the special visit to Howard Carter museum house , to wounder around the great man equipments and rare photos . get all of this and mix it with the taste of the adventure of riding a donkey flattering yourself with the unforgettable presence of the sun rise.You will be picked up from your hotel before sunrise , cross the river Nile on a motor boat to the west bank (takes 10 minutes)then ride your donkey for nearly 40 minutes along the fields to the valley of the kings , get the fresh morning breeze , enjoy the nature end up at the gorgeous valley to visit 8 tombs of the best among the 62 other tombs then we ride the donkey back to Howard Carters museum house , then a refreshment stop at the village & back to luxor.     
      
 

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