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Luxor West Bank with the Colossi and Hatshepsut Temple in evening light
7 septembre 2026 · 5 min

Luxor in one day from Hurghada: the hour-by-hour plan

Pickup at 5, the Valley of the Kings by 9, Karnak by 2, home by 8:30. What the day looks like and how to make it easier.

Luxor from Hurghada is a 15-hour day by private car: pickup between 04:30 and 05:30, 3.5 to 4 hours on the road, the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut, the Colossi, lunch, Karnak and Luxor Temple, and the drive back to arrive between 20:00 and 21:00. It costs 95 EUR per adult with an Egyptologist, tickets and lunch.

The plan

TimeWhere
04:30–05:30pickup at your hotel (El Gouna first, Safaga last)
07:00rest stop on the Safaga–Qena road
08:45Valley of the Kings, three tombs (add Seti I if you can)
10:30Temple of Hatshepsut
11:30Colossi of Memnon
12:00lunch on the West Bank
13:30Karnak Temple
15:15Luxor Temple
16:15departure
20:00–21:00back at your hotel

Make it easier

  • Sleep on the way out; the guide starts the briefing at the rest stop.
  • Ask for Seti I at the valley if you want one great tomb; the guide adds the ticket.
  • In summer the order is the same but the guide moves Karnak earlier and shortens Luxor Temple.
  • Soma Bay and Safaga guests have the shortest road (3 hours); Marsa Alam guests the longest (4.5).

Alternatives on the same schedule

Dendera and Abydos (via the Qena road, 115 EUR), the Seti I and Tutankhamun tombs with the Colossi (125 EUR), or the West Bank with Tutankhamun and the Valley of the Queens (110 EUR).

KarnakHurghada

Excursions en Égypte : questions et réponses

Yes. Private car and driver, private Egyptologist, from any Hurghada-area hotel.

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