Temple of Habu & Deir el Medina

Pick-up from your hotel & start your visit to The complex of Madinet Habu or (the city of Habu) which contains the great temple of Ramses III, Hatshepsut’s chapel and the votive chapel. The name of Habu derived from the name of the great architect of the New Kingdom Amenhotep son of Habu. The splendid temple of Ramses III was modelled on the Ramesseum temple of Ramses II. Ramses III was the last great pharaoh of Egypt, ruled around 1186 BC for about 31 years. During his long reign, he fought against Libyans, Nubians and Sea people. The exterior walls of his temple show his military Campaigns against those people. The temple still has a great portion of amazing and beautiful paintings.

Then proceed to visit the village of the workers of the tombs of the kings. It is one of the few communities which still exist in Egypt. Its inhabitants were called “the workers of the place of truth” (the valley of kings). In this lovely tour, you will be surprised by the village and how it was built. It is one of the oldest settlements in history. The village contains about seventy houses, with one main street in the middle. The workers built their tombs where they lived. They are very beautiful tombs showing the daily life aspects of ancient Egypt. Among the villagers were the stonecutters, carpenters, painters, draftsmen, law representatives and policemen. A temple was built for the goddess Hathor during the time of the Greeks. This temple was converted to a monastery by the Coptic, that’s why the village is now called Deir al Madina or “the monastery of the town”. Two tombs are opened there for the public and the temple of Hathor plus the panorama of the village. Then drive back to your hotel.