Karnak Temple
Overview
Duration
About 2 Hours
Type
By Bus
Operates
Depends on the cruise schedule
Included
Excluded
- Round trip pick up Service from the cruise
- Transfer by air-conditioned bus
- Bottled water during your trip
- Qualified Egyptologist
- Entrance fee
- All service charges and taxes
- Any extras not mentioned in the program
- Tipping
Itinerary
Our representative will meet you in the reception for your transfer to the East Bank to enjoy your trip to Karnak Temple. After the trip finishes you will be transferred back to your Cruise
Temple Overview
The complex known as Karnak Temple was the largest religious building ever constructed in Egypt. In reality this temple is a ity of temples , constructed over a period of 2000 years and covering about 200 acres (1.5 km by 0.8 km). The immense size of the complex, as well as its various architectural, artistic, and linguistic details make it an invaluable historical site and resource for understanding the evolution of ancient Egypt. The site counted as many as twenty temples and chapels and was known as Ipet-isu—or “most select of places”—by the ancient Egyptians , it became a place of pilgrimage for nearly 2,000 years, the gods worshipped at Karnak range from some of the earliest Egyptian deities to some of the latest, thus offering an impressive presentation of ancient Egyptian religious practices and beliefs.