Luxor Day Trips from Marsa Alam

Marsa Alam's quieter coast is still within day-trip range of Luxor, about four hours each way by road.

What you see

The classic Luxor day covers the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank, and Karnak on the East, with an Egyptologist guide to bring them to life.

Making it work

As with the Hurghada route, this is a long dawn-to-dark day, so book the small-group option for a better pace and start early. If diving and dolphins are your main reason for Marsa Alam, one Luxor day adds the ancient-Egypt highlight without moving base. See our Marsa Alam guide for the wider picture.