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The terraced Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut set against the cliffs of Luxor's West Bank

Safaga Port · Red Sea coast

From the Red Sea to the temples of Thebes

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Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor, Egypt · Photo: Alessandro Santoro

Focus: Luxor and ancient Egyptian heritage

Arriving at Safaga Port

Safaga sits on Egypt's Red Sea coast, and for cruise passengers it is above all the road to Luxor, ancient Thebes. The drive crosses the Eastern Desert and meets the Nile Valley at Qena before following the river south.

Luxor holds an extraordinary concentration of monuments: Karnak and Luxor Temple on the East Bank, and the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Hatshepsut and the Colossi of Memnon on the West Bank. A day from Safaga is long, so every itinerary here is planned backwards from your all-aboard time.

Main destination
Luxor
Road transfer to Luxor
About 3 to 3.5 hours each way (estimate)
Best suited to
Full days ashore of roughly 11 hours or more
  • Luxor excursions use most of a typical port day. We review your arrival and all-aboard times before suggesting an itinerary.
  • On shorter calls we will tell you plainly if Luxor is not realistic, rather than compress the visit.
Sunset over the Red Sea coast at Safaga with mountains on the horizon
A stone passage descending into a painted royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings
A traditional felucca under sail on the Nile at Luxor with palms and hills on the far bank

Our guests ashore from Safaga

  • Guests of Narmer Tours among the columns of the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak
    Karnak Temple, Luxor
  • Guests of Narmer Tours in the courts of Medinet Habu
    Medinet Habu, Luxor West Bank
  • A Narmer Tours sign held up in front of the first pylon of Medinet Habu
    Medinet Habu, Luxor West Bank

Excursions from Safaga

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