Valley of the Kings River Nile Cruises

Discover the Valley of the Kings with Amarante Nile Cruises

Amarante Nile Cruises, luxury Luxor to Aswan Nile River cruises dock at Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan on the River Nile, allowing you time to visit the many ancient Egyptian monuments along the River Nile including the Valley of the Kings.

(Our luxury Amarante Nile Cruises dock at Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan on the River Nile allowing you time to visit the many ancient Egyptian monuments including the along the River Nile including the Valley of the Kings.)

The Valley of the Kings (Biban el-Melouk) is a limestone valley situated in the Theban Hills where the mummified bodies of many Egyptian pharaohs were buried. The Valley of the Kings marks a period in ancient Egyptian history in which the pharaohs abandoned the pyramid style and chose instead tombs dug within limestone in order to preserve the mummies for eternity and prevent grave robbing.

The tombs at the Valley of the Kings, although stripped of many of their contents centuries ago, still display fantastic wall paintings depicting the lives of the pharaohs in ancient Egypt, down to the smallest detail.

The most famous tomb at the Valley of the Kings is that of Tutankhamen, discovered in pristine condition by Howard Carter in 1922. The many treasures found in Tutankhamen's tomb are now exhibited in the Egyptian Antiquities Museum in Cairo.

Visit the Valley of the Kings on your Nile cruise holiday with Amarante Nile Cruises

Docking at the Nile River destinations of Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan, an Amarante Nile Cruise allows you to explore the Valley of the Kings from the comfort of our luxury River Nile cruise ships, Isis and Osiris.

(Docking at the Nile River destinations of Luxor, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan, our luxury Amarante Nile Cruise ships Isis and Osiris, allow you to explore the Valley of the Kings in comfort and style.)