Unravel the Secrets of Egypt's Valley of the Kings: Ultimate Tour, Tips & Tricks!

Join DOUGandNIKI as we dive deep into the mystical realm of Egypt's ancient tombs, exploring the hidden wonders of the iconic Valley of the Kings! In this exclusive tour, we'll reveal essential tips and tricks to make your journey unforgettable. Don't miss this captivating adventure! #Egypt #ValleyOfTheKings #TravelTips
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In this video, we'll take you on a thrilling expedition through Egypt's legendary Valley of the Kings, home to the royal tombs of the New Kingdom pharaohs. Experience the grandeur and mystery of these ancient burial sites, and discover the must-see highlights, including Tutankhamun's tomb and the tomb of Ramses VI.
Learn the best times to visit, essential packing tips, and how to navigate the complex ticket system to maximize your time in this awe-inspiring location. Uncover the rich history and captivating stories behind these majestic tombs, and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of ancient Egypt. #ExploreEgypt #AncientHistory #TravelVlog
Timestamps:
00:00 Valley of the Kings Tour
01:12 Valley of the Kings ticket information
03:35 Travel Tip
04:54 Tomb of Tutankhamen (King Tut)
06:27 Tomb of Seti 1
12:43 Tomb of Merenptah
19:35 Tomb of Rameses IX
12:11 Tomb of Rameses IV
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[@roamonurowncom]

Those views are just incredible and, Egypt have such an amazing and mysterious history. Great tour thanks fot sharing with us.

[@Hotmamatravel]

What an interesting video, it has always been my dream to visit the Valley of the Kings. Great tips about the tickets and wow, so cool to get video in some of the tombs. I loved this!!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

It's time to make that dream a reality.

[@ilovesparky13]

Ugh I can’t wait to visit. Thinking about 2023.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Whenever you get to go...you will love it! Where are you traveling from?

[@kapsinparadise]

Quite interesting again guys. Keep up the good work on your adventures.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks so much.

[@bigbootylover259]

Great video

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks so much!

[@ClaiMere]

Very helpful and nice there

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Glad you liked it

[@The4KTravelChannel]

Interesting video. Some nice scenes of the corridors and tombs. A nice tour.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks.

[@OneShotAdventures]

What an incredible tour and experience. Makes me want to do it all myself asap! Again with the photography passes... Definitely seems worth it for this one thlugh! Can't believe well preserved/restored it all looks

[@Hungry_Voyager]

Wow truly incredible, seeing real hieroglyphics in their true setting never fails to amaze me. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks for checking the video out.

[@johnrobinson1020]

Magnificent; thank you for sharing this with us.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Are you heading to Egypt?

[@patp4403]

Wow! Lucky to get those shots inside

[@DOUGandNIKI]

We were both very lucky and maybe a little tricky but oh man what an amazing experience! Thank for checking it / us out. We hope you enjoy our videos.

[@TheTravelBugBite]

Holy moly I thought it was USD at first! The photography pass seemed totally worth it. These views were so cool. I was here when I was 8 and I’m dying to go back! Thanks so much for sharing :)

[@DOUGandNIKI]

We're glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully you'll get a chance to get back.

[@acountryball2345]

@@DOUGandNIKI Note:You don't need the pass if you want to take photos with your phone you only need it if you want to take photos with a camera

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@acountryball2345 Thanks for adding that.

[@AvnerSenderowicz]

wow, some of the rooms are literally jaw dropping. and good job haggling for the hat.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

She's pretty much a rock star with that stuff. I'm kind of a sucker...I might of paid the original price. Thanks for watching.

[@HishamZaghloul]

Wooooow amazing Egypt , country of magic and buty

[@DOUGandNIKI]

100% Glad you enjoyed it. We have 40+ magical Egypt Videos.

[@ScarlettTo]

Wow! You make great travel videos!! New subscriber here! 👍🏻Nice to meet both of U, and look forward to yr lovely sharings💛

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks so much! We've subscribed to your channel as well.

[@ScarlettTo]

☺️☺️Yea Yea thank you my new friends

[@JoshRimer]

Wow, amazing to step back in time in those tombs! Those were some pretty flat stairs up those 100 meters. :-D

[@DOUGandNIKI]

It was a great experience.

[@HangryByNature]

Egypt has loooong been on my bucket list. The hieroglyph engravings on the walls are beautiful and so well-preserved! Oh man, I'd be in awe standing in there. It looked so empty inside. Were there many other visitors?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

No, not many visitors. Hopefully we'll motivate some new travelers to check out an amazing location.

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

For me, that is something fun about going to a market--getting to negotiate. The walls' engravings are in really good shape for being so old. Cool that you can enter three tombs with the price of the ticket. We are often the last to leave a place we are visiting/exploring 😎

[@CaLmBeing]

Really informative video.. you are right we didn’t watch this place in any of the videos regarding Egypt.. You guys are really knowledgeable and know which informations we might need to go there.. loved the way you captured the video of the man describing the map and let us know from him.. most of the vloggers don’t let the guides speak and gives incomplete informations as they just convey what they heard and miss some parts while telling on camera..

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks. We try to know a lot about stuff we see but we are far from experts so it makes sense to let the experts share the important information. Thanks for watching!

[@CaLmBeing]

DOUG and NIKI that’s really wise.. only the wise people can think like that.. really like your concept..

[@duncant3894]

Great video guys.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks so much! Are you planning a trip to Egypt?

[@duncant3894]

@@DOUGandNIKI Heading back for my 5 th trip in March...staying at Hilton Luxor again...I see you guys had a great time there too.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@duncant3894 OH Yeah...loved it! Luxor overall is magical!

[@dart811gdl]

WOW, Impressive!!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks so much Dan.

[@dart811gdl]

@@DOUGandNIKI you guys did a great job!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@dart811gdl Thanks again. It is really hard! The hours of work that goes into one of these videos is a little crazy! Sometimes even after all that love they still aren't great. We're proud of this one!

[@iansmith2549]

Sounds like the both of you were overwhelmed by the magnitude of artefacts that were continually appearing in front of you. Another excellent video😸

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks so much Ian!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

*See our Top 10 list of must see things in Egypt:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaiZaWSha8lrgac

[@noelleon121]

how were you guys able to film in there so cool and why arent u able to take pics inside would really want to know

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Might involve the occasional tip ;)

[@isrulius]

I love these types of videos! When you say the tickets are 200 dollars is that in US dollars or Egyptian currency?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Egyptian dollars, very inexpensive in US dollars. It's great to hear the you liked the video. I hope you've subscribed we have lots more to come.

[@frunkiss]

$108 usd combined, per person, to get all 4 tickets

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@frunkiss It was well worth what it cost!

[@Svenywhere]

100 meter flat stairs... That is annoying to walk on. But such a great tour and interesting. Thank you for taking me around the valley of the Kings. Do you have to take the train btw? Or can you walk inside as well to every place?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Yeah, you can definitely walk to the tombs. It's really not that far but, time and heat were issues.

[@lltdesilva9427]

I’m m planning a trip with my sister. How did you travel from hotel to tour spots? Is it safe to take a taxi?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

We had a private guide / driver.

[@sydenisetaylor1657]

I plan on visiting there in a few months. How were you able to get the video and photo's of Tut Anh Khaman sp. Any tips you could give me would be great.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

1st tip...we've got like 40 videos on Egypt..it's amazing. Start binging now :) In terms of your actual question...the answer is in your question. The word begins with t and ends with S. Are you from the united states?

[@sydenisetaylor1657]

@@DOUGandNIKI Yes, I'm, from the U.S. I got you, I was already thinking that's what i would do. Lol.. My main concern now is I don't know how much money to take because I don't want to be carrying around stacks of money. lol.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@sydenisetaylor1657 Best Advice we were EVER given for this trip...came from one of our Dr's whos family was from Egypt and he traveled back a lot... Bring $200 in US Singles... They LOVE USA currency and while $1 doesn't seem like a lot to us, it's really meaningful to them. We just gave them out like water and it didn't cost us a lot and really improved a lot of locals days!

[@katydid1014]

Funny to see your guide in a quilted hooded jacket in that heat! I imagine a few US$ in the right hands let you take photographs where otherwise it wasn't allowed. An interesting video for sure!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

The beauty of it is that those US dollars carry real weight in Egypt. Thanks for watching as always.

[@reneecollin2460]

Beautiful beyond words!! Question - at any point did you ever feel "overwhelmed"?? Like ...am I really standing here, or omg I'm really visiting sacred places? I think I would have been boo-hooing the entire time or either fainted! ☺ Do you guys think you'll ever visit Jerusalem, Christ Tomb, Mt of Olives etc etc. Now that's where I would really loose it !! apologize if you have already been (and I missed the video). Thxs & enjoy!!!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks as always for your continued support and attention. The whole thing was super overwhelming but exciting at the same time. As you may have seen..we were at Machu Picchu last year and it was a little weird as that is like 500 years old and seem ancient and amazing and then you get to Egypt and now you are looking at things that are 7000 years old making Machu Picchu just a baby. Israel is way up on our to do list!

[@reneecollin2460]

DOUG and NIKI - awesome ! I'm living vicariously through you guys. I don't for see any major trips (like Israel, Egypt or Africa) in the near future, but if you go to the Holy Land, or Africa can you give me a small shutout? - it's the closet I'll ever get. ☺💕 Be safe coming home!!

[@reneecollin2460]

DOUG and NIKI Congrats on your growing channel!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@reneecollin2460 I'll let you know before our next big trip.

[@TravellerWithPlan]

Hi nice content,,so how much tip was he happy to let you take some pics in Tuts tomb?:)

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Not enough to make a valet smile here in New York.

[@TravellerWithPlan]

@@DOUGandNIKI Am going at 20th November and i want to take also some pics or videos..How much its a fair price?:)

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@TravellerWithPlan I am sure we gave them way more than what was necessary, honestly they are thrilled to get any support. Use you best judgement and it will work fine. Literally...a couple of bucks. Some great advice we got...we went on the trip with $100 in US singles for tipping everyone and they were thrilled.

[@TravellerWithPlan]

@@DOUGandNIKI thanks for the info.. Yes i believe like 20Le 1us is enough for tipping depend on the service that they will provide.. Enjoy whatever trip is coming next.. And i hope you good luck on the channel 😊

[@deloreskelley2330]

Did you see the chamber where they kept all the treasure I know they're all empty but no one showed the rooms that they used to be in in any of the tombs

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Yes, we did get to see some. Have you gone yet?

[@deloreskelley2330]

No I'm sad to say I've never been would love to someday

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@deloreskelley2330 Ahh..you need to go. Egypt is amazing! Where are you joining us from?

[@kylelong2117]

How do do get pictures inside King Tut’s?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

A little extra tip goes a long way.

[@ericjohndonos5117]

how come the ticket for the tomb of seti is more expensive than the others ? 🍺🥃

[@DOUGandNIKI]

I think they price them based on interest in the tickets. Kind of a market rate.

[@analarmtech]

What sort of deal was worked out to make it possible to film in King Tut’s tomb?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Tip Well ;) When are you going?

[@johnredmond8899]

Fantastic video guys, how many us dollars will I need to bring with me to take photos inside King Tut's Tomb?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks so much. 250 EGP to enter valley of the kings plus 3 tombs, ,250 EGP to enter King Tuts Tomb and its an extra 300 EGP for a photo pass. These are all per person. There are currency exchange places around Luxor to change us. If you'd like more info send is a DM on Instagram. DOUGandNIKIinsta

[@johnredmond8899]

@@DOUGandNIKI Thank you, I guess my question was how much of a bribe did you need to give the guy to take photos inside king tut's tomb, ha ha.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@johnredmond8899 By US terms it's very little. 😉😉

[@charliebo1039]

An incredible video! I actually plan on going in the near future and would love to know who you got special access to shot in Tutankhamun’s tomb?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

It was a function of knowing who to donate some extra cash too, our guide was very helpful. When are you going?

[@charliebo1039]

DOUG and NIKI I did plan on going this year but will have to see with all this COVID craziness going on everywhere and unfortunately Egypt is getting a little worse right now. Hopefully when this whole thing blows over. And I would love to do the same in Seti! Donating some money to get a glimpse and be able to shoot would be totally worth it. Plus you are definitely helping out the staff and the whole place with maintenance.

[@charliebo1039]

DOUG and NIKI Thanks for your reply 😊

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@charliebo1039 Great to hear you are looking into traveling. We have tons of Egypt videos on our channel. If you get a chance..share any videos you like on social media or blogs, it's a big thing for us. Where are you? How is COVID there?

[@matthewaddeo142]

Who was your guide in the video? Looking to go to Egypt in 2021.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Got to our "About" tab and you will find a direct email for us. Shoot us a quick email with the question and we'll send you the contact info. You are going to love the trip.

[@matthewaddeo142]

@@DOUGandNIKI I can't seem to find the email address.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@matthewaddeo142 Got your email.

[@ME-zb3gq]

Sunscreen is probably number one selling item there with all the tourist coming to visit wonder what they had as number one seller in the true days

[@DOUGandNIKI]

So strange how empty it is....right?

[@lizettramos9275]

Calexico California king of the valley Egypto ❤️

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Planning a trip to Egypt?

[@oranjjjggg]

Who is it that owns these tombs and can charge money to enter them? Thank you for the video✨🐲

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Have you been?

[@oranjjjggg]

DOUG and NIKI not yet! I suppose the Egyptian government probably owns them

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@oranjjjggg Kind of makes sense.

[@dl6379]

Hi Niki & Doug, i watched lots of egypt tours in youtube, yours are the best. Well presented with lots of advice. Question regarding 300 egyptian pounds ticket to take pictures, do you have to get two tickets, one for each of you? I saw you have 2 tickets of 300 each in your hands. Thanks

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks so much...that really means a lot. Most places one of the two of us paid for the camera but in Valley of the Kings it was so special that we both paid. They are pretty strict about policing the camera fees.

[@BMH1965]

You said $300 for camera pass - I think you meant to say 300 Egyptan pounds.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Yeah... thank you!

[@MrJaysVentVideos]

We (N J and Eric) along with a 3rd friend will be visiting Egypt in early March 2020 We are hoping the GEM will be open by then, but there is no certainty, what have you heard? Our tour will take us thru the city of Cairo in a luxury van then on to Saqqara and Memphis. We will follow with a flight to Aswan-Luxor-Edfu via the Nile aboard the Royal Lily So thank you for the complete video of the ship. As well as a felucca, horse and buggy On our return to Cairo we will be doing a night tour of downtown followed the next day visiting all the spots we missed such as the tower, The Bazar, the churches and synagogue, the park across the road from the cidadel closing with sound and light show and dinner before we prepare to leave the next early morning. This was a package deal watch for our videos on my face book page. To get to my face book page click on my picture and name mid march 2020. If you guys have anything to share to help us along we'd appreciate it. Oh before I forget how did you get special permission to take videos of the tomb inside of TUT. as well as the allowances on board the Royal Lily. Wonderful vids and thank you for sharing just incase here is my facebook page N JAY HOLTZ

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Sorry about the late reply. That trip is coming up, you must be so excited!

[@MrJaysVentVideos]

We do a lot of traveling but its the first time to Egypt..so yes we are excited

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@MrJaysVentVideos I don't know if you saw our last video but you might want to skip the camel market ;)

[@MrJaysVentVideos]

@@DOUGandNIKI Not a Camel Market were interested in its a ride or not

[@hanygeorge8603]

$300 Egyptian pounds = $15-$20

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks Hany.

[@ZeeGoes]

wow...what's with having to have so many tickets purchased separately instead of just having a combo ticket to makes things simple? They even have folks pay to take pictures...but I reckon folks with their phones could have captured images and videos without paying extra right?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

I think it's pretty crappy to monetize by charging to take pics but it is what it is. They are VERY aggressive about monitoring it. There is no sneaking a cell phone pic here and there.

[@ZeeGoes]

@@DOUGandNIKI that is sooo annoying!

[@hibernative]

I hope you didn't look at all this through your viewfinder :)

[@DOUGandNIKI]

We spent the whole day...took it all in and loved it.

[@BoredBricks]

It’s Seti, not Setai.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks! Are you from Egypt?

[@abdrhmanabouzed5787]

Wenn Sie in die andere Richtung gehen, vergessen Sie die Kamera nicht

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Danke fürs Kommentieren! Viel Spaß auf dem Kanal.

[@vp3236]

I kinda hate it what kind of a money monopoly these archeology finds become... They SHOULD be as low cost as possible for all to see, archeology shouldnt be a thing to gather money with... Should be thing of joy and curiosity. But to charge 40$ to see some tombs... Yuk.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

We as a general concept agree but if the funds actually make it back to funding and preserving the archeology then it would be more ok.

[@ElleDeesee]

Egyptians get a much reduced rate for entry to these sites.

[@TheHandsomeman]

200 Quid? 1000,Quid. I'd want a meal for that, and at least, a Belly dance. And that's off Niki!

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Lol...again...what?

[@TheHandsomeman]

@@DOUGandNIKI I,m from Liverpool, its our mad sense of humour, Although, I really want to go to Egypt. I am not fussy on the Tours, just looking across at the life going on near the Nile. Looks as if it would take you back years?

[@DOUGandNIKI]

@@TheHandsomeman Egypt is awesome. You should definitely go. The people are particularly gracious.

[@JackAnna2024]

Maybe a tip to cut down on the carbs. You can hardly breathe while filming...

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Thanks so much for your kind and thoughtful comment.

[@katemcilwain8061]

Not supposed to video but you wangled it. You make me sick.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

Ouch... Sorry we've offended you.

[@mooseandsquirrel6267]

Learn to shoot and edit video. A lot of shaky out of focus footage with pans that give someone watching nausea.

[@DOUGandNIKI]

It's a fair comment, we're only one year in and it's a work in progress. They get better every time out. Thanks for checking it out.