things to do in Luxor Egypt l Places you shouldn’t miss in Luxor

650 km south of Cairo is Luxor, the “museum city”, formerly Thebes, capital of the new Empire. Many archaeologists made known the richness of this city. On this archaeological and historical site your dream of childhood will be carried out:

– to know the temple of Luxor with its famous obelisk

– To discover the temples of Karnak “the largest open museum of the world and its hypostyle room with 134 gigantic columns”.

– To admire polychrome paintings of the Valley of the Kings; those of the Valley of the Queens without forgetting the tombs of Noble, Deir el Medineh, the workers village, the temples of Deir El Bahari, Medinet Habu, Ramesseum…

And at the one-hour road from Luxor:

– Denderah the temple of Hathor, goddess of the joy and the love

– Edfu, the temple of falcon Horus

On the East Bank where the sunrise ( city of the life )
The East Bank

Spend a wonderful time visiting the most celebrated temples in Egypt, Karnak and Luxor. Karnak and Luxor are two stunningly beautiful

temples not to be missed also you will be having the chance for visiting Luxor museum on the West Bank

where the sunrise, is the city of the Life

The West Bank in Luxor

Cross the Nile to visit several tombs in the Necropolis of Thebes

on the West Bank where the sun sets, is the city of the Dead ( Valley of the Kings & Queens )

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things to do in Luxor Egypt l Places you shouldn’t miss in Luxor

650 km south of Cairo is Luxor, the “museum city”, formerly Thebes, capital of the new Empire. Many archaeologists made known the richness of this city. On this archaeological and historical site your dream of childhood will be carried out: – to know the temple of Luxor with its famous obelisk – To discover the...
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Places you shouldn’t miss in Luxor

650 km south of Cairo is Luxor, the “museum city”, formerly Thebes, capital of the new Empire. Many archaeologists made known the richness of this city. On this archeological and historical site your dream of childhood will be carried out: – to know the temple of Luxor with its famous obelisk – To discover the...
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karnak temple
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Karnak temple

with its magnificent Hypostyle Hall of 134 columns, line of ram-headed sphinxes and sacred lake, is the greatest place of worship in History. It includes many singular temples dedicated to Amun, his wife “Mut” and their son “Khonsu”, the moon deity. Since the Arab conquest, it became known as “Al Karnak”: The Fort. The temple...
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The temple of Luxor

Luxor temple built by the two Pharaohs: Amenhotep III & Ramses II with its papyrus headed columns and imposing colonnade was dedicated to Amun-Ra whose marriage to “Mut” was celebrated annually; when the sacred procession moved by boat from Karnak to Luxor temple.
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Sound and Light in Luxor ( Karnak temple )

Enjoy an enchanting couple of hours at one of Egypt’s finest Temple.  The Karnak Sound and Light Show highlights the dramatic history of ancient Thebes. The show narrates the achievements of some great Pharaohs, with poetic descriptions of the ancient treasures. As visitors walk through the complex,  the pharaohs arise to tell the story of...
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luxor museum

Although of recent institution the Luxor Museum contains many in­teresting exhibits. The most curi­ous item is the reconstruction of a wall, 18 meters long, from the temple that Akhen-Aton built in Thebes. The two hundred and eighty-three blocks of which it is made up were found in the filling of the ninth pylon of the...
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The Valley of the Queens

About a kilometer and a half from the Valley of the Kings is the Val­ley of the Queens which today is called «Biban el-Harim». In the region, eighty tombs have been discovered there but they are badly damaged, some showing traces of fire, others having been used as stables.The tombs mostly date from the period...
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Valley Of The Kings

these Tombs were ordered by the Kings of the New Kingdom to be carved in the rock-faces of the valley so as to be safeguarded against grave robbers. Most important are those of Tutankhamen, Seti I, Amenhotep II, Thutmose III, Ramses III, Ramses VI and Hormoheb (Only 3 of them will be visited). Tomb of...
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Denderah and Abydos temples

This beautiful Ptolemaic temple dedicated to the Goddess of Love, Hathor, is only a short drive from Luxor. Here there are striking reliefs of Cleopatra and her son Caesarion, the only temple in Egypt to portray this famous queen and her son. Denderah is also the only temple in Egypt where the roof is accessible,...
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In times of the pharaohs, Abu Simbel was an important place. After the victory over the Hittites in the battle of Kadesh 1296 v. Chr. Pharaoh Ramses II built two rock temples to serve as proof of his power. Through these two temples Abu Simbel achieved his fame and since then invites visitors from all […]
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