Luxor
An open-air museum with a working town around it. The temples are on one bank and the tombs on the other, and you cross by ferry.
Luxor in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Luxor
Where to stay in Luxor
Luxor in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Luxor
The Colossi of Memnon are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. They have stood since 1350 BC, and were well known to ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as early modern travelers and Egyptologists.
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MusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Jul 2026
René Hourdry · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it was known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary". It was one of the two primary temples on the east bank, the other being Karnak.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture. Its three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Jul 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is an area in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the Eighteenth Dynasty to the Twentieth Dynasty, rock-cut tombs were excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles under the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Aug 2026
Fotograf/Photographer: Peter J. Bubenik (1995) · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Valley of the Queens is a site in Egypt, in which queens, princes, princesses, and other high-ranking officials were buried from roughly 1560 BC to 1130 BC. Pharaohs were buried in the Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Queens was known anciently as Ta-Set-Neferu, which has a double meaning of "The Place of Beauty" and/or "the Place of the Royal Children".
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Zureks · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Colossi of Memnon are two large stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis. They have stood since 1350 BC, and were well known to ancient Greeks and Romans, as well as early modern travelers and Egyptologists.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 5 Jul 2026
MusikAnimal · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic Kingdom, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Jul 2026
René Hourdry · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it was known as ipet resyt, "the southern sanctuary". It was one of the two primary temples on the east bank, the other being Karnak.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Aug 2026
Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, it is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture. Its three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20 Jul 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Valley of the Kings, also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is an area in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the Eighteenth Dynasty to the Twentieth Dynasty, rock-cut tombs were excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles under the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 25 Aug 2026
Fotograf/Photographer: Peter J. Bubenik (1995) · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Valley of the Queens is a site in Egypt, in which queens, princes, princesses, and other high-ranking officials were buried from roughly 1560 BC to 1130 BC. Pharaohs were buried in the Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Queens was known anciently as Ta-Set-Neferu, which has a double meaning of "The Place of Beauty" and/or "the Place of the Royal Children".
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Zureks · CC BY-SA 3.0
From the airport
When to go to Luxor: Nov or Dec or Jan or Feb or Mar
Guides about Luxor
Cairo is workable most of the year and Luxor decides your dates. The month table, the Ramadan effect, and the two solar alignments worth planning around.
Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026
The Grand Egyptian Museum opened in November 2025 and it changes the Cairo half. A ten-day route, what the museum costs, and the cruise question answered.
Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026