Luxor
The world's greatest open-air museum, split between two banks of the Nile.
Ancient Thebes stood here. The east bank holds Karnak and Luxor temples; the west bank holds the royal tombs, mortuary temples and the desert cliffs above them.
Most visitors split the city into an east-bank morning and a west-bank sunrise, often starting with a balloon flight over the fields and cliffs.
Places to see
- Karnak Temple
- Luxor Temple
- Valley of the Kings
- Hatshepsut Temple
- Colossi of Memnon
- Medinet Habu
- Luxor Museum
- Nile corniche
Experiences
East bank temples
Karnak's hypostyle hall and the avenue of sphinxes linking it to Luxor Temple, best seen early or in late light.
Valley of the Kings
Descend into painted royal tombs, including Tutankhamun's, in the desert valley behind the cliffs.
Hatshepsut & the west bank
The terraced temple of Hatshepsut, the Colossi of Memnon and the artisans' village of Deir el-Medina.
Sunrise balloon flight
A slow drift above green fields, the Nile and the mortuary temples as the sun clears the eastern hills.
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