Luxor | The Worlds Greatest Open Air Museum, an experience to rival the Pyramids?

Setting the scene

Luxor is one of the most fascinating areas there is to visit. It contains the ancient city of Thebes, which during the New Kingdom was the Capital of Upper Egypt & is one of the oldest known cities in the world with inhabitants. Here you will visit everything from Ancient Temples, to the Valley of the Kings, to the Valley of the Queens & various Museums.

You will also be treated to the most spectacular views of the Nile & Sun rise/set across the Sahara desert (photo at top of page). If you are a keen daredevil & don’t mind a 4am wake up, you can take a sunrise hot air balloon ride. If I had the option to return to Luxor, or the Great Pyramids, I would choose Luxor. The only analogy I can think of to explain Luxor is, if you have seen the Night at the Museum movie, that is what Luxor compares to, the history comes alive & you feel like you are standing there as it was thousands of years ago. Luxor will always hold a very special place in my heart!

Must visit sites

Luxor is split by the River Nile into the East Bank & the West Bank. There is so much to do & see here, that I originally planned to stay for 2 days, but this quickly turned into extending my stay to 4 days. On the East Bank you absolutely must visit Karnak Temple, Luxor Temple & Luxor Museum. On the West Bank you cannot miss the Valley of the Kings, Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, Collossi of Memnon & Medinet Habu.

There are a multitude of other sites that I would recommend if you are not pushed for time. These include Valley of the Queens & Ramesseum Temple. The Museum of Mummification is worth checking out as it is right beside Luxor Temple, however you are in & out in 30 minutes as it is very small.

I have pulled together a Page for each of these Tourist sites, with tips on getting there, when to visit, should you take a tour, costs, shocking attempts at selfies & information on keeping safe. You can access each page by clicking the name.

Where to stay, eat & drink?

I haven’t done a separate page for Food, as my hotels food was awesome (my overindulgence cost the life of a deck chair). To see the devastation of the incident click here

I only ventured out to one bar as it was near to my hotel. It was an awesome bar & I would highly recommend it. If you want to see the most unofficial DJ booth click here

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