Egypt
Luxor Travel Guide
World's greatest open-air museum
HistoryArchitecture
Top Attractions in Luxor
Highlights included in EME itineraries
Nature & Outdoors3h
Hot Air Balloon over West Bank
Float over the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's temple, and the Colossi of Memnon at sunrise — an unforgettable perspective
History2.5h
Karnak Temple
The largest religious complex ever built — 2,000 years of construction, 134 massive columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall, and pharaonic grandeur at its peak
Arts & Culture2h
Luxor Museum
An elegantly curated collection featuring royal mummies, Tutankhamun's gilded chariot wheels, and a reconstructed wall from Akhenaten's temple.
Architecture1.5h
Luxor Temple
Magnificent temple illuminated at night on the Nile's east bank — begun by Amenhotep III and expanded by Ramesses II
History2h
Medinet Habu
The massive mortuary temple of Ramesses III on the West Bank, with some of the best-preserved and most vividly painted reliefs in all of Egypt.
History3h
Valley of the Kings
Royal necropolis with 63 tombs including Tutankhamun's — painted chambers carved into desert rock on the West Bank of the Nile
Planning Your Luxor Itinerary
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Currency
EGP
Language
Arabic
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