Luxor, also known as the largest open air museum in the world. It is built around and on the ancient site of Thebes. Since the times of Greco-Roman, tourists have been visiting the area, so you will not be the first. There are so many splendid monuments and temples to visit, so if you don’t want to get “templed out”, you will have to be picky. Actually, with their own highlights, Luxor is three separate areas each.
Luxor Temple was built by the New Kingdom Pharaoh Amenophis III and located in the center of town. It is so compact and spectacular, which can be visited in an hour. With admission as 20 Egyptian Pounds and open hours are 9am – 6pm.
Want to know about mummies? How the process of mummification? Then the Mummification Museum has everything you have ever wanted. Who knew that birds, reptiles as well as were humans mummified!
Houses many of the relics, The Luxor Museum found at the Theben necropolis and temples on the west bank. This comes highly recommended for the museum, because when you visit the rest of the sites, it will enrich your experience.
Karnak
Temples of Karnak are the spectacular in North of Luxor city. Karnak was known as Ipet-isut in ancient times, which means ‘The most select of places’. The complex of Karnak temple was built over of 1500 years time period and in ancient Egypt, it was the most important place of worship.
Measuring 1500 x 800 meters, the site is huge and is a spectacular complex of kiosks, sanctuaries, obelisks and pylons, all dedicated to the Theban gods. It is thought to be the world’s largest surviving religious complex. Just don’t miss the Hypostile Hall in the Great Temple of Amun, if you do not have the energy to cover all that ground. Several sound and light performances show at night with mixed reviews, will be good to enjoy.
Ancient Thebes (West Bank)
It lies the ancient Thebes necropolis, crossing the Nile to the West of the Luxor city. At the major archaelogical sites, guided tours usually enter 3 tombs because there is so much ground to cover and so much to see.
The Valley of the Kings is a place where the pharaoh’s were hoped and buried to meet Gods in afterlife. Discovered in the 1920′s, the Tutankhamun’s tomb almost untouched, perhaps to most of us non-archaeologists is the best known. But in the scheme of things, he was a minor king and for centuries of looting, it had not been. The larger more impressive tombs found in King Tut’s burial ground would have yielded riches unsurpassed to the impressive haul. Just see this list from the site of Egyptian Monuments for a complete list of tombs in the Valley of the Kings that are open to the public.
The Valley of the Queens
Lies at the southern end of the necropolis, The Valley of the Queens is a place where the queens and their children were interred. In the Valley of the Queens only four tombs are open to the public. If you had to choose just one, then it would have to be Queen Nefertari’s tomb. There are limited of tickets that just 150 a day and visitors only allowed in just for 10 minutes, but it also worth the effort.
The Colossi of Memnon
The Colossi of Memnon has made up by two giant statues. On their way to the Valley of the Kings, most visitors get a glimpse of them but to see them up close, it is worth a stop.
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