Luxor

Temples & religious sites

Karnak Temple Complex

Karnak Temple is a vast temple complex near Luxor, gathering temples, pylons, and chapels built across many eras. In antiquity it was the center of worship for the sun god Amun, and it's a great place to explore its towering columns and ruins.

Temples & religious sites

Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple is an ancient Egyptian temple on the east bank of the Nile, built around 1400 BC. Strolling among its grand stone ruins, visitors can feel the traces of an ancient civilization.

Heritage & monuments

Valley of the Queens

A royal burial ground in Luxor where queens, princes, princesses, and high officials were interred from around 1560 BC onward. Together with the Valley of the Kings, where pharaohs rest, it offers a glimpse into the legacy of the ancient Egyptian royal family.

Heritage & monuments

Deir el-Bahari

Deir el-Bahari is an archaeological site on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, home to the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep III of the 11th Dynasty alongside the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, built in its likeness. Of the two, Hatshepsut's temple is especially well preserved.

Heritage & monuments

tomb of Tutankhamun

This is the tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, also known by the designation KV62. Though smaller than the tombs of other pharaohs, it's famous for having been filled with lavish burial treasures.

Heritage & monuments

Colossi of Memnon

The Colossi of Memnon are two massive statues that once stood guard before the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III in the Theban Necropolis at Luxor, Egypt. Erected around 1350 BCE, they have drawn travelers for millennia as one of the region's iconic ancient monuments.

Temples & religious sites

Ramesseum

This is the mortuary temple of Ramesses II, located in the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor, Egypt. Looking across the river toward Luxor's city center, visitors can explore the traces of an ancient Egyptian king.

Nature

Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings is a burial site near Luxor where pharaohs and nobles of ancient Egypt's New Kingdom were laid to rest. Exploring its many tombs lets visitors experience Egypt's history from thousands of years ago up close.