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Overview
Luxor is home to a significant portion of Ancient Egypt's cultural heritage. The construction of the Karnak Temple lasted for 2,000 years. Each ruler added new sanctuaries and tried to make them more luxurious than the previous ones.
The funerary temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, carved into the sheer cliffs in the form of three terraces adorned with rows of statues and connected by ramps. Inside the temple, colorful frescoes depicting gods and events during Hatshepsut's rule have been preserved.
The Valley of the Kings is the burial place of pharaohs on the left bank of the Nile. Dozens of tombs were excavated between the hills here for rulers of different dynasties (starting from the XVIII to the XX dynasty - from the 16th century BCE). The most famous tomb belongs to Tutankhamun, the last of the pharaohs in the dynasty.
Highlights
• The Valley of the Kings;
• Visit the Karnak Temple Complex
• Boat ride on the Nile River;
• The Colossi of Memnon
• Temple of Queen Hatshepsut;
• Visit an alabaster factory and an oil factory.
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