Things to do in Luxor

Luxor

The largest religious complex of ancient Egypt, built over 1,500 years, with a hypostyle hall of 134 massive columns. Built and enlarged over roughly 2,000 years, it is one of the largest religious complexes ever constructed. Its Great Hypostyle Hall holds 134 massive columns. It forms part of the Ancient Thebes UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Luxor

A terraced mortuary temple built into the cliff at Deir el-Bahari for Egypt's longest-reigning female pharaoh. The terraced mortuary temple of Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's few female pharaohs, rises against the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari. Its colonnades and reliefs record events of her reign, including an expedition to the land of Punt.

Luxor

The burial valley of New Kingdom pharaohs, with more than sixty rock-cut tombs, a rotating selection open on the standard ticket. For nearly 500 years in the New Kingdom, pharaohs were buried here in rock-cut tombs on the west bank of the Nile. Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun here in 1922. Tombs open on rotation to protect their painted walls.