Luxor, Egypt’s tourist capital, has been called the world’s greatest outdoor museum and rightly so, for it is home to many of Egypt’s most well known temples and tombs. Explore the town by taxi or take a leisurely ride in a calèche (horse-drawn carriage).

The West Bank is where you will find the fascinating tombs of the
Valley of the Queens and the Valley of the Kings, including that of Tutankhamun from which a wealth of ancient treasures was recovered. Other important sites well worth a visit include Queen Hatshepsut’s Mortuary Temple and the two giant statues known as the Colossi of Memnon.
On the East Bank lies the awesome Karnak Temple which comprises three main temples, built and enlarged over a thirteen hundred year period. It is still yielding new treasures, including some exquisite statues unearthed in 1989 and now in the Luxor Museum.