Luxor Favorites

 15 Reviews  No doubts about, the whole complex of Karnak is amazing achievement of an extraordinary civilisation which excisted three of four thousands year ago. I always wonder what will left after us who live... 

 16 Reviews  Luxor temple was dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut, and Chons and was, during the New Kingdom, the focus of the annual Opet Festival, in which a cult statue of Amun was paraded down the Nile... 

 6 Reviews  Did tour including boat trip from Luxor to Aswan for first visit to Egypt:found it too organized, guides in a hurry to return you to boat for meals, time at sites was limited, wasting time waiting for... 

 goutammitra Says:  Contrary to our belief, we found Luxor non touristy destinations extremely clean and courteous. The shops were open at 2.00PM and roads were full of people... 

 goutammitra Says:  We were amazaed by the cleanliness and efficiency of Luxor Railway station. Though, it is a small station with very few trains and few passengers, we found the... 

 goutammitra Says:  It is presumed in outside world that in Islamic countries, girl child are not given modern education. But Egypt has gone far away in terms of education to the... 

 goutammitra Says:  God has been very kind on Egypt by giving them the river Nile. They have benefitted for the generation since, human kind is active. It provided the the real... 

 goutammitra Says:  These wonderful craftsmen are responsible for creating life in the stones. They work relentlessly for hours to create the magic in the stones. In the Alabaster... 

 travellingbetty9 Says:  I was tasked to plan our vacation to Egypt and I scoured the internet for tours at Luxor and Cairo. I was lucky to contact a local tour operator for our tour at... 

 stewarth99 Says:  We have stayed in Luxor (west bank) several times and found that ALI, who runs the Africa Restaurant close to the ferry, is always knowledgable and helpful. He... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Luxor is situated in 670 km to the south from Cairo and 70 km to the South from Qina (Qena). It has about 100 thousand inhabitants.Luxor is located on the right... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The West Bank of the Nile near Luxor or West Thebes is even more interesting in many aspects than the East Bank, which often has the name of East Thebes with... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The Valley of the Kings is hidden behind the Theban Hills on the West Bank of the Nile near Luxor. It was chosen as the burial place for most of Egypt's New... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  A highlight of Luxor (ancient city of Thebes) is the Karnak Temple. It covers an immense more than 40 hectares. The main and the grandest place of worship is... 

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Everybody knows that the Nile is the greatest river of the world. Even if there wouldn’t any sights on its banks, and I wouldn’t see Pyramids and Temples, the... 

 Beograd Says:  Unless you have feet like this, I suggest that you pay attention to your foot wear. It's dusty where ever you go on a location in Luxor, so it's best for you to... 

 atufft Says:  At the entrance to a tombs in Valley of the Kings and elsewhere in Luxor, posted signs report who was first to discover the tomb. Tourists making note of this... 

 dave123taylor Says:  When you visit Egypt/Luxor, you will be seen as a cash cow. You are there to have your money taken from you.A shop keeper’s aim is to take as much money as... 

 dave123taylor Says:  When you visit Egypt/Luxor, you will be seen as a cash cow. You are there to have your money taken from you.A shop keeper’s aim is to take as much money as... 

 CandS Says:  There is a lot to see around the Valley of the Kings area... We took a donkey ride from the Nile up to the Valley of the Kings and had some great views along... 

 CandS Says:  The Nile River is the lifeline of the majority of Egyptians... It runs from the top to the bottom of Egypt and almost all of the Egyptian people live on or near... 

 CandS Says:  While we were in Egypt the Muslim people were in the middle of Ramadan. We had heard that it could cause problems with our tour or that we may not get to eat... 

 stemc Says:  To see how the sights use to look before they were restored and the sand was excavated out of the temples buy the book A JOURNEY IN EGYPT ( BONECHI PUBLISHERS)...