We had a holiday in EGYPT - LUXOR and went on our own around Luxor's Temples,
Tombs and Ancient Sites so we have a considerable amount of information on this with lots of
photographs including some pictures from inside the tombs in the Valley of the Kings,
the Valley of the Queens, Nobles and Workers areas showing the drawings.
There are several pages and loads of pictures about our visits to Madinat Habu, amazing
Karnak and Luxor Temple.
We have describe how to do these Luxor sightseeing days out/trips independently so you can use your own itinerary and enjoy the sites at your own pace - plus we have indicated typical costs etc.
- it's surprisingly cheap and very easy to do your own thing at Luxor and much
more relaxing.
During our holiday we also took a River Nile Cruise up river to visit Qena and
Dendarah - there are lots of River Nile and Dendarah Temple photos and a guide about doing this
trip. Incidentally there is also a fairly short walk described on the River
Nile's West Bank where we wandered
round several of the canals for a while - there is (somewhat surprisingly
perhaps) lovely countryside and wildlife to be enjoyed in the area.
The following shows the various topics we have about Luxor and the Ancient Sites
in this part of Egypt:
Egypt - Luxor Situated alongside the River Nile in Egypt,
the Egyptian City of Luxor is the starting
point for visiting some of the world's most amazing archaeological sites. Our Luxor Egypt holiday and
travel guides give general information about travelling to and around the City, costs, food, taxis, ferries,
places to visit and so on.
Boats-Trains Photos Quite a few pictures of the various boats which we saw
on the River Nile whilst at Luxor including ferries, small cargo boats and hotel cruise ships. There are also
photos from Luxor Railway station of several of their railway engines, shunters and so on plus narrow
gauge engines seen out in the cane fields on the West Bank.
Dendarah Temple Located a little way up the River Nile from Luxor this topic is about
our trip up to see the ancient sites there including Dendarah Temple. We did this for once on an organised trip
which meant a small cruise boat ride on the Nile - quite interesting. There are also photos of the various
things we saw whilst travelling up the Nile.
Hatshepsut + Nobles On this day out we visited The Ramesseum,
Hatshepsut and the Tombs of the Nobles - and on the way back to the ferry we stopped off at the somewhat
forgotten Temple of Seti 1. This topic explains all about doing this trip and has lots of photos as well.
Karnak Temple Karnak Temple - situated up the road a little way from Luxor this
is an easy sightseeing trip to do on your own. Karnak is just a short taxi ride (and remember taxis are
quite cheap to use in Luxor) so if you come in on a cruise boat or staying at a hotel you can easily get to Karnak.
Our guide shows how we did this and has loads of pictures from this really awesome ancient site at Luxor.
Luxor Canal Walk It is somewhat surprising just how fertile and green the countryside
is on the West Bank at Luxor - there is quite a network of canals built for irrigation and lots of wildlife enjoy
living in the area - we describe a fairly short walk which is easy to do on a Luxor Canal.
Luxor Temple Situated alongside the River Nile in the centre of Luxor, Egypt this
Egyptian Temple is easy to visit whether you have arrived on a cruise boat for a short stop over or are staying
on holiday at Luxor.
Madinat Habu Madinat Habu Temple and also the Temple of Ramses 111 are sometimes
missed out by visitors to Luxor - this is perhaps a mistake - the whole complex is really interesting and one of
the best visits we did whilst on holiday in Luxor, Egypt.
Valley of the Kings A guide to visiting Egypt's famous Valley of the Kings -
easy to go there on your own rather than on an organised trip. There are quite a few photographs from the area and
the various tombs.
Valley of the Queens+Workers The Valley of the Queens and Valley of
the Workers. Equally easy to get too by just taking a ferry across the River Nile at Luxor and then
taking a bus or taxi to the Ticket Office. The well known famous Egyptian ancient site is of course the
Valley of the Queens however if you take some time to look round the Valley of the Workers as well it is
much more interesting in our opinion.
Sharm El-Sheikh. This Egyptian Red Sea holiday resort of Sharm el Sheikh may be of interest for a holiday if you fancy some winter sunshine (and excellent snorkelling or diving). There are photographs from around the resort showing
off some of it's beaches as well as the area itself and also information on some of the other things you can do whilst on holiday at Sharm. One of the trips you can
do whilst staying at Sharm is go into the Sinai Desert - we describe our (extremely cold) night-time walk up to the top of Mount Moses/Mount Sinai (deep in the Sinai desert)
to see the sunrise - a really amazing and scenic experience. Following this we returned back down the mountain and had a visit and tour around St Catherine's Monastery.
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