Karnak Sound and Light Show
The allure of the Karnak Sound and LIght show is that you can walk through the beautifully lit ruins at night, following the narration as it moves through the temple
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Medinet Habu
City of Luxor
The ancient city of Thebes was the capital of the New Kingdom and the site of the most phenomenal tombs and temples in Egypt. Homer describes the city as the “city of a hundred gates” and the Arabs dubbed it el-Uqsur, “City of Palaces
Read MoreThe Corniche el Nile, Luxor
Our hotel, the Old Winter Palace, lies on the corniche, the streetside along the Nile, and it lends itself to long, quiet walks along the water and down by the wharfs.
Read MoreOld Winter Palace, Luxor
The Old Winter Palace is a fabulous old pile on the corniche in Luxor — it has fabulous gardens (and a dovecote on the grounds) and unbelievably luxurious sitting rooms and lobby. The rooms are, like in any old hotel, either huge, or teeny — some have sitting rooms and balconies — although most have […]
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West Bank, Luxor
The west bank of ancient Thebes is visited by nearly every tourist in Egypt. This is the location of the beautiful tombs of the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens and the Valley of the Nobles
Read MoreTemple of Amun
Almost nothing remains of the largest temple every built in Egypt — a 700 x 550 meter, 4.2 million sqare foot temple that would have once stood behind the Colossi of Memnon
Read MoreValley of the Queens
The Valley of the Queens has nearly 80 tombs, for queens and other wives, and many princes and other royal children. Many nobles and officials were buried here, long before the first queen was buried here.
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