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Colossi of Memnon
These monumental statues of Amenhotep III (1386-1353 BC) once guarded a mortuary temple for one of the pharaohs. Those buildings have disappeared over time and the statues were named by the Greeks after Memnon, the Ethiopian king who was killed...
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Hot-air Balloon Ride
When the weather is suitable, hot-air balloon rides are offered on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor early each morning. Rides can be booked on a private or shared basis and generally leave around 6 am. The ride...
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Karnak Temple
Spread across 64 acres, this gigantic temple complex took 2,000 years to build and was once serviced by 81,000 priests. There is a sound and light show offered here some evenings; it is touristy but impressive all the same. Contact...
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Nefertari’s Tomb
Only opened to a limited number of visitors in 2017, the Tomb of Nefertari has long been considered the most beautifully decorated of all of the discovered tombs on the West Bank of Luxor. The tomb was prepared for the...
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Queen Hatshesput’s Temple
The world’s first epic female ruler, Queen Hatshesput, ruled from 1478-1458 BC and was responsible for some of the greatest aspects of the Temple at Karnak as well as her own massive necropolis. (A trick for pronouncing her name: Queen...
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Temple at Luxor
The tomb for Ramses the Second is often cited as the inspiration for Percy Shelley’s poem Ozymandias (in fact, he wrote it before traveling to Egypt). It is the only temple in Egypt that contains both a mosque and a...
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Tomb of Seti I
The largest, deepest and most elaborate royal tomb within the Valley of the Kings was discovered in 1817 by Giovanni Belzoni, who recalled the near perfect preservation of the immaculately painted walls when he entered. It’s no surprise that the...
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Valley of the Kings
An important geological site, the Valley of the Kings contains 63 tombs belonging to pharaohs and nobles of Ancient Egypt. The location was chosen by the pharaohs because it was, at the time, too high to be damaged by floods...