Egypt · GoGo City Guide

Luxor

3 Days in Luxor

8Stops1UNESCO Site+16Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumWest Bank

Valley of the Kings

Painted royal tombs cut into the desert hills.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    3 h

    Tombs in the Valley of the Kings

    UNESCO

    Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis

  3. 18:30
    1.5 h

    Felucca sail at sunset

    Nile at Luxor

Good to Know

  • Tutankhamun's and Seti I's tombs need extra tickets
  • Start at opening to beat the heat

Day 2Day TripFullQena

Dendera Temple

The best-preserved temple in Egypt, with painted ceilings, an hour north.

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Day 3City DayMediumDeir el-Bahari

Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi · Karnak Temple

The queen's terraced temple against the cliffs, then the Colossi of Memnon. The hypostyle hall's 134 columns and the sacred lake.

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Day Trip

Abydos

The Temple of Seti I and its king list, about three hours north.

Day Trip

Edfu and Kom Ombo

The Horus temple and the crocodile temple on the way to Aswan.

Half Day · UNESCO

Luxor Temple at Dusk

Lit up after dark, at the end of the Avenue of Sphinxes.

Half Day · UNESCO

Tombs of the Nobles and Valley of the Queens

Scenes of daily life in officials' tombs, and Nefertari's tomb.

Half Day

Luxor Museum

Small, well-lit museum of statues found in Luxor's temples.

Half Day

Hot-Air Balloon at Sunrise

Float over the temples and fields at dawn.

When to Go

This version is for Nov–Feb. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jan (1 mm), driest Feb (0 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER