Luxor Travel Guide

Luxor is said to be the "world's greatest open air museum", since the number, as well as the preservation of ancient monuments, of which their remains are standing within the actual modern city, are nowhere else to be found in the world.The ruins of Karnak Temple are found in the city itself and opposite, across the Nile River, are the monuments,temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis,which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of th Queens.

Luxor resorts

Luxor tourism

Luxor is one of the main attraction points in Egypt as thousands of tourists from all around the world visit it each year to see its famous monuments and walk through history, take a cruise along the Nile, and do horse and camel riding. The modern city benefits a lot from their presence which actually forms a very strong basis for the economy. Therefore, Luxor is an excellent base for getting around Upper Egypt, and is also a widely known holiday destination, not only in its own right but as the starting and finishing point for Nile cruises as well.

Things to do in Luxor

Luxor culture

They are very fluent in English, Italian, French and Russian as well. They are also very helpful without being tiring or annoying and have a very genuine way both between them and with strangers. Their cuisine is exquisite, their service is great and they know how to show a good time with lots of dancing and singing!

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