Located in Upper Egypt Luxor has been described as the world’s largest open-air museum. Nowadays it has been elevated to the status of governorate, although it is still classified as being in the province of Qena. Luxor has a population of round about 230,000, most of whom are employed in tourism somehow, although there are many who are employed in agriculture and commerce. Luxor is one of the most popular destinations in Egypt and qualifies as one of those places that you simply must see.

1. Luxor Travel Guide for Egypt Tour
Located in Upper Egypt Luxor has been described as the world’s largest open-air museum.
Nowadays it has been elevated to the status of governorate, although it is still classified as
being in the province of Qena. Luxor has a population of round about 230,000, most of whom
are employed in tourism somehow, although there are many who are employed in agriculture
and commerce. Luxor is one of the most popular destinations in Egypt and qualifies as one of
those places that you simply must see.
Because of this almost every Egyptian tourist company has an office somewhere in the
town.It has been estimated that Luxor contains about a third of the most valuable monuments
and antiquities in the whole world, which makes it one of this planet’s most important tourist
sites. Monuments such as The Luxor Temple, Karnak Temple, the Valley of the Kings, the
Valley of the Queens, Deir El-Bahri (the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut), the worker's
village at Deir El-Medina, the list goes on and on and on. Alhough most visitors will stay for
just a few days, it would take a substantial amount of time to visit everything in this amazing
town.
Once known as Thebes, Luxor’s importance in ancient Egyptian history cannot be denied. It
was the religious capital almost all throughout the Pharaonic period which is why the town is
dominated by the two temples: the Temple of Luxor and the immense Temple of Karnak: the
world’s largest temple complex.Dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Amun Ra, the Temple
of Karnak was constantly expanded by successive pharaohs, each adding his, or her, tribute to
the god. The site dates back to the Middle Kingdom under the reign of Mentuhotep (11th

2. Dynasty), but most of what can be seen today are from the New Kingdom. Other parts of the
complex include sites dedicated to Mut, the wife of Amun Ra, and their son Khonsu.Most
people know that Luxor was once Thebes, but “Thebes” was not what the ancient Egyptians
called it.
Ancient texts show that it was called T-apt, “The Shrine”, with the ancient Greeks calling it
Tea Pie. The Arabs had problems with pronunciation and so it became Thebes to them. The
name vanished then as the area submitted to the desert and then by the 10th-century Arab
travelers thought the ruins were of grand buildings so started to call it AlOksour, or “site of
the palaces” which evtnually became Luxor.Luxor is situated 670km (416 miles) to the south
of Cairo, 220km (137 miles) to the north of Aswan, and 280km (174 miles) to the west of
Hurghada. It is the second most popular place to visit in Egypt, behind Cairo, and is
accessible in a number of ways.
By Air
Luxor International Airport is located 6km (4 miles) east of the city and can be reached from
most countries around the world,although it is most popular for charter flights. From here you
can also fly to most of the main cities and towns in Egypt,as well as arriving from them.
EgyptAir runs daily flights from Cairo to Luxor, as well as Luxor to Cairo, which only take,
on average, about 50 minutes.
By Train
Luxor is situated on the main Cairo to Aswan railway line and has a modern station in El-
Mahata Square. Services to both Cairo and Aswan are quite frequent, although restriction on

3. tourists are in place right now which allows them to only use the sleeper service or the trains
to either side of them.
By Road
Even though Luxor is connected by road to Cairo and has a good bus connection with the
capital, tourists are asked not to attempt to use this mode of transport for this journey and are
therefore left with only rail or flight as an alternative. The road to Aswan can be used,
however, and it gives the opportunity to visit sites such as Edfu and Kom Ombo. Hurghada is
reachable by a 3.5-hour bus journey, opening up the Red Sea for those who wish a change.
Please note: if you do intend to use this mode of transport you are best booking your seats at
least 24 hours in advance to ensure you get the seats you want.

4. By Cruise:
Nowadays you can only go to Aswan by cruise boat, although some operators do offer theopportunity
of a one day sail to see Dendera. The River Nile has not been used for cruises between Cairo and
Luxor since the late 1990s.
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