Sight Seeing All Over Of Egypt
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Is A Regular Tourist Hotspot For The Reason Most Travelers Visit Egypt—The Sheer Grandeur Of Its Well-Preserved Monuments Dating From The Old, Middle And New Kingdoms Of Ancient Egypt. The Best Part Is That You Don’t Need To Be An Egyptologist Or Even A History Buff To Appreciate The Beauty Of Luxor’s Monuments.

The Temple of Karnak The Great Temple Of Amun At Karnak Was Once The Religious Centre Of Thebes And Upper Egypt. Karnak Was Linked To Luxor By A Sphinx-Lined Avenue, And The Whole Complex Of Temples Was In Turn Linked To The Nile Via A Canal Through Which Moved The Sacred Boats Of The God Amun. Passing Through A Smaller Avenue Of Ram-Headed Sphinxes, Erected By Ramesses II, We Come To The Massive Pylon Entrance Of The 30th Dynasty. Inside The Great Courtyard, Which Dates From The 22nd Dynasty, Are Three Chapels Dedicated To The Gods Amun, Khous And Mut By Seth II. The Impressive Hypostyle Hall Has 134 Soaring Columns; Each Column Is Carved With Scenes Of Gods And Pharaohs; The Inscriptions On The Walls Tell Their Stories Of War And Peace.

The Valley of the Kings: Situated In A Secluded Area Of The West Bank, The Valley Of The Kings Contains 62 Excavated Tombs, Mostly Royal But Some Belonging To Members Of The Nobility. There Are Differences In Style, Colour And Content In Each Of The Tombs; The Earliest Have Staircases, Corridors And Right-Angled Bends While The Later Ones Are More Simplified,

Being Little More Than Huge Sloping Corridors. The Walls And Ceilings Were Painted With Scenes And Inscriptions Designed To Assist The King In His Journey Through The Underworld.

A Visit To The Valley Of The Kings Usually Takes In Two Or Three Of The Tombs,Dependent On The Number Of Visitors In The Valley And Which Tombs Are Open. Other Main Tombs Include Those Of Amenophis II (One Of The Best Preserved), Ramesses IX (Never Completed), Ramesses VI And Seti I (Largest And Most Elaborate).

The Valley of the Queens : Also Situated On The West Bank, The Valley Of The Queens Is Smaller Than The Valley Of The Kings But Is Ringed By Impressive Cliffs. The Tombs Belong To Lesser Important Personages (Queens And Princes) But Have Many Interesting Facets. The Main Tombs Are Those Of Queen Titi (An Otherwise Unknown Royal Lady), Prince Khaemwaset (Ramesses III's Eldest Son) And Prince Amenhirkhepeshef (Notable For Its Vivid Colouring). The Finest Tomb, Is Tomb Of Queen Nefertari. Recent Excavations Have Unearthed Previously Unknown Tombs, Although Most Are Damaged Or Undecorated.
The Mortuary Temple Of Queen Hatshepsut
The Temple Of Hatshepsut At Deir El-Bahari, Unlike Any Other Temple In Egypt, Is Composed Of Three Widely-Spaced Terraces With Ramps Leading From One To The Next. It Is Said That The Queen Intended It As A Pleasure.