Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple
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Ancient Ruins • Religious Sites • Monuments & Statues
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A temple built for the ritual practices exercised at the most important Ancient Egyptian festival, The Festival of Opet.
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Tigertribal
Craigavon, UK964 contributions
May 2022
2 of the large statues at the 1st pylon are copies which perplexed our guide.
Nice statues, columns & more Rams.
A Mosque has been built on the ruins of the temple.
Recently restored 1.5-mile-long Avenue of the Sphinxes (Nov 2021) connecting Luxor & Karnack Temples. A boat shrine is located in the avenue.
Café & toilets on site.
Nice statues, columns & more Rams.
A Mosque has been built on the ruins of the temple.
Recently restored 1.5-mile-long Avenue of the Sphinxes (Nov 2021) connecting Luxor & Karnack Temples. A boat shrine is located in the avenue.
Café & toilets on site.
Written 12 May 2022
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7sempreinviaggio
Palermo, Italy309 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
Very beautiful temple in Luxor, I prefer this to the Karnak one! I visited in May so super hot, better to be there at 6 am when it opens so you won’t get no one there and can easily take super pictures
Written 6 May 2022
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Musicians Mum
175 contributions
Apr. 2022
Visited Luxor as last location of small group tour from UK.
Cannot miss this as is slap bang on the quayside(Corniche).
There was a long walkway lined with Sphynxes all the way to Karnak ,most of which is being uneartheed and restored.
So easily accessed if staying in Luxor and can be easily enjoyed/viewed from all sides.
Cannot miss this as is slap bang on the quayside(Corniche).
There was a long walkway lined with Sphynxes all the way to Karnak ,most of which is being uneartheed and restored.
So easily accessed if staying in Luxor and can be easily enjoyed/viewed from all sides.
Written 20 April 2022
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NRMEdgmont
Edgmont, PA330 contributions
Apr. 2022
Awesome site! And, the Avenue of the Sphinxes that connect this to the Temple of Karnak is outstanding! Do it at night because it is impressive.
Written 18 April 2022
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leileireid
London, UK445 contributions
Apr. 2022 • Friends
You can get easily templed out in Luxor but this one is great because of all the statutes and the Roman area at the back of the temple. We went first thing in the morning (7am) and had the place to ourselves basically. We then went at 7pm just before it closed and it was truly magical at night.
Written 16 April 2022
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Myo M
Coquitlam, Canada20,968 contributions
Nov. 2021
Generally with "rectangular-shaped" grounds, this is a temple the length of which can be covered from the front end to the back end in just about 5 minutes of non-stop walking (and yes for which "not much stopping" is necessary along the way I would say). But with that being said, to see here are some great statues of "quite impressive" sizes which are also quite easy to find lined up in a row right along the front facade of the Temple and a few more just shortly inside (and which are actually bigger than most statues at Karnak despite yes this temple being quite a bit smaller than Karnak). And also, located right on the "east bank" of the Nile, it's pretty great to view this temple (with its "many pillars" along the side facing the River) from one of those small ferry boats which go back & forth between the two sides of the River.
For the cost of US$200, it was a "worthwhile deal" I would say to get the Luxor Premium Pass which I actually used last at this site preceded by four sites (the Valley of the Kings with "very elaborate" interiors in most of the ten tombs I entered, the Valley of the Queens with an "awesome beauty" which is the tomb of Nefertari, the Temple of Hatshepsut with a nice row of statues along its front and kind of towered over by a high ground at its back, and Karnak Temple which is a "sprawling complex" for a nice walk around) over a duration of two days.
For the cost of US$200, it was a "worthwhile deal" I would say to get the Luxor Premium Pass which I actually used last at this site preceded by four sites (the Valley of the Kings with "very elaborate" interiors in most of the ten tombs I entered, the Valley of the Queens with an "awesome beauty" which is the tomb of Nefertari, the Temple of Hatshepsut with a nice row of statues along its front and kind of towered over by a high ground at its back, and Karnak Temple which is a "sprawling complex" for a nice walk around) over a duration of two days.
Written 15 April 2022
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Rick W
Sevenoaks, UK1,880 contributions
Mar. 2022
Once you have found the entrance to Luxor’s temple (not far from a very friendly McDonalds) and paid your 160 Egyptian pounds to go in, you won’t be disappointed! At 7.30 am I was the only visitor and had the place to myself without any other tourists arriving not for another twenty minutes. I marvelled at the enormous statures, the impressive first pylon and the simplicity of the design. It is a manageable site with plenty to see (including great Egyptian carvings and some later room frescoes too.) I recommend you also visit in the evening about an hour before sunset. The temple was much busier then, but after the sky darkened the lighting came on and really enhanced the experience of the site. Beautiful, atmospheric and unusual…and no extra charge!
Written 29 March 2022
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Traveller of the world
1,116 contributions
Mar. 2022 • Solo
This temple was a lot quieter than other ones but I really enjoyed this. Lovely. You don't need as much time as the other ones. I had a guide with me who gave me some interesting facts and then I walked around myself.
Written 27 March 2022
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Miles Archer
Boca Raton, FL7,172 contributions
Feb. 2022 • Friends
Ancient Egyptian complex. Magnificent structures. Lots of sightseers. It's amazing how grand and intricate the structures were, and still are thousands of years later.
Written 28 February 2022
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TravelinKiki
Maryland288 contributions
Feb. 2022
I loved walking around Luxor Temple. The layers - literal layers - of history just in this one spot were really neat to see. From the ancient Egyptian artifacts to the mosque built right on top of it and is now a historical building in its own right to the Roman carvings and aesthetics seen. It's a really fascinating blend of history in one spot.
One mind-blowing part of the temple is the open air garden. It's literally a maze of piles of rocks. Each rock has carvings on it, and there's over 3 million of them around Luxor just waiting to be assembled. It's like a massive puzzle!
One mind-blowing part of the temple is the open air garden. It's literally a maze of piles of rocks. Each rock has carvings on it, and there's over 3 million of them around Luxor just waiting to be assembled. It's like a massive puzzle!
Written 22 February 2022
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Mar P
Province of Forli-Cesena, Italy
ciao, a chi ti sei rivolto per l'escursione a Luxor da Marsa Alam? La spesa? Grazie mille
Danix
Valle d'Aosta, Italy30 contributions
L’ho prenotata direttamente in hotel, con le guide che hanno in loco tramite i sette mari .
La spesa non me la ricordo, ma c’era lo sconto , non era eccessiva .
Jasma13
Rome, Italy24 contributions
Quanto costa questa escursione? Tempio di luxor karnak e valle dei re? La prenderò direttamente nel mio resort.. ma ci sono anche le mongolfiere?
Dario R
Trecate, Italy319 contributions
onestamente non lo so, xè io avevo un pacchetto all inclusive col tour operator. Cmq il biglietto di ingresso poteva essere intorno agli 8 euro per ogni sito.
Amitav R
London, UK174 contributions
Which is better Karnak or Luxor Temples?
Doc_Subhajit17
Kolkata (Calcutta), India288 contributions
Both are pretty close and easily be covered in a single day. But from my point of view, Karnak is way more impressive. Not only bcoz it's sheer size, but also because of the generation of art and culture depicted in its walls. Egypt trip is incomplete without visiting Karnak.
On the other hand, Luxor Temple is smaller than Karnak. But it's definitely large enough to mesmerize. Better visit it after dawn. The light show at Luxor Temple is overwhelming. Because of its easy accessibility, it can better be visited at evening.
Alfred M
12 contributions
Bonjour , juste pour savoir si il y a un tarif d'entrée ( pour un exposé )?
Nathan Pulido
Vina del Mar, Chile6,051 contributions
Si , como en todos los templos egipcios: muy barato
Rogelio C
31 contributions
tengo viaje en enero de 2016 te queria preguntar es seguro viajar en este momento a egipto .... gracias
Anagabriela E
Quito, Ecuador141 contributions
Sabes que para los turistas hay muchos dispositivos de seguridad, se viaja en convoy y debes estar junto al Guia siempre, se están esforzando mucho por dar seguridad al turista
Yvonne G
Camberley, England, United Kingdom560 contributions
Hi there,
could you tell me please, what time does the Luxor Temple open and close at, and how much does it cost to get in?
Many thanks.
B-ShowHakim
Aswan, Egypt18 contributions
The temple entrance fees are 60 L.E per person ... It opens 6 am to 8 pm every day, but the best time to visit the temple is by the evening becouse the light system installed there is unique and gives you a totally different perspective of all egeptian temples in general ... Have a good trip 😄
tillymillySouthport
southport1 contribution
Are there many insects or snakes around in april
Joy W
Bonnyrigg, UK39 contributions
Been in June,July,when it is very hot no sighting off any snakes,a few tourists with mosquito bites ,we certainly were not bothered with any unwanted insects.Enjoy.
Marina62611
Brindisi, Italy9 contributions
C'è la possibilità di fare un'escursione da Marsa Alam con pernottamento a Luxor in un albergo dignitoso? Sapete indcarmi i prezzi? Grazie
Sabrina P
Vittuone, Italy62 contributions
Ciao Marina non ne ho la più pallida idea, io questa escursione l'ho fatta da Hurghada. Mi spiace non poterti essere d'aiuto.
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