Luxor Travel Guide for Egypt Tour

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Luxor Travel Guide for Egypt Tour
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Located in Upper Egypt Luxor Tour has been
described as the worlds 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.
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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.
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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 planets 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.
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Once known as Thebes, Luxors 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 worlds
largest temple complex.
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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 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.
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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 Al-Oksour, or
site of the palaces which evtnually became
Luxor.
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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.
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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.
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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
tourists are in place right now which allows them
to only use the sleeper service or the trains to
either side of them.
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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.
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By Cruise
Nowadays you can only go to Aswan by cruise boat,
although some operators do offer the opportunity
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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