Luxury Holidays to Luxor

Luxor, an unconventional amalgamation of provincial town and astounding ancient splendour boasts striking monuments which tower incongruously above the hustle and bustle of everyday life and make this a most fascinating tourist destination. Characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", Luxor is specifically known for its ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak. Along with Sharm El Sheikh, Cairo, Nile river cruises and Hurghada, Luxor is one of the few attractions in Egypt that are regarded as tourist magnets.

Families and individuals on Luxury holidays to Luxor are greeted with a plethora of tourist spots and attractions.

Karnak

Karnak is an amazing conglomeration of ruined temples, sanctuaries, pylons and other buildings that are all dedicated to the Theban gods and ancient pharaohs. Massiveness and gigantism defines this place. Karnak is one of the largest ancient religious sites in the world. It is also possibly the second most frequented historical spot in Egypt, next only to the famous Giza Pyramids near Cairo. The place owes its huge size, great complexity and unique diversity to the fact that nearly 30 pharaohs contributed to these buildings. Karnak represents some of the most anciently worshiped deities as well as those worshiped much later in the ancient Egyptian culture.

The colossal Temple of Amun-Ra is the most significant place of worship at Karnak. The temple’s premises include a hypostyle hall and an impressive forest of giant papyrus-shaped columns.

Luxor Museum

It is a wonderfully attractive museum that is housed in a small but elegant building. The museum prides itself on the quality of the artefacts on display and the lucid multilingual labelling that has been used. A calcite double statue of the crocodile god, Sobek and the 18th Dynasty pharaoh, Amenhotep III is one of the major attractions in the museum.

The Mummification Museum

The Mummification Museum displays exhibits that elucidate the art of mummification. The museum displays human as well as animal mummies. It also displays various tools that were used in the process of mummification, along with artefacts of things that were buried with the mummies.

Pabasa

It is a group of tombs that belong to 18th-dynasty nobles, and 25th- and 26th-dynasty nobles under the Nubian pharaohs. As the area is under excavation, only few tombs are open to public visit. The tomb of Pabasa, who was a 26th-dynasty priest, has magnificent sights of hunting, agriculture and fishing.

Valley of the Kings

It is a funerary complex that is the final resting place of the ancient Egyptian royalty. The place has more than 60 outstanding tombs that are spread over quite a large area. The tombs are magnificent works of art and splendour.