Luxor Excursions | Activities & Things to do
Day tours, Trips, Excursions in Luxor east and west bank tour, trip to Aswan, Luxor to Abu Simbel tour. Guided tour to Luxor from Cairo, tours to Luxor from Hurghada, Safaga. Daily tours in Luxor to valley of the kings, Qeens' valley, Kranark temple, Luxor temple.
Top Attractions in Luxor
Best tours and excursions in Luxor, private tours to Luxor from Hurghada and package tours to Luxor from UK. Try our day tours to Luxor from Cairo and tours Luxor Aswan Egypt at a very competitive prices. Daily tours in Luxor to Valley of the Kings, Tutankhamon tomb and Karnak temple excursion. Take your Luxor tours from Cairo or Hurghada and discover things to do in Luxor. Cairo to Luxor holiday packages and Luxor day trip from Hurghada price list 2022.
Luxor Sightseeing Tours
- Budges 3 day Luxor to Abu Simbel tour package
- Day Tour to Aswan from Luxor by Bus
- Abydos temple excursion from Luxor | Tour to Seti I temple at Abydos
- Luxor Aswan Abu Simbel tour package 6 days
- Abu Simbel tour from Luxor | Luxor to Abu Simbel day trip
- Tour to Edfu Esna Temples from Luxor | Visit Efu Esna Temples
- Day trip to Cairo form Luxor
- Day Tour to Alexandria from Luxor by Sleeper Train
- Cairo Alexandria Tour by sleeper Train from Luxor
- Two 2 day trip to Cairo from Luxor
Luxor temples excursions
- Karnak Temple Excursion | Karnak Temple Tour in Luxor
- Tour to Dendera Temple from Luxor
- Luxor Temple Excursion | Tour to Luxor Temple
- Avenue of Sphinxes Tour in Luxor Egypt
- Tour to Deir El Bahari Hatshepsut Temple
- Tour to Medinet Habu Temple of Ramsess III Luxor
- Tour Ramesseum Temple Egypt from Luxor | Day Trip to Ramesseum Luxor
- Tour to Osireion Temple Abydos from Luxor
Nile cruises from Luxor
- MS Esplanade 5* Deluxe Nile boat
- Luxor to Aswan Nile cruise holiday
- MS Jaz Crown Jewel 5* Deluxe Nile cruise
- MS Iberotel Crown Emperor 5* Deluxe Nile cruise
- MS Jaz Crown Jubilee 5* Deluxe Nile cruise
- MS Steigenberger Legacy 5* Deluxe Nile cruise
- Pyramids Nile Cruise Egypt Tour Packages
- MS Nile Premium 5* Superior Nile cruise
- HS Solaris II 5* Deluxe Nile cruise
- MS Grand Princess 5* Deluxe Nile cruise
- Nile Cruise Holiday for One Week | Nile Cruise Package Tour
- MS Mayfair 5* Deluxe Nile cruise
- MS Royal Princess 5* Super Deluxe Nile cruise
- MS Movenpick Royal Lotus 5* Deluxe Nile cruise
Planning Your Luxor Visit
What to do in Luxor
Luxor is famous for its ancient Egyptian sightseeing and beautiful pharaohs’ tombs. You can spend days exploring Valley of the Kings or Valley of the Queens. At night a good practice is to walk in the city, visit beautifully lit up Luxor temple or watch Sound & Light show at Karnak temple.
Things to do in Luxor at night
Luxor at night becomes a very beautiful city full of life. The main night attraction of Luxor is situated in the middle of the city right in front of corniche of the Nile. Walk inside lit up Luxor temple and then follow the sphinx avenue to reach Karnak temple where you can watch Sound & Light show.
Luxor itinerary
One of the most popular Luxor itinerary is an overnight stay with morning Hot-Air balloon ride over Luxor’s valleys and temples. Explore Valley of the kings with king Tut tomb, visit queen Hatshepsut temple and Memnon Colossi, discover Karnak temples. At night walk along oriental bazaars and local markets. In the early morning on sunrise over Luxor take the most exciting trip of your life hot-air balloon ride.
How many days in Luxor
Luxor is a unique city full of ancient Egyptian sights, since ancient times it was named a city of million temples. How many days to spend in Luxor depends on what you want to see first, how many days you can allow to explore the city and what are you interested in more. If you want to explore just temples one day tour may be enough, if you are eager to discover tombs in the Valley of the kings and Valley of queens then 2-3 days may be needed.
Karnak temple
Karnak temple is one of the main city’s attractions. Millions of tourists visit this temple every day. Karnak temple is not just a temple, inside its premises you will easily find other smaller, but not less known, temples. Open air museum with its beautiful and unique chapels has recently been added to the exposition inside the Karnak complex.
Luxor temple hours
Luxor temple is one of a few temples in Luxor that opens in the early morning at 6 am and remains opened until late night when it is beautifully lit up.
- Egyptian visa is required for your Luxor holidays, tours and excursions. Visa can be obtained upon arrival in Luxor airport, it costs 25$. You get visa for every passport even if you have a new born baby.
- Always take a bottle of water with you while on a tour in Luxor.
- Always take documents with you while in a tour in Luxor: passport, id card.
- It is cold and windy in Luxor in winter in early hours, while extremely hot in spring and summer, dress accordingly for your day tours and excursions.
- Egyptian pound is the main country currency. Other currencies like US dollars, Euros and British sterling pounds are accepted in touristic areas, bazaars and local markets.
- Luxor is safe to travel to and to move around the city on your own.
- Taxi services are not well developed in Luxor, instead you can take a horse-drawn carriage to show you around, bargain before getting on.
- Friday is official day of in Egypt. All public places close during Friday pray.
- Touristic sights in Luxor work every day without holidays and public days off. Temples open mainly from 06:00 am to 16:00 pm, museums until 8:00 pm.
- The best evening activity in Luxor is Karnak sound & Light show tour.
- Luxor temple is opened during evenings and very beautifully lit up.
- Sphinx Avenue from Luxor to Karnak temple can be taken now as a walking tour, the road is 2.7 km long.
FAQs
The distance between Cairo and Luxor is about 660 km.
There are several ways to go to Luxor from Cairo: by plane, by night sleeper train or by a public bus.
Yes, it is a modern comfortable train with all conditions and a private toilet in each cabin. It serves dinner and breakfast.
There are several big attractions near Luxor, one of the best known is Abydos and the temple of Seti I.
Yes, you can do a private tour from Luxor to Aswan by road, or take a train to reach Aswan.
A stay of minimum of two days is advised for your Luxor holiday to cover the main sights and do some optional activities.