Luxor & the Nile
The Open-Air Museum
The Valley of the Kings and Karnak — best seen from the deck of a Nile cruise.
At a glance · 5 reasons to go
Why Luxor & the Nile.
The Valley of the Kings — Tutankhamun's tomb and the pharaohs' painted chambers.
Karnak and Luxor Temples — colossal columns, lit up after dark.
Cruise the Nile between Luxor and Aswan, temples sliding past on the banks.
Drift over the valley at sunrise in a hot-air balloon.
Aswan's Philae Temple and the calm, beautiful Upper Nile.
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Luxor is the world's greatest open-air museum — and the best way to see it is gliding down the Nile, watching temple after temple appear, just as travelers have for centuries.
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Luxor & the Nile
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