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Luxor Sights

Valley of the Kings

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Good for: egyptologists

Not good for: crowds, claustraphobics, heat in summer

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  • Website
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 095 231 1662
  • Price
    • adult/student for 3 tombs excl Ramses VI, Ay & Tutankhamun E£80/40, Tomb of Ay available from the Antiquities Inspectorate office near Medinat Habu E£25/15, Tomb of Ramses VI E£50/25, Tomb of Tutankhamun E£100/60
  • Hours
    • 06:00-16:00

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Lonely Planet review for Valley of the Kings

Once called the Great Necropolis of Millions of Years of Pharaoh, or the Place of Truth, the Valley of the Kings has 63 magnificent royal tombs from the New Kingdom period (1550–1069 BC), all very different from each other. The West Bank had been the site of royal burials from the First Intermediate Period (2160–2025 BC) onwards. At least three 11th-dynasty rulers built their tombs near the modern village of Taref, northeast of the Valley of the Kings. The 18th-dynasty pharaohs, however, chose the isolated valley dominated by the pyramid-shaped mountain peak of Al-Qurn (The Horn). The secluded site enclosed by steep cliffs was easy to guard and, when seen from the Theban plain, appears to be the site of the setting sun, associated with the afterlife by ancient Egyptians.

 

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    humbucker recommends this,

    A visit to Luxor without some time at Valley of the Kings would not be right. You'll be at the mercy of the site administration with respect to which tombs you visit. Only a few tombs are open at any given time.

    The crowds are pretty intense and our visit consisted of shuffling toe to heel with other visitors down the ramps and stairways into the tombs.

    The reliefs that line the walls are remarkable and the colours are often still vibrant.

    Good for: egyptologists

    Not good for: crowds, claustraphobics, heat in summer

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