Luxor Featured Hotels

Luxor stands on the site of ancient Thebes, the capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom (1570-1069 BCE). The Nile splits the city into two distinct halves: the East Bank, where the living worked and worshipped at Karnak and Luxor Temple, and the West Bank, where the dead were buried in the Valley of the Kings, the Valley of the Queens, and dozens of mortuary temples.

Luxor International Airport (LXR) handles direct flights from Cairo and many European cities. The compact downtown corniche stretches along the Nile near Luxor Temple, and ferries cross to the West Bank in under 10 minutes. Most visitors spend 2-3 days here, often combining Luxor with Aswan and a Nile cruise.