10 Best Things To Do In Luxor, Egypt

Luxor is one of the most beautiful cities to visit in Egypt. The entire city is an open-air museum full of stunning Egyptian palaces and ruins so much so that people dubbed it the "City of Palaces".

The city is split into 2 sections, the West and the East Bank, with amazing tourist attractions like the Valley of the Kings, Luxor Temple, and Karnak temple spread out across the desert.

To visit all these places and explore all Luxor has to offer in a limited period of time requires a little bit of planning and that is what this article is for.

Within this article, you will find all the information you need to visit Luxor with a comprehensive list of awesome places to visit and cool things to do. Without further ado, here are the 10 best things to do and a complete backpacking travel guide to Luxor:

Luxor Temple is one of the first temples you will see when you arrive in Luxor. This ancient Egyptian temple complex is located right in the middle of Luxor City and you can easily pay a visit on foot.

Luxor Temple is an ancient Egyptian ruin constructed way back in 1400 BCE when the area is still referred to as Thebes and it was built as a place where the ancient Egyptian people crowned their kings.

The temple was expanded throughout its existent by various kings and the temple is divided into several sections. Right at the entrance, you will find the Obelisk of Ramses 2 and as you walk into the temple, you will find yourself in the Grand Colonnade area surrounded by giant pillars.

As you continue on, you will be in the Sun Court of Amenhotep III which is a great place to be at sunset. Behind the sun court is the avenue of Sphinx where 2 sides of the walkway are filled with Sphinx statues, which is even more breathtaking at night.

Due to how close it is to the city, it is also one of the few temples you can visit during sunset and into the night to see the ancient ruin being illuminated by artificial lights which is quite a sight to behold.