Égypte
Louxor
Karnak and Luxor Temple on the east bank, the Valley of the Kings across the Nile.
- Séjour type: 2 à 4 jours
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Two river banks
Temples of the living east of the river, tombs of the dead west.
A day of temples
Karnak at opening time, Luxor Temple late in the day.
Valley of the Kings
Painted tombs cut into the rock of the Valley of the Kings.
Avant de partir
Devise
livre égyptienne
Langue
arabe
Décalage horaire
UTC+3
Prises
Type C, F
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Ferry
Conduite
À droite
Quand partir à Louxor
Novembre à février
Lieux à Louxor
Luxor Temple
MonumentThe temple of Hatshepsut
MonumentKarnak
MonumentThe Valley of the Kings
MonumentThe Colossi of Memnon
Monument
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Programmes pour Louxor
Jour 2
- The ferry across at dawn
- The Valley of the KingsThe royal necropolis in a dry west-bank valley, its painted tombs cut into the rock.
- The temple of HatshepsutA mortuary temple of terraces built against the cliff at Deir el-Bahari, on the west bank.
- The Colossi of MemnonTwo seated statues standing alone in the fields on the road to the west-bank sites.
Conseils locaux
Conseils d'initiés
Cross on the public ferry, not by road. It takes minutes, and the crossing is a highlight of the day.
Three tombs read slowly beat six seen quickly: they are small, hot and crowded, and the paint is the point.
Coutumes et sécurité
No site has shade and the valley is Egypt's hottest. Water, a hat and an early start are the itinerary.
Repas et prière
Halal is the ordinary case, in hotels and town alike; cooking is plain Upper Egyptian: grills, bread, pulses, stews.
Mosques are on both banks, and one stands inside the walls of Luxor Temple: the Abu Haggag mosque, still working.
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The river divides Luxor the way it divided Thebes. The east bank, where the sun rises, held the living city and its temples (Karnak and Luxor Temple are both there). The west bank, where it sets, held the dead: the Valley of the Kings, the mortuary temples and the workers' village are all on that side.
The sites are large and the ground is open. Karnak alone takes a morning if it is read rather than walked through, and the west bank is several separate places rather than one.
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