travel42 Port Guide: Luxor

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Luxor is the most important destination for any visitor to Egypt, particularly visitors interested in ancient Egypt. Many attractions—perhaps the biggest attractions—are not in the city itself, but across the Nile. The funerary complexes in the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens and the Tombs of the Nobles are the final resting places of ancient Egyptian royalty.

The sooner you see these ancient sites, the better: The damming of Lake Nasser and the constant flow of tourists through the ...