Tours & tickets
Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple stands in the center of modern Luxor on the east bank of the Nile, built largely by Amenhotep III and Ramesses II. With its colossal statues, towering entrance pylon, and colonnade of papyrus columns, it's a striking stop on Luxor tours and especially atmospheric when floodlit after dark.
Average activity duration: 4 – 8 hours
Luxor, Egypt
Tours & tickets
Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple stands in the center of modern Luxor on the east bank of the Nile, built largely by Amenhotep III and Ramesses II. With its colossal statues, towering entrance pylon, and colonnade of papyrus columns, it's a striking stop on Luxor tours and especially atmospheric when floodlit after dark.
Average activity duration: 4 – 8 hours
Luxor, Egypt
About Luxor Temple
Unlike most Egyptian temples dedicated to a god, Luxor Temple was devoted to the rejuvenation of kingship and once hosted the great Opet Festival. An avenue of sphinxes — recently restored — originally connected it to Karnak, a short distance north.
Luxor Temple is usually included on guided Luxor tours and Nile cruise itineraries, often paired with Karnak. Many visitors prefer the late afternoon and evening, when softer light and floodlighting bring the carvings and colossi to life.