Explore the Best of Egypt with Luxor Holidays

Rich history of Egypt keeps people booking Luxor tours. This is one of the most important cities in the country. Temples, valleys and museums are major attractions in the city.
If you interested in exploring religious history and rich past of Egypt, you must plan holidays to Luxor. While vacationing in the beautiful city of Luxor, you would come across various museums, temples and valleys. Egypt is known for its mummies. Hence, most of the tourists prefer to start their trip to Luxor from Museum of Mummification.

Museum of Mummification is not the largest or the best museums in the country. However, it is still one of the most visited museums in the country. While visiting this museum, you can take a closer look at artifacts and objects that allow you to know more about practice of mummification in Egypt. Exhibits in the museum display mummified remains of a cat, a fish and a crocodile. Your visit to this museum lets you know Gods of Ancient Egypt, canopic jars, embalming materials and amulets.

If you are an art lover, you should not compromise on adding Museum of Ancient Art to your Luxor holiday packages . It was established in 1975 and features best Egyptian sculptures. In the exhibitions, over 300 objects are displayed. Main highlight of the museum is Theban nome that allows you to know about the Islam existed between predynastic and medieval times. Other notable pieces in the museum are Neolithic pottery, a limestone piece featuring God Amen-min and statue of King Tutmes III.

Another worth visiting museum in Luxor is karnak Open Air Museum. This is a must visit attraction for history lovers enjoying holidays in Luxor. This museum is famous for reconstruction of ancient structures. Some of the most notable structures that you would come across in the museum are Chapelle Rouge of Hatshepsut and White Chapel of Senusret I.

Luxor is also famous around the world for its majestic temples. Spend some time in these temples to feel the religious richness of the city. Most prominent temple in the city is Temple of Karnak. This site is more than a temple. You can call it a small city with large number of temples. Therefore, at times, it is referred as Karnak Complex. It spans over 200 acres. Main temples in this complex are Temple of Amenhotep IV, Precinct of Montu and Precinct of Mut. The temple has been featured in several movies such as Transformers: Revenge of the Fallens, The Mummy Returns and Final Fantasy V. Other temples that compel people to browse through Luxor holiday deals are Temple of Luxor and Temple of Dier El-Bahri.