# Things to see in Luxor (Egypt): 98 places and when to go

> Luxor is a city in Egypt with around 609,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 98 places in and around it, mainly History (95), Temples (9), Museums and art (2). The best known are Valley of the Kings, Karnak and Luxor Temple. The best time to come is October to April; also possible: May and September. In June there are 13 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 24. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/luxor/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Egypt · 25.7, 32.65
- **Population:** About 609,000
- **Places:** 98 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/historia/) (95) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/espiritual/) (9) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/museos/) (2) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/naturaleza/) (1) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/fauna/) (1)
- **Best time:** October to April.
- **Also possible:** May and September.
- **Nearest airport:** LXR Luxor, 6.5 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Luxor

The places in and around Luxor, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Valley of the Kings](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/valle-de-los-reyes/): Necropolis in ancient Egypt · 6.6 km
- [Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/karnak-temple-complex/): Ancient Egyptian temple complex · 1.9 km
- [Luxor Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/templo-de-luxor/): Ancient Egyptian tem · 1.1 km
- [Valley of the Queens](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/valley-of-the-queens/): Ancient Egyptian necropolis · 6.5 km
- [Deir el-Bahari](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/deir-el-bahari/): Archaeological site · 6.0 km
- [Colossi of Memnon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/colosos-de-memnon/): Ancient Egyptian statues · 4.6 km
- [Theban Necropolis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/theban-necropolis/): Area in Egypt, west of the Nile near Thebes · 3.9 km
- [Deir el-Medina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/dayr-al-madinah/): Ancient Egyptian village in the Valley of the Kings · 5.8 km
- [Ramesseum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/ramesseum/): Memorial temple of Ramesses II · 5.1 km
- [Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/mortuary-temple-of-hatshepsut/): Temple in Luxor, Egypt · 6.1 km
- [Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/templo-funerario-de-ramses-iii/): Mortuary temple of Ramses III in Egypt · 5.4 km
- [Malkata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/malqata/): Archaeological site of Egypt · 6.0 km
- [Mortuary Temple of Seti I](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/mortuary-temple-of-seti-i/): Building in Qurna, Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, across the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor (Thebes) · 4.2 km
- [Dra' Abu el-Naga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/dra-abu-el-naga/): History · 5.0 km
- [Abu Haggag Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/sidi-abou-al-hagag-al-aqsry-mosque/): Mosque in Luxor, Egypt · 1.0 km
- [Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/templo-funerario-de-amenofis-iii/): Temple of Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III · 4.8 km
- [El-Assasif](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/valley-of-the-nobles-asasif/): Ancient necropolis in Egypt · 5.2 km
- [White Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/white-chapel-of-senusret-sesostris-i/): Building in Egypt · 2.4 km
- [El-Khokha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/el-khokha/): Necropolis of ancient Thebes, Egypt · 5.2 km
- [Sheikh Abd el-Qurna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/sheikh-abd-el-qurna/): Ancient Egypt necropolis · 5.6 km
- [Temple of Khonsu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-khonsu/): Egyptian temple in Karnak, Egypt · 2.0 km
- [Avenue of Sphinxes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/avenida-de-las-esfinges/): Archaeological site in Luxor, Egypt · 943 m
- [Great Hypostyle Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/great-hypostyle-hall/): Hall within the Karnak temple complex · 2.2 km
- [Qurnet Murai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/qurnet-murai/): History · 5.5 km

And the other 74, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Botanical garden of Thutmosis III](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/botanical-gardens-of-thutmose-iii/), [Deir el-Shelwit](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/deir-el-shelwit/), [Chapelle Rouge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/red-chapel-of-hatshepsut/), [Festival Hall of Thutmose III](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-akhmenu/), [TT3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tt3-tomb-of-pashedu/), [Precinct of Montu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-montu/), [TT69](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/theban-tomb-69-menna/), [TT192](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tomb-of-kheruef-tt192/), [Mortuary Temple of Merneptah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-merenptah/), [Mortuary Temple of Mentuhotep II](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-mentuhotep-ii/), [Temple of Montu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-montu-medamud/), [Temple of Ptah](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-ptah/), [TT39](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tomb-of-puyemre-tt39/), [TT52](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tt52-nakht/), [TT36](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tomb-of-ibi-tt36/), [TT34](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tomb-of-montuemhet-tt-34/), [TT37](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tomb-of-harwa-tt37/), [TT71](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tt71/), [Mortuary Temple of Ay and Horemheb](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-tutankhamen-ay-and-horemheb/), [TT196](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tomb-of-padihorresnet-tt196/), [TT27](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tomb-of-sheshonk-tt27/), [TT414](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tt-414/), [TT25](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tt25/), [Birket Habu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/birket-habu/), [TT366](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tomb-of-djari-tt366/), [Mortuary Temple of Thutmose III](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/mortuary-temple-of-thutmose-iii/), [Temple of Opet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/opet-temple/), [Chapel of the White Queen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/chapel-of-the-white-queen/), [Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep II](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-amenhotep-ii/), [Mortuary Temple of Thutmose IV](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-tuthmosis-iv/), [Chapel of Wadjmose](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-wadjmose/), [Valley of the Rope](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/valley-of-the-rope/), [Valley of the Three Pits](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/valley-of-the-three-pits/), [Alabaster Chapel of Amenhotep I](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/alabaster-chapel-of-amenhotep-i/), [Limestone Chapel of Hatshepsut in Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/alabaster-chapel-of-hachepsut/), [Alabaster Chapel of Thutmosis III](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/alabaster-chapel-of-thutmosis-iii/), [Bab el Amara Gate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/bab-el-amara-gate/), [Cachette Court](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/cachette-courtyard/), [Chapel of Kamutef](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/chapel-of-kamutef/), [Chapel of Osiris Heqadjet in Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/chapel-of-osiris-heqadjet/), [Chapel of Osiris Neb ankh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/chapel-of-osiris-neb-ankh/), [Chapel of Osiris Wennefer Neb djefau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/chapel-of-osiris-wennefer-neb-djefau/), [Column of Taharqa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/column-of-taharqa/), [Village du Repos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/deir-el-madinah-workers-week-camp/), [East exterior wall of the temple of Amun-Ra in Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/east-exterior-wall/), [Eastern colonnade of Taharqa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/eastern-colonnade-of-taharqa/), [Gateway of Nectanebo I](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/gateway-of-nectanebo-i/), [Imperial Cult Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/imperial-cult-chapel/), [Middle Kingdom Courtyard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/middle-kingdom-courtyard/), [North exterior wall of the temple of Amun-Ra in Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/north-exterior-wall/), [disembarkation site of the Karnak temple of Amun-Ra‎](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/port-of-the-temple/), [Great Forecourt of Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/shoshenq-i-court/), [Meretseger's rock shrine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/shrine-of-ptah-meretzeger/), [South exterior wall of the temple of Amun-Ra in Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/south-exterior-wall/), [Kiosk of Taharqa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/taharqa-kiosk/), [Temple Barque Chapel of Ramesses III](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-barque-chapel-of-ramesses-iii/), [Temple of Amun at Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-ammon-at-karnak/), [Temple of Montu in Al Madamum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-montu-in-al-madamum/), [Temple of Ramses II](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-ramses-ii/), [Chapel of Sety II at Karmak (Thebes)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-sethos-ii/), [Temple of Taharqa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-taharqa/), [Mortuary Temple of Tausret](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/temple-of-tawosret/), [Temple of Amenhotep II in Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/templo-de-amenhotep-ii/), [Tomb of Amenhotep Huy (AT-28)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tomb-of-amenhotep-huy-at-28/), [Topos of Saint Mark](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/topos-saint-marc/), [Treasury of Shabaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/treasury-of-shabaka/), [tribune of the quay of Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/tribune-of-the-quay/), [Wadi al Gharbi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/wadi-al-gharbi/), [Wadi Jabbanat al Qurud](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/wadi-jabbanat-al-qurud/), [Wadi Sikkat Taqat Zayid](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/wadi-sikkat-taqat-zayid/)
- **Museums and art**: [Karnak Open Air Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/open-air-museum/), [Nut Art Store & Kaffee](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/nut-art-store-kaffee/)
- **Nature**: [Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/antigua-tebas-y-su-necropolis/)
- **Temples**: [Deir el-Anba Bakhum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/dayr-al-anba-bakhum-dayr-al-anba-bakhum/)

## When to go to Luxor

The best time to visit Luxor is **October to April**; also possible: May and September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Best time | 10 h 34 |
| February | Best time | 11 h 08 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 49 |
| April | Best time | 12 h 37 |
| May | Possible | 13 h 15 |
| June | Better not | 13 h 36 |
| July | Better not | 13 h 27 |
| August | Better not | 12 h 54 |
| September | Possible | 12 h 09 |
| October | Best time | 11 h 23 |
| November | Best time | 10 h 43 |
| December | Best time | 10 h 24 |

In June there are 13 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 24. In January, 98 of the 98 places are at their best.

When to go to Egypt in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Luxor

The nearest main airport is Luxor International Airport (LXR, Luxor), 6.5 km as the crow flies. How to get around Egypt (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=25.7%2C32.65)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=25.7%2C32.65)

## Other towns nearby

- [Girga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/girga/): 8 places · 104 km
- [Safaga](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/safaga/): 12 places · 172 km
- [Aswan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/asuan/): 19 places · 181 km
- [Hurghada](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/hurgada/): 24 places · 207 km
- [El-Kharga Town](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/el-kharga/): 5 places · 213 km
- [El Gouna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/el-gouna/): 5 places · 218 km

And all of Egypt, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Luxor?

The best known: [Valley of the Kings](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/valle-de-los-reyes/), [Karnak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/karnak-temple-complex/), [Luxor Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/templo-de-luxor/), [Valley of the Queens](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/valley-of-the-queens/), [Deir el-Bahari](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/egipto/deir-el-bahari/). In all, 98 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Luxor?

October to April; also possible: May and September. In June there are 13 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 10 h 24.

### How do you get to Luxor?

The nearest main airport is Luxor International Airport (LXR), 6.5 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=25.7%2C32.65) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Luxor as the destination and these 98 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).