A week in Luxor, Egypt
Seven days in Luxor, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Deir el-Bahari. 33 stops in all.
Day 1
- Deir el-BahariArchaeological site · On the map
- Valley of the KingsArchaeological site · 0.6 km on from Deir el-Bahari · On the map
- tomb of TutankhamunMonument · 0.1 km on from Valley of the Kings · On the map
- Theban NecropolisArchaeological site · 0.8 km on from tomb of Tutankhamun · On the map
- Deir el-MedinaArchaeological site · 0.6 km on from Theban Necropolis · On the map
- RamesseumTemple or shrine · 0.9 km on from Deir el-Medina · On the map
6 stops, about 3 km between them in straight lines.
Day 2
- Colossi of MemnonArchaeological site · On the map
- ThebesArchaeological site · Next to Colossi of Memnon · On the map
- Medinet HabuArchaeological site · 0.9 km on from Thebes · On the map
- Mortuary Temple of Ramesses IIITemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Medinet Habu · On the map
- MalkataArchaeological site · 1.1 km on from Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III · On the map
5 stops, about 2.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 3
- Karnak Temple ComplexTemple or shrine · On the map
- KarnakArchaeological site · Next to Karnak Temple Complex · On the map
2 stops, about 0.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 4
- Valley of the QueensArchaeological site · On the map
- KV55Archaeological site · 0.9 km on from Valley of the Queens · On the map
- KV60Monument · 0.9 km on from KV55 · On the map
3 stops, about 1.8 km between them in straight lines.
Day 5
- KV1Monument · On the map
- KV2Archaeological site · 0.1 km on from KV1 · On the map
- KV3Monument · 0.1 km on from KV2 · On the map
- KV5Monument · 0.1 km on from KV3 · On the map
- KV7Monument · Next to KV5 · On the map
- KV8Monument · 0.1 km on from KV7 · On the map
6 stops, about 0.4 km between them in straight lines.
Day 6
- KV17Archaeological site · On the map
- KV11Monument · Next to KV17 · On the map
- KV35Monument · Next to KV11 · On the map
- KV16Monument · Next to KV35 · On the map
- KV34Monument · Next to KV16 · On the map
- KV14Monument · Next to KV34 · On the map
6 stops, about 0.1 km between them in straight lines.
Day 7
- KV4Archaeological site · On the map
- KV6Monument · 0.1 km on from KV4 · On the map
- KV9Monument · 0.1 km on from KV6 · On the map
- KV63Archaeological site · Next to KV9 · On the map
- KV10Monument · Next to KV63 · On the map
5 stops, about 0.2 km between them in straight lines.
More for Luxor
- Things to do in Luxor, Egypt · 40 places to see, led by Valley of the Kings and Thebes
- One day in Luxor, Egypt · 6 stops in a day, starting at Deir el-Bahari
Day trips from Luxor
Photo credits
- Deir el-Bahari: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Valley of the Kings: Fotograf/Photographer: Peter J., CC BY-SA 2.0
- tomb of Tutankhamun: EditorfromMars, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Theban Necropolis: Steve F-E-Cameron, CC BY 3.0
- Deir el-Medina: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramesseum: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colossi of Memnon: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Thebes: Rémih, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Medinet Habu: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Malkata: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Karnak Temple Complex: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
- Karnak: Unknown author, Public domain
- Valley of the Queens: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KV55: Hans Ollermann, CC BY 2.0
- KV60: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- KV1: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KV2: Gary Todd, CC0
- KV3: Unknown author, Public domain
- KV5: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- KV7: Piotr Matyja, CC BY-SA 3.0
- KV8: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- KV17: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0
- KV11: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KV35: Ignati, CC BY-SA 3.0
- KV16: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KV34: Unknown author, Public domain
- KV14: Tomb_of_King_Setnakht.jpg, CC BY 2.0
- KV4: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
- KV6: Rüdiger Stehn, CC BY-SA 2.0
- KV9: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- KV63: Markh, Public domain
- KV10: R.F.Morgan, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.