Luxor 2-day itinerary guide to ancient Thebes, the most exciting city in ancient Egypt

If you ask me the most exciting city in Egypt, I would definitely answer Luxor without hesitation; If you ask me the city I most want to escape from in Egypt, the answer is also Luxor. Don't be surprised, Egypt is such a contradictory existence. - 🛕"Ancient Thebes, now Luxor" - Luxor was once the site of the ancient Egyptian capital Thebes, known as the largest open-air museum on earth, with numerous temples, royal tombs, and statues, and has beautiful scenery of fields, deserts, and rivers, making it the most essential place to explore ancient civilization in Egypt. - The numerous attractions also lead to the gathering of merchants and vendors. Before coming here, I saw a friend saying that the people here are like flies. I didn't take it seriously. I didn't expect that they really follow you and keep talking, and it's hard to shake them off. Everyone wants to make some money from you. In the end, I hurriedly visited and immediately fled the city, and I took a deep breath on the bus leaving~ - 🌟Luxor two-day itinerary DAY1: Karnak Temple➠Luxor Temple (Night View) DAY2: Hot Air Balloon Flight➠Valley of the Kings➠Noble Tombs➠Habu City➠Colossi of Memnon - 📅It is recommended to arrange 2-3 days in Luxor, where there are many ancient sites, and you can choose to visit selectively. Seeing all of them can easily lead to aesthetic fatigue. ①The essence of the temples is Habu City and Karnak, ②The essence of the tombs is the Valley of the Kings, ③Hot air balloons are the cheapest in the world and are very worth experiencing. - 🔸Valley of the Kings Must go, the ticket includes three free tombs (600 pounds for adults), and I bought the charged tomb kv9 (180 pounds for adults). I saw 1, 6, 14, 16, one more because there was no one guarding number 1 and I went straight in (very small if someone is guarding it, it is not recommended to see 1) kv9 is very exciting, the color is well preserved, there are few people watching, and it is highly recommended for taking photos; kv14 is a double pharaoh tomb, with many unfinished murals, which is quite special. 🔸Habu City The ticket office is not at the entrance, it is near the Colossi of Memnon, the location is in the comments, the light is very good before the evening, the pigeons are flying all over the sky, it is too beautiful, there are few people, you can take pictures at will, the murals and buildings are all outstanding! 🔸Karnak Temple A slightly farther temple, the scale is very large, there are not many murals, mainly to see the architecture, it is quite spectacular, there are many tourists. - 【Transportation Information】 ⛴️The east and west bank ferry tickets are 7 pounds/person, you can ask for change, the boat usually leaves when it is full, it takes 10 minutes to reach the opposite bank, the dock information is in the comments 🚖It is easy to take a taxi on the east bank, you can also try to take a taxi online on the west bank, you can also take a minibus, or negotiate the price on the spot, it is not difficult (use indrive or careem) - 【Accommodation Suggestions】 🏠Actually, there is no need to worry about whether to live on the east bank or the west bank, each has its own convenience, just choose according to the hotel. West Bank: The attractions are concentrated on the west bank, the rural scenery is very beautiful, the hot air balloon can get up later, there are fewer dining options, and the hotel is cheaper East Bank: Ordinary city scenery, more convenient transportation, a variety of dining options, you have to get up early to take a boat to the west bank for a hot air balloon