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Luxor West & East Banks

Trip List
  • The Pyramids
  • Tombs of Armana
  • Step Pyramid
  • City of Aswan
  • The Cruise Begins
  • Temple of Philae
  • Temples of Edfu & Esna
  • Luxor West & East Banks
  • Luxor Museum
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Walking
Driving
Boat
  • Hopping over the Nile for the morning

    Sat May 18, 2019 07:03 AM

    11 mins

    1.4 miles

    Sun Cloudless 33ºC

  • Travelling to the Valley of the Kings

    Sat May 18, 2019 07:16 AM

    25 mins

    6.2 miles

    Sun Cloudless 34ºC

  • Colossi of Memnon

    Sat May 18, 2019 07:26 AM

    Photo by: Rebecca Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell

    Taken by Rebecca & Steve

    The Colossi of Memnon are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned in Egypt during the Dynasty XVIII. For the past 3,400 years (since 1350 BC), they have stood in the Theban Necropolis, located west of the River Nile from the modern city of Luxor.

  • Snellfie Time

    Sat May 18, 2019 07:28 AM

    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Rebecca Snell

    Taken by Steve & Rebecca
  • The Valley of the Kings

    Sat May 18, 2019 07:57 AM

    2 hours 4 mins

    1.8 miles

    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell

    Taken by Steve

    Sun Cloudless 39ºC

    The Valley of the Kings , also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings, is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt).

  • Inside the Tombs

    Sat May 18, 2019 09:20 AM

    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell

    Taken by Steve

    Sun Cloudless

    Tomb KV6 is among the first tombs in the Valley of the Kings. It has been open since antiquity. Many inscriptions have been left by ancient visitors in the tomb. The tomb is the burial place of the Pharaoh Ramesses IX who ruled in the 20th Dynasty. The archeological findings however show that it was completed in a hurry since many corners were cut after Ramesses IXs death. Located in the central wadi KV6 has a total area of 105 meters and has a gate with a shallow descending ramp. Following this ramp there are three stretches of corridors with four side chambers two on both sides. However none of these four chambers is finished or decorated. The tomb is said to have one of the largest entrances in the entire valley. Also the intention of cutting pilasters at the end of the entryway and presence of four side chambers is rare. The presence of a large two tiered pit in the burial chamber is another remarkable feature. KV6 is included among the last tombs of the Valley which feeatures a large amount of ornate decoration.

  • Now let's get to a magnificent temple

    Sat May 18, 2019 10:08 AM

    17 mins

    3.0 miles

    Sun Cloudless 41ºC

  • The Temple of Queen Hatchepsut

    Sat May 18, 2019 10:16 AM

    1 hour 2 mins

    1.3 miles

    Photo by: Rebecca Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell

    Taken by Rebecca & Steve

    Sun Cloudless 40ºC

    The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the Djeser-Djeseru, is a mortuary temple of Ancient Egypt located in Upper Egypt. Built for the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Hatshepsut, it is located beneath the cliffs at Deir el-Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings.

  • Snellfie Time
    Photo by: Rebecca Snell
    Taken by Rebecca
    Sat May 18, 2019
    10:41 AM

    Sun Cloudless 41ºC

  • Off to the Valley of the Queens

    Sat May 18, 2019 11:20 AM

    1 hour 6 mins

    3.0 miles

    Sun Cloudless 42ºC

  • The Valley of the Queens

    Sat May 18, 2019 12:23 PM

    28 mins

    0.8 miles

    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell

    Taken by Steve

    Sun Cloudless 43ºC

    The Valley of the Queens is a site in Egypt, where wives of Pharaohs were buried in ancient times. In ancient times, it was known as Ta-Set-Neferu, meaning –"the place of beauty".

  • Back on the East Bank now

    Sat May 18, 2019 03:04 PM

    10 mins

    3.0 miles

    Sun Cloudless 41ºC

  • Karnak Temple

    Sat May 18, 2019 03:29 PM

    1 hour 10 mins

    1.2 miles

    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell

    Taken by Steve

    The Karnak Temple Complex comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings near Luxor, in Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I in the Middle Kingdom and continued into the Ptolemaic period, although most of the extant buildings date from the New Kingdom. The area around Karnak was the ancient Egyptian Ipet-isut ("The Most Selected of Places") and the main place of worship of the eighteenth dynasty Theban Triad with the god Amun as its head. It is part of the monumental city of Thebes. The Karnak complex gives its name to the nearby, and partly surrounded, modern village of El-Karnak, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 miles) north of Luxor.

  • Love all the Snellfies today!
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Taken by Steve
    Sat May 18, 2019
    04:05 PM

    Sun Cloudless

  • One more place to go for today

    Sat May 18, 2019 04:44 PM

    9 mins

    2.2 miles

    Sun Cloudless 41ºC

  • Luxor Temple

    Sat May 18, 2019 05:02 PM

    38 mins

    0.6 miles

    Photo by: Rebecca Snell
    Photo by: Rebecca Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Photo by: Steve Snell

    Taken by Rebecca & Steve

    Sun Cloudless 41ºC

    Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city today known as Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed approximately 1400 BCE. In the Egyptian language it is known as ipet resyt, 'the southern sanctuary'.

  • Last Snellfie of the day
    Photo by: Steve Snell
    Taken by Steve
    Sat May 18, 2019
    05:14 PM

    Sun Cloudless 38ºC