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When to visit Luxor

October to April is the only sensible window, with daytime temperatures between 25C and 30C, and since the temples give no shade that difference decides the trip. Nights from December to February are cool and a light layer is needed. From May to September the shade temperature passes 40C and the middle of the day is not safe for sightseeing, so a visit in those months has to be squeezed into the first hours of the morning and the last of the evening.

Things to do in Luxor

Karnak Temple

Added to by ruler after ruler for some two thousand years, Karnak is the largest complex of religious buildings in the world. The Great Hypostyle Hall holds a hundred and thirty four columns, the twelve in the centre standing about twenty one metres tall and carved as bundles of papyrus. The precinct also contains a sacred lake, obelisks and an avenue of ram headed sphinxes.

Luxor Temple

Standing inside the modern city, the temple was begun under Amenhotep III and enlarged by Ramesses II with a monumental gateway and colossal statues. One obelisk remains at the entrance; its twin has stood in the Place de la Concorde in Paris since 1836. The temple can be visited under floodlight in the evening, when the shadows of the columns are at their most striking.

The Valley of the Kings

In the dry valley on the west bank lie more than sixty rock cut tombs, and most of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom were buried here. The painted scenes on the tomb walls hold their colour after three thousand years. Howard Carter found the almost untouched tomb of Tutankhamun here in 1922, in the chamber numbered KV62. A standard ticket admits you to a limited number of tombs, and which ones are open rotates.

The Temple of Hatshepsut

The mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari was built in the 15th century BC by the architect Senenmut for the woman pharaoh Hatshepsut. Its three colonnaded terraces read almost as one piece with the cliff behind them, and it counts as the most unusual work of ancient Egyptian architecture. The wall reliefs record the sea expedition sent to the land of Punt.

The Colossi of Memnon

The two seated statues at the entrance to the west bank show Amenhotep III and stand about eighteen metres tall. The vast mortuary temple behind them was brought down by an earthquake, so only these two figures remain. Ancient writers record that the northern statue gave out a sound at dawn, and the graffiti Roman visitors cut into the base can still be read.

Luxor Museum

Opened on the bank of the Nile in 1975, the museum is known for showing a small number of objects with wide spacing and good lighting. The core of the collection is the cache of statues found in the courtyard of Luxor Temple in 1989, a group of twenty six pieces left almost unscratched by their time underground. Some of the objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun are shown here as well.

Istanbul – Luxor flight prices by month

The cheapest month on this route is February: return fares start at 7,822 TL (cheapest day: February 21). In the most expensive month the same route sits around 289,728 TL, so picking the right month is the decision that actually sets the price here. Data scanned as of 2026-09-21 and subject to change.

Istanbul → Luxor: search the cheapest day, February 21

Which city is cheaper to fly to Luxor from?

Departing from Istanbul is the cheapest option for this destination: 7,822 TL in February. Each price below is the floor for that origin’s own best month; click a price and the search opens with that origin and date.

Airlines on the Istanbul – Luxor route

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About Luxor

Luxor is a popular route for Egypt (Africa). For more travel guidance, when to go and things to do, see our Luxor destination page.

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