Supermarket in Luxor

Luxor Temple as seen from the Corniche beside the Nile

Avenue of Sphinxes at the entrance to Luxor Temple

Court of Amenhotep at Luxor Temple

Great Court of Ramses II at Luxor Temple

Avenue of ram headed sphinxes at the entrance to Karnak Temple

Ramses II and me at Karnak

Ramses II statue

Great Hypostyle Hall Karnak

Dwarfed by the giant columns in the Great Hypostyle Hall Karnak

Obelisk of Hatshepsut at Karnak Temple

2 standing and 1 fallen obelisks at Karnak

Amun statue in Karnak

Karnak Temple and the sacred lake

Pharoahs at the Seventh Pylon Karnak Sound & Light Show

The Nile in Luxor with the barren West Bank hills in the background

Nile and the West Bank

On the way to the Valley of the Kings

The Valley of the Kings

Climb to the tomb of Tuthmosis III in the Valley of the Kings

Heading down into the tomb of Tuthmosis III

The Tomb of Tutankhamun

Hatshepsuts Temple

Funerary temple of Hatshepsut

The third terrace of Hatshepsuts Temple

The view from Hatshepsuts Temple with fertile land clearly visible

The massive Colossi of Memnon

Luxor

How I Got There

 Travelled on the 06:00 first class train from Aswan, which cost E£18 and took about 4 hours. Be ready for the touts at the train station
 in Luxor, don't even mention where you are staying and don't let them get in the taxi with you. In my case they overheard me saying to
 a friend where I was staying then followed me, hopped in the front seat of the taxi. Taxi driver said nothing, eventually got him to get out.
 

 Happy Land Hotel,
 Sharia Qamr,
 happylandluxor@hotmail.com 
 Tel. (095) 371 828

 Price E£35 for a single room ensuite. Includes breakfast with cornflakes, milk, rolls and tea. 
 I found it a bit tricky finding the hotel the first few times i returned there. 
 
  

 Happy Land organise tours to the West Bank for E£40. Unfortunately the day I was there they didn't have enough people so me and english
 guy I met paid E£40 each just for the taxi but it was a good day. 
 If you wait outside the train station and shout at passing microbuses you'll find one to take you to Karnak (only 25pt). To get back to town wait
 where you were dropped off and you'll get one back too, even late at night after the Karnak sound and light show.
 From the entrance to the Valley of the Kings a little "disney-like" train takes you up to the main tomb area for E£1.
 

 There is a nice English run restaurant at the side of the Luxor temple called Jamboree Restaurant, Sharia al-Montazah. They have a nice "safe"
 salad bar too. McDonalds is also available located at the back of the Luxor temple and guarded by two armed guards. There is an Irish bar,
 Murphys, and an English bar, Kings Head, in town too where you can have a meal and a drink.

 A student ticket in the Valley of the Kings costs E£15 and alows you to visit 3 tombs not including Tutankhamuns. If you wish to
 visit this tomb then get your ticket at the main gate as once inside you can't get the ticket unless you want to go all the way back 
 down to the main gate!! I thought Tuthmosis III tomb was best. 

 Student Entry Prices
 Luxor Temple - E£10
 Hatshepsuts Temple - E£6
 Karnak Temple - E£10
 Karnak Sound and Light - E£20 (i think)
 Valley of the Queens - E£6