Valley of the Queens (Luxor, Egypt)

Luxor is bet known for the 'valley of the kings', which is but a short trip across the Nile, but there is plenty of other attractions there also. The Temple of Queen Hatshaput - A fantastic palace built at the base of a large granite cliff face. Whilst you cannot enter the palace the work up to the front via the temple access is breathtaking. The Karnak Temple - You see all the statues and the entrance to the Temple on all the holiday programmes. The entrance is lined with some twenty sphinxes and a re in good condition. Inside is row after row of statues and obelisks again all in very good condition. The Valley of the Kings - A must on a visit to ...  Read the complete review

Valley of the Queens is located on the West Bank of the Nile in Luxor, Egypt. It is the site of over 70 tombs of ancient Egyptian Queens, dug out into the rock. It is a fascinating historical site, as it gives an insight in to Egyptian rituals associated with death, and shows the treatment that was given to the Egyptian Queens after death. The insides of the tombs are painted with depictions of the after life and of scenes of the Queen's life time. They are not as extensively decorated as the tombs in Valley of the Kings, where the Pharoahs were buried, however there is still a lot of artwork inside the tombs, and an amazing amount of the colour ...  Read the complete review

I will never forget studying Ancient Egypt in year 3 of school. I was an enthusiastic 7 year old with a passion fir history. I remember returning home begging my mum to buy some straw and let me dig up the garden so that I could make mud bricks like the Ancient Egyptians did. I loved learning about the gruesome mummification and the kings and queens. When I trained to be a teacher Egypt was the one topic I looked forward to teaching. It was only wise therefore that when we were planning our wedding and honeymoon we went somewhere as stunning as Egypt. I was very lucky that my now husband had a life-long dream to visit Egypt. We chose our hotel in Luxor so that we could ...  Read the complete review

If you are travelling in the region of Luxor, Egypt, one of the extraordinary visits available to you is to explore the Valley of the Queens. It really should be called "The valley of the Queens, their Kids and Royal Hangers On." but that doesn't have quite the same ring to it does it? So the 'Valley of the Queens' it is, even though the queens were outnumbered by other less august mummies and their artefacts. This fairly rocky and totally arid valley lies South of the Valley of the Kings. (where Tutankhamun was originally interred.) There are about 80 numbered tombs in this valley and a speculated further 100 or more as yet unfound. ...  Read the complete review