📍 Tomb📸 Tourist Attraction

Qubbet el-Hawa

Aswan Governorate, Egypt

4.5 (0)

Overview

Archaeological site in Egypt, with Old and Middle Kingdom Tombs. It lies in Egypt's desert belt, best visited between October and April.

Why visit: The Valley of the Kings and the nobles' tombs — painted burial chambers whose colour has survived three thousand years underground.

Things to do

›Check which tombs are open — they rotate to limit humidity damage
›Photography permits are sold separately and enforced
›Pay the extra for Tutankhamun's or Seti I's tomb if either is open
›Go early; the chambers become stifling as the day warms

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Travel Information

Best time

October – April; underground chambers get very hot and airless by midday

Weather

Hot desert — warm, dry winters of 18–25°C that are the only comfortable time to travel, and summers routinely above 40°C in the Nile Valley and the deserts, where midday heat is a real hazard.

Entry fee

Valley entry ~₹1,400 (three tombs); premium tombs ~₹1,500 – 5,000 extra

Hours

Typically 6 AM – 5 PM

Est. budget

₹2,000 – ₹7,000

Duration

Half day

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