📍 Archaeological📸 Tourist Attraction

Thebes

Luxor Governorate, Egypt

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Overview

Ancient Egyptian city. It lies in Egypt's desert belt, best visited between October and April.

Why visit: Memphis, Saqqara, Amarna and Abydos — the settlements and necropolises where Egyptology as a discipline was built.

Things to do

›Take a guide — most of these sites have almost no interpretive signage
›Wear a hat and carry water; there is rarely any shade
›Visit the site museum first if there is one
›Allow for rough, uneven ground and loose sand

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Travel Information

Best time

October – April

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

Ticketed (~₹600 – 1,800)

Hours

Typically 8 AM – 4 PM

Est. budget

₹1,000 – ₹3,500

Duration

2 – 4 hours

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