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Dendera (Dandarah)

5 star rating: Highly Recommended 20 | Tours & Tickets

The main lure at Dendera is the Temple of Hathor, one of the least ancient of ancient Egypt’s glories, main construction being more or less contemporary ... 
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Saqqara (Sakkara)

4.5 star rating: Recommended 205 | Tours & Tickets

Saqqara (or Sakkara) lies about 18 miles (30 km) south of Cairo and was the burial site for the ancient Egyptian capital Memphis, now in ruins. In the site of ... 
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Valley of the Kings

4.5 star rating: Recommended 171 | Tours & Tickets

The harsh, lunar landscape of the Valley of the Kings is the resting place of numerous New Kingdom pharaohs, whose remains were interred in tombs burrowed ... 
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Temple of Karnak

4.5 star rating: Recommended 144 | Tours & Tickets

The largest of Luxor’s temples, Karnak was one of the most sacred sites in ancient Egypt. It marked the ascendancy of Thebes (present day Luxor) as the ... 
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Abu Simbel Temple

4.5 star rating: Recommended 115 | Tours & Tickets

The two temples at Abu Simbel are perhaps the best known and most visited ancient sites in Egypt after the Pyramids of Giza. Built by Ramesses II in the 13th ... 
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Temple of Hatshepsut (Deir el-Bahari)

4.5 star rating: Recommended 115 | Tours & Tickets

The vast Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahari rivals the Pyramids as one of the great funerary monuments of the ancient world. Built into the towering ... 
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Luxor Temple

4.5 star rating: Recommended 92 | Tours & Tickets

The enormous Luxor Temple was one of the great constructions of the New Kingdom (dating from the 14th century BC) dedicated to the god Amun. It was known as ... 
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Tombs of the Nobles (Valley of the Nobles)

4.5 star rating: Recommended 92 | Tours & Tickets

The Tombs of the Nobles (or Valley of the Nobles) may lack the star power of the Valley of the Kings or other Luxor hotspots, but this neglected gem is well ... 
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Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina)

4.5 star rating: Recommended 92 | Tours & Tickets

Creating the Valley of the Kings was no simple undertaking: a small army of builders, engineers, engravers and other workers was required to carve the ... 
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Ramesseum (Mortuary Temple of Ramses II)

4.5 star rating: Recommended 22 | Tours & Tickets

While not as well preserved as nearby Medinet Habu, this mortuary temple dedicated to Ramses II, dating to 1258 BC, still has more than enough to interest ... 
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Unfinished Obelisk

4 star rating: Recommended 11 | Tours & Tickets

The Unfinished Obelisk is a huge discarded granite obelisk. Three sides of the shaft, which is nearly 138 feet (42m) long, were completed except for the ... 
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Qena

4 star rating: Recommended 3 | Tours & Tickets

Qena provides visitors to modern-day Egypt with a glimpse into the far-distant past. The ancient city was formerly known as Cainepolis, and also boasts ... 
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Tombs of the Nobles

4 star rating: Recommended 3 | Tours & Tickets

The high cliffs opposite Aswan, just north of Kitchener's Island, are honeycombed with the Tombs of the Nobles, tombs of the governors, the keepers of the ... 
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Tomb of King Tutankhamun

3.5 star rating: Worth doing 2 | Tours & Tickets

The boy pharaoh Tutankhamun, who ruled the New Kingdom in the 14th century, enjoys fame disproportionate to his short reign and modest achievements. This is ... 
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Nubian Museum

3 star rating: Worth doing 4 | Tours & Tickets

The Nubian Museum is a showcase of the history, art and culture of Nubia and is a real treat. Established in 1997, in cooperation with Unesco, the museum is ... 
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