Valley of the Queens
Valley of the Queens
Visit the Valley of the Queens in Luxor
At the southern end of the Theban hillside lies the Valley of the Queens a fantastic archaeological site in Luxor. Over 75 tombs of queens from the 19th and 20th dynasties of ancient Egypt and other members of the royal families (princesses and Ramesside princes) are here and also there are another landmarks in luxor you can visit during your stay such as Karnak Temple which is a massive complex covering 2 sq km the size of 10 cathedrals and Temple of Seti I which is famous for his beautiful temple at abydos and Mut Temple Enclosure which is built by amenhotep III and Montu Temple Enclosure also in cairo and also there are another landmarks in luxor you can visit during your stay such as Valley of the Queens which is at the southern end of the theban hill side and New Gurna and Medinat Habu which is fronted by the sleepy village of kom lolah and backed by the theban moutain and Luxor Museum which has an amazing collection of antiquities from the end of old kingdom to the mamluk period
Among the open tombs are Titi, Khaemwaset, Amunherkhepshef and the famous Tomb of Nefertari. Closed for many years the Tomb of Nefertari beloved wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II was reopened in late 2016 so you can see the wall paintings and craftsmanship and also there are another tombs in luxor such as Tomb of Tutankhamun KV (62) which is one of the smaalest in the valley and Tuthmosis III ( KV 34) which deeps in the hils Tomb of Tuthmosis IV ( KV 43) which one of the largest and deepest of the 18th dynasty and Tomb of Tawosret sethnakht (KV 14) which was the wife of of seti II and Tomb of Horemheb ( KV 57) where it is famous for its bas relief and also there are another many tours in another countries you can visit such as Egypt Tour Packages which provide you with many recommendations and there are also many landamarks to visit in egypt and so many activities to do Things To Do In Egypt provide you many suggestions and also if you will stay in egypt for a long time we have 10 Days Egypt Tour Packages and 15 Days Egypt Tours