Tours of Karnack - the Temple of Amun-Re and an evening Felucca Boat Cruise (with wine and cheese) highlighted this 1st day in Luxor.
As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.