In January, Feluka's planner fills 2 full days in Luxor, fitting each place around its listed opening hours and visit length. Here is that plan, day by day, in the order the planner visits them.
The opening hours behind this plan come from each place’s listing and are unverified; they may have changed, so check before you go.
Which months give the most full days?
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Full days the planner fills in each month.
Day 1: Karnak, Luxor East Bank
Karnak
about 150 min
The great temple complex of Amun on the East Bank, with the Hypostyle Hall of 134 columns and a sacred lake.
What to do there
Walk the Great Hypostyle Hall, a forest of 134 columns
Stroll to the sacred lake where priests purified themselves
Look up at Hatshepsut's obelisk, almost 30 metres tall
A two-storey museum of ancient Egyptian art on the Nile corniche, with a focus on the New Kingdom.
What to do there
See the royal mummies of Ahmose I and Ramesses I
Look at grave goods from the tomb of Tutankhamun
See the 26 New Kingdom statues from the Luxor cache
Visit the Cachette Hall, reopened in 2026
See the rebuilt wall of Akhenaten's temple at Karnak
Luxor East BankPJ5V+2RV, Kornish Al Nile, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate 1362503Best: morning, late morning, afternoon, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
El-Kababgy Restaurant
about 75 min
A meat restaurant on the Nile corniche whose reviews mention the river view, sunset and tagine.
What to do there
Eat with a river view at sunset
Order a tagine
Luxor East BankKornish Al Nile, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate 85111Best: lunch, dinner, golden hourOn the map ›Something wrong?
Luxor Temple
about 75 min
The temple in the middle of the city, linked to Karnak by the Avenue of Sphinxes, with a mosque built into it.
What to do there
Find the Divine Birth scenes in one of the inner rooms
Walk the Great Colonnade of colossal columns
See the one obelisk of Ramesses II left at the pylon
Walk the Avenue of Sphinxes to Karnak
Look at the Abu Haggag Mosque built into the temple
An Egyptian restaurant on the East Bank, open 11 am to midnight, whose reviews mention mezze, tagine and vegetarian options.
What to do there
Share a spread of mezze
Order a tagine
Luxor East BankMJVR+WX, Luxor City, Luxor, Luxor Governorate 1362352Best: lunch, dinnerOn the map ›Something wrong?
Hours unverified: they come from its listing and may have changed.
Medinet Habu
about 75 min
Ramesses III's mortuary temple, which the ministry calls an architectural masterpiece in a good state of preservation.
What to do there
Walk in through the High Gate of Ramesses III
Read the battle scenes against the Sea Peoples
Look at the remains of the royal palace
See the columns carved as Ramesses III in the form of Osiris
Al Qarna (West Bank)PJ92+R8Q, Al Bairat, Luxor, Luxor Governorate 1340550Best: early morning, morning, late morningWebsite ›On the map ›Something wrong?
Tombs of the Nobles
about 90 min
Tombs of prominent people in the Theban Necropolis, whose reviews mention paintings and fewer visitors.
What to do there
Look at tomb paintings of daily life in ancient Egypt
Al Qarna (West Bank)PJJ5+8P4, Al Qarna, Luxor Governorate 1340420Best: early morning, morning, late morningOn the map ›Something wrong?
AHLLAN Restaurant
about 75 min
A West Bank restaurant open 24 hours, whose reviews mention Egyptian food, a pool and farm view, and kind staff.