The Luxor City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: which tombs to open your ticket for, how to cross to the West Bank like a local, where Egyptians eat koshary for small change and what a good evening looks like in a quiet town. Each guide is a short, opinionated list with the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser the moment you pay.
About the Luxor City Guides
- 136 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Luxor guides
Food guide
23 places
East Bank home cooking, koshary and falafel for pocket change, West Bank lunches after the tombs and juice stalls the locals use.
Things to do guide
22 places
Karnak and Luxor Temple, the West Bank tombs in a sensible order, two quiet museums and the Nile at the end of the day.
Family guide
22 places
Temples children actually enjoy, short air-conditioned stops, ferries, feluccas and horses, and food that suits small eaters.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Sunset on a felucca, rooftops facing the river, a handful of real bars, temples lit at night and late cafes.
Day trips guide
21 places
Dendera and Abydos to the north, Esna, Edfu and Kom Ombo by road, and a long day to Aswan on the train.
Budget guide
24 places
Free and nearly free sights, meals that cost very little, fresh juice, the cheap ferry and the temples that earn their ticket.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Wannas art cafe
Next to Al Gezira Hotel, near the ferry
A tiny cafe inside a gallery, with an open kitchen that cooks every dish to order. Vegetarians eat best here: bissara, warm sakhina and aubergine prepared several ways. From the food guide.
Valley of the Kings
West Bank, 8 km from the ferry
Royal tombs cut deep into the desert hills, with long corridors and ceilings still full of colour. A standard ticket opens three tombs, and the first hour after opening is the coolest. From the things to do guide.
Dendera Temple of Hathor
Qena, about 60 km north of Luxor
A Greco-Roman temple in remarkable shape, with columns crowned by Hathor’s face, a painted sky ceiling, crypts and a roof you can climb. Far fewer people than in Luxor. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Luxor
Day one: cross to the West Bank at dawn for the Valley of the Kings and Deir el-Medina from the things to do guide, eat lunch in a West Bank kitchen from the food guide and end on a sunset felucca from the nightlife guide. Day two: Karnak in the morning, koshary for lunch, Luxor Temple as it lights up and dinner on a rooftop. For a slow or very hot day, choose the Mummification Museum and the juice stalls from the budget guide, or leave town for Dendera with the day trips guide.
Questions about the Luxor guides
What do the Luxor City Guides include?
Six guides with 136 places in total: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, the area, notes on opening times and one practical tip.
How do I receive the guides after I pay?
The links show up on your order page straight after payment and arrive in your order email too. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the Luxor guides offline?
Yes. Open each guide once while connected and it keeps working without signal, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
What languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Is it possible to buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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