Must-see temple · Luxor, Egypt
Luxor Temple
معبد الأقصر
Luxor Temple is a temple in Luxor, Egypt.
Luxor Temple: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Luxor Temple
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Luxor Temple — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 25.69958, 32.63956. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Luxor Temple
- Sidi Abou Al Hagag Al Aqsry Mosque · dargah · Luxor · ~0 km · Must-see
- Temple of Khonsu · fort · Luxor · ~3 km · Must-see
- Karnak Temple Complex · temple · Luxor · ~3 km · Must-see
- Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis · fort · Luxor · ~4 km · Must-see
- Colossi of Memnon · fort · Luxor · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mortuary Temple of Seti I · fort · Luxor · ~5 km · Must-see
- Ramesseum · fort · Luxor · ~5 km · Must-see
- Medinet Habu · fort · Luxor · ~6 km · Must-see
- TT51 Userhat · fort · Luxor · ~6 km · Must-see
- Valley of the nobles Asasif · fort · Luxor · ~6 km · Must-see
- Theban Tomb 69 (Menna) · fort · Luxor · ~6 km · Must-see
- Sheikh Abd el-Qurna · fort · Luxor · ~6 km · Must-see
- TT359 Inherkha · fort · Luxor · ~6 km · Must-see
- Dayr al-Madīnah · fort · Luxor · ~6 km · Must-see
- Deir el-Bahari · fort · Luxor · ~7 km · Must-see
- Valley of the Three Pits · viewpoint · Luxor · ~7 km · Must-see
- Valley of the Queens · fort · Luxor · ~7 km · Must-see
- Nefertari-Merymut tomb · fort · Luxor · ~7 km · Must-see
Other temples near Luxor Temple
- Karnak Temple Complex · temple · Luxor · ~3 km · Must-see
- Temple of Horus · temple · Aswan · ~104 km · Must-see
- Temple of Akhmenu · temple · Luxor · ~4 km
- Contra Temple · temple · Luxor · ~4 km
- Temple of Montu · temple · Luxor · ~4 km
- Temple of Thutmoses III · temple · Luxor · ~7 km
- Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut · temple · Luxor · ~7 km
- Temple of Khnum · temple · Luxor · ~57 km
- Dendera Temple Complex · temple · New Valley · ~62 km
- Mabad Aminofis · temple · Aswan · ~82 km
Wikipedia · Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) · Wikidata (CC0) · Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA) · Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0)
Frequently asked
How crowded is Luxor Temple today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Luxor Temple yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Luxor Temple?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Luxor Temple?
Nearby: Sidi Abou Al Hagag Al Aqsry Mosque (dargah, 0 km), Temple of Khonsu (fort, 3 km), Karnak Temple Complex (temple, 3 km), Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (fort, 4 km), Colossi of Memnon (fort, 5 km), Mortuary Temple of Seti I (fort, 5 km).
Is Luxor Temple worth visiting?
Luxor Temple is listed as a must-see temple in Egypt on Spotwander.