# Ancient Luxor: A Guide to Both Banks of the Nile Source: https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor Language: en # Ancient Luxor Eleven guides to the temples, tombs and museum on both banks. Begin with the river. Our east-bank guides cover Karnak, Luxor Temple and Luxor Museum; eight west-bank guides introduce the royal valleys, funerary temples, workers’ village and nobles’ tombs. Group nearby visits, allow time for crossing and check the walking and access details for each place. This is a selected guide to Luxor, not a complete list of its ancient sites. Ancient Luxor ## Choose your next visit. Showing 11 of 11 sites [ Temple complex ### Karnak Temple Complex Two thousand years of building, rebuilding and royal ambition, gathered around the temples of Amun. East bank 2–3 hours ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/karnak)[ Temple ### Luxor Temple A temple of Amun in the heart of today’s city, shaped by royal ritual and the annual Opet festival. East bank 1–1.5 hours ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-temple)[ Necropolis ### Valley of the Kings The royal burial landscape of the New Kingdom: rock-cut tombs tucked into a desert valley, separate from the kings’ major commemorative temples. West bank 2–3 hours ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/valley-of-the-kings)[ Temple ### Temple of Hatshepsut Terraces set straight into the cliff at Deir el-Bahari — and a reign that was later chiselled off its own walls. West bank 1–1.5 hours ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/temple-of-hatshepsut)[ Necropolis ### Valley of the Queens A royal cemetery whose tombs vary greatly in decoration and access. Check which are open before deciding how it fits your day. West bank About 1 hour ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/valley-of-the-queens)[ Temple ### Medinet Habu Colour survives here wherever the roof did — on a temple built by a king fighting to hold Egypt together. West bank About 1.5 hours ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/medinet-habu)[ Village ### Deir el-Medina The village of the men who cut the royal tombs. It is the site that makes all the others feel human. West bank About 1 hour ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/deir-el-medina)[ Temple ### The Ramesseum Ramesses II’s mortuary temple, largely collapsed — including the colossus that put “Ozymandias” into English. West bank About 1 hour ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/ramesseum)[ Monument ### Colossi of Memnon Two seated figures of Amenhotep III mark the entrance area of a once vast royal temple. West bank 15–30 minutes ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/colossi-of-memnon)[ Museum ### Luxor Museum A museum that brings objects from ancient Thebes into focus, from royal sculpture to reconstructed temple reliefs. East bank 1–1.5 hours ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/luxor-museum)[ Necropolis ### Tombs of the Nobles Private tombs across the Theban hills, where images of work, family and offerings express the status and afterlife hopes of officials and their households. West bank 1–2 hours, depending on how many tomb groups you visit ](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/tombs-of-the-nobles) Continue reading ## The rest of Ancient Luxor [Timeline](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/timeline) [Pharaohs](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/pharaohs) [Gods](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/gods) [Tomb directory](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/tombs) [Ancient Egypt 101](https://luxor101.com/ancient-luxor/ancient-egypt-101)