Luxor

Guide to Luxor (Egypt) from Iraq: the airport, transport, temples and tombs, the Egypt visa, and best flight fares.

Overview

Luxor, the ‘world's greatest open-air museum’ on the Nile, is a destination for archaeological tourism with its great pharaonic temples and tombs.

Airports

Luxor International Airport (LXR) is close to the city and the temples.

Getting around

Taxis, carriages and Nile boats to move between the sites.

Usually via transit (through Cairo), 5+ hours depending on the layover.

Yes — see the Egypt visa page.