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22 Pictures That Prove Why Luxor Is 2016’s Tourism Capital of the World

By Sallie Pisch
Sunset over the Nile from a felucca

Our very own Luxor, home to some of Egypt’s most stunning pharaonic temples, was named the capital of international tourism for 2016 by the United Nation’s World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). So to celebrate, we give you 20 stunning images of Luxor, from its temples to the beauty of the Nile.

 

 

 

Hot air balloon ride over Luxor
Hot air balloon ride over Luxor

 

 

 

Felucca on the Nile (Sallie Pisch Photography)
Felucca on the Nile (Sallie Pisch Photography)

 

 

 

Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor
Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor

 

 

 

Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor
Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor

 

 

 

Sunset over the Nile in Luxor
Sunset over the Nile in Luxor

 

 

 

Hot air balloon ride over Luxor
Hot air balloon ride over Luxor

 

 

 

Luxor
Luxor

 

 

 

Colossi of Memnon in Luxor
Colossi of Memnon in Luxor

 

 

 

Temple ruins in Luxor
Temple ruins in Luxor

 

 

 

Sunset over the Nile in Luxor
Sunset over the Nile in Luxor

 

 

 

Hot air balloon ride over Luxor
Hot air balloon ride over Luxor

 

 

 

Carvings in Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex
Carvings in Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex

 

 

 

Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex at night
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex at night

 

 

 

Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex

 

 

 

A statue in Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex
A statue in Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex

 

 

 

Sunset over the Nile from a felucca
Sunset over the Nile from a felucca

 

 

 

Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex

 

 

 

Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex

 

 

 

Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex

 

 

 

A cup of tea left beneath a wall carving in Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex
Cups of tea left beneath a wall carving in Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex

 

 

 

Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex at night
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex at night

 

 

 

Luxor's Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex

 

 

 

WE SAID THIS: Make sure to also read #ThisIsEgypt: The Ultimate Guide to Discover the Beauty of Luxor and Aswan.

 

 

Sallie Pisch

Sallie specializes in photojournalism and live music photography. She spends most of her time with musicians and children, and the rest covering politics or turning words into art. She was supposed to be in Cairo for six weeks, and now it's been six years. Maybe there's something in the water...?

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