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
Felucca on the Nile (Sallie Pisch Photography)
Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor
Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Luxor
Sunset over the Nile in Luxor
Hot air balloon ride over Luxor
Luxor
Colossi of Memnon in Luxor
Temple ruins in Luxor
Sunset over the Nile in Luxor
Hot air balloon ride over Luxor
Carvings in Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex at night
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex
A statue in Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex
Sunset over the Nile from a felucca
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex
Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex
Cups of tea left beneath a wall carving in Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex
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...?
