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View over the Valley of the Kings in the late afternoon
Luxor und der Nil

Tal der Könige

Dreiundsechzig Gräber der Pharaonen des Neuen Reiches, in den Fels hinter Theben gehauen.

Gräber
63 bekannt; etwa 10 jeweils im Wechsel geöffnet
Epoche
um 1550–1070 v. Chr., Neues Reich
Allgemeines Ticket
etwa 750 EGP für drei Gräber
Zusatztickets
Tutanchamun ~700; Sethos I. ~2.000; Ramses V./VI. ~220 EGP

Das Tal der Könige am Westufer von Luxor birgt die Gräber der Pharaonen der 18. bis 20. Dynastie (um 1550 bis 1070 v. Chr.), darunter Tutanchamun, Sethos I. und Ramses VI. Das allgemeine Ticket (etwa 750 EGP) öffnet drei Gräber aus einer wechselnden Liste; Tutanchamun (etwa 700 EGP), Sethos I. (etwa 2.000 EGP) und Ramses V./VI. (etwa 220 EGP) kosten extra. Unsere Touren enthalten das allgemeine Ticket und bei zwei Produkten Sethos I. und Tutanchamun.

Der Besuch

After the pyramids proved impossible to protect, the kings of the New Kingdom chose a hidden valley under a pyramid-shaped peak and cut their tombs into the limestone: a descending corridor, pillared halls and a burial chamber painted with the books of the underworld. Sixty-three tombs are known; Tutankhamun's, found by Howard Carter in November 1922, was the only one found nearly intact.

The tombs open with the general ticket rotate to protect the paint; the usual list includes Ramses IV with its astronomical ceiling, Ramses IX, Merenptah and Ramses III. Tutankhamun's tomb is small but holds the king himself. Seti I is the longest and most beautiful, reopened after decades of closure. Ramses V/VI has the complete Book of the Day and Night on its ceiling.

An electric train takes you from the ticket office to the valley floor. The tombs have ramps and wooden stairs and are warm inside; the best time is when the gate opens at 06:00.

Tipps unserer Guides

  • Go first thing; the coaches arrive from 09:00
  • Buy the photo pass if you want pictures inside; phones count
  • Choose Seti I or Ramses V/VI as an extra if you have one to spend

Beste Zeit: 06:00 bis 08:30, in jeder Jahreszeit; Oktober bis April wegen der Temperaturen.

Fragen

Three from the rotating list of about ten open tombs; your guide picks the best three of the day. Tutankhamun, Seti I and Ramses V/VI always need extra tickets.
25.7402 N, 32.6014 EIn Google Maps öffnen

Touren, die Tal der Könige besuchen