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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Natalie Wilson

EXPLAINED: 10 of the best things to do in luxor egypt - The Real Truth

On the site of ancient Thebes, Luxor is a treasure trove of ruins and relics - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Trade Red Sea resorts for a historic holiday to majestic temples and pharaoh tombs in Egypt’s eastern city.

Lapping the banks of the crocodile-peppered Nile, Luxor, once Egypt’s ancient capital Thebes, fuses a rich variety of the old and the new – the east and west banks divided by Africa’s longest river.

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