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Luxor - Historic Sites

Upper Egypt  >  Egypt

The desert areas Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut and Karnak Temples, and the Ramses statue are home to many uncommon desert species.

Added* by Iain Crawford
Most recent update 10 oktober 2022
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Description

At Karnak Temple, watch for Kirkeugle, Tårnugle, Ørkensvale, Beryllbieter, Trompeterfink and Blåtrost. Valley of the Kings has Ørkensteinskvett, Munkesteinskvett and Middelhavsspurv around the cafe.

Also in the area are Brunnakkeravn, Maskedue, Lysbuksandhøne, Spotted Sandgrouse, Sotfalk, Berberfalk, Desert Lark, Slagfalk, Tartarfalk, Rødfalk, Ørkenløper and others.

Details

Access

Luxor is a popular tourist destination with its own airport. Train from Cairo takes about 10 hours. From the city centre take ferry across the Nile, then taxi, donkey or camel to Valley of the Kings. The route shown on the map is about 8 km. Entrance ticket to 3 tombs costs 240 Eg £. Take plenty of water.

Terrain and Habitat

Mountain , Canyon/cliff , Desert , Scattered trees and bushes , Plateau , Valley , Dunes

Conditions

Hilly , Dry , Open landscape , No shadow

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Autumn

Route

Narrow trail , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Strenuous

Accessible by

Foot , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Links

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Map

Top 5 birds

Trompeterfink
1. Trompeterfink
(Bucanetes githagineus)
Slagfalk
2. Slagfalk
(Falco biarmicus)
Blåtrost
3. Blåtrost
(Monticola solitarius)
Triel
4. Triel
(Burhinus oedicnemus)
Svartglente
5. Svartglente
(Milvus migrans)

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