| With a rich and spectacular history that dates back | | | | tourists, especially because it has the tomb of |
| several centuries, Egypt is perhaps the most exotic | | | | Tutankhamun's successor - Ay. |
| tourist destination in the world. Home to one of the | | | | Since there are numerous tombs in the Valley of the |
| Seven Wonders, Egypt has drawn tourists from all | | | | Kings, tourists will need an experienced guide to help |
| corners of the globe. | | | | them around the place. Typically, a tourist visiting this |
| The Valley of the Kings is located on the the west | | | | place is offered a permit for three tombs. Tourists |
| bank of the Nile. Since the start of the nineteenth | | | | must also remember that they need to get a |
| century, this place has been subject to extensive | | | | separate permit to visit Tutankhamun's tomb. |
| archaeological exploration. The Valley was declared a | | | | Before you visit the Valley of the Kings, it is |
| World Heritage site in the year 1979. | | | | recommended that you find out which tombs are |
| The Valley of the Kings has a magical effect on | | | | temporarily closed for renovation. Some of the |
| people who visit this place. And even those given to | | | | tombs most commonly visited by tourists include |
| hyperbole would concur. Not surprisingly, the Valley of | | | | those of Horemheb, Ramesses VI and Tuthmose III. |
| the Kings has offered moviemakers an opportunity | | | | All of these tombs have hieroglyphics that transport |
| to recreate the magic of this place on screen. | | | | you to the world of the Pharaohs and their rich |
| The Valley of the Kings is the place of Pharaoh | | | | heritage. |
| Tombs. It was once home to two of the most | | | | The tomb of Horemheb is located close to the tomb |
| popular kings in the history of Egypt - Tutankhamun | | | | of Ramesses III. Although the place is in a state of |
| and Ramesses the great - Pharaohs who once were | | | | ruin, it still retains the magic of ancient Egypt. And |
| revered and mentioned in hushed tones. The Valley | | | | one of the reasons for this is the presence of the |
| of the Kings actually refers to two valleys - East and | | | | renowned paintings of the two blind harpists. The |
| the West. The East Valley is the primary tourist | | | | tombs of Ramesses and Tuthmose have inscriptions |
| location and is home to a majority of the tombs of | | | | across the ceilings of their chambers and offer you a |
| Pharaohs from the New Kingdom. On the other hand, | | | | glimpse of ancient Egyptian traditions. |
| the West Valley draws more archeologists than | | | | |