🪲 Karnak Temple

Luxor, Egypt

Best time: October to April, avoiding the summer heat

Ancient Egypt's largest temple complex, expanded by pharaohs over 2,000 years. The Great Hypostyle Hall's 134 columns soar 21 metres, a forest of stone.

Good to know

• A guide brings the reliefs and hieroglyphs to life.
• A dawn hot-air balloon flight floats over the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank.