Jan11Written by:Vanessa Hughton
11/01/2012 14:04 
With the unrest in the country Egyptian tourism has taken a massive hit, though holidays in Luxor have remained available and safe throughout the period. Some tourists are trickling back, but now there is a real incentive to visit Luxor in March when a 150 metre long section out of the 2,700 metres overall of the avenue will be officially re-opened for the public to see. Luxor, once the city of Thebes, was where Queen Hatshepsut (15th C BC) originally built the avenue featuring at that time hundreds of sphinxes.
Restoration will continue on further sections, but the Avenue of sphinxes will join the other amazing treasures to visit in Luxor such as the Karnak and Luxor Temples, and the Valley of the Kings on the left bank of the Nile. Tourists will find excellent bargains for this wonderful archeological centre for interest – and also enjoy a winter and spring sun holiday.