33 thousand tourists visited Karnak during the last week of May 2023
The Karnak Temples, north of Luxor Governorate, witnessed the visit of more than 33 thousand tourists of various nationalities during the last week of this month May, driven by one-day trips coming from the city of Hurghada.
The most prominent nationalities that visited the temple were: Spanish, American, New Zealand, Dutch, German, Indian, and French, in addition to Arabs and Egyptians, stressing that the Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism and the Tourism Promotion Authority have provided a set of packages and facilities, and reductions in ticket prices, to encourage tourists to visit archaeological areas in the summer season, explaining that despite the bad weather that... Luxor was exposed to it during this week, but it did not affect the rates of tourist flows to the archaeological areas, specifically the Karnak Temple.
The winter tourist season, which ended a few days ago, is considered one of the best tourist seasons that Luxor has experienced in more than a decade, as occupancy rates exceeded 80% in floating and fixed hotels, and floating hotels achieved the highest occupancy rate, which exceeded 150 floating hotels. By nearly 100%.