In 2007 work began to clean up the city, widen streets, replace and improve utilities and infrastructure including an amazing new flyover which will ensure free flowing traffic between both sides of the railway track that divides Luxor.  The old Souk was cleaned up and the area in front of Luxor Temple was transformed into a lovely public meeting point capable of facilitating open air events such as music and art festivals.

In 2008 excavation work began to unearth and re-establish the legendary Avenue of the Sphinx which links Karnak and Luxor Temples.  

Across the Nile River lie the monuments, temples and tombs of the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Ramesseum, Temple of Medinet Habu, famous Tombs of the the Nobles, Worker's Village, Temple of Hatshepsut and Colossi of Memnon to name but a few.

Thousands of international tourists arrive each year to visit these monuments. As a result, Luxor represents an excellent base for touring Upper Egypt and visiting Abydos, Dendera, Edfu, Kom Ombo and Aswan.  Luxor is a popular holiday destination, as well as a starting or finishing point for Nile cruises and overnight trips to the Western Desert with it's many oases.

Luxor is perhaps one of the last remaining places where there is such a fascinating blend of ancient and new, eastern and western and diverse religions.  It is a veritable melting pot of different ages, cultures, beliefs and international citizens, all co-existing in harmony and peace!