Luxor Museum & Mummification Museum Tour

The Luxor Museum is smaller and far less overwhelming than Cairo's museums, with a tightly curated collection focused specifically on Theban antiquities, including striking statuary and artifacts pulled directly from the sites you're likely visiting elsewhere in Luxor. It makes an excellent primer before or after visiting the tombs and temples themselves.

The nearby Mummification Museum goes deep on the specific science, tools and ritual behind ancient Egyptian mummification — a subject the bigger sites touch on but don't fully explain, and one that tends to fascinate visitors of every age.

A good lower-effort, air-conditioned option for a hot afternoon between more physically demanding site visits.