You’ll visit the heart of Luxor on this day out. First up is Luxor Temple, which has an ornate obelisk and two huge statues of Ramesses II at its entrance. Inside, you’ll find more statues of pharaohs, columned corridors, and the ruins of chapels with hieroglyphics carved into the walls. Interestingly, there’s a mosque intruding into part of the temple, which you’ll also get to see. Abu Haggag Mosque was built when much of the temple was still underground and, because it’s an important holy site, the decision was made not to demolish the mosque when the rest of the temple was excavated. Later on, you’ll have some time to barter with the locals at the city’s old market, before the tour continues on to El Shayeb Monastery. It’s a little-known fact that Egypt was a Coptic Christian country before Islam became the main religion, but the crosses and biblical images that adorn the walls in the monastery will soon remind you.