Ever since I was an 8 year old and saw a black and white photograph, i have wanted to see the Colossi. Some decades further on, the reality is pleasing, the statues enigmatic, but the experience slightly soured by the constant " buy this / buy that / where you from sales pitch" The Colossi are the remnants of a... More

We stayed in Luxor overnight after doing Karnak and Luxor temples and Luxor Museum, then crossing over the River Nile into the West Bank we were quite surprised when our driver suddenly pulled off the road into a large lay by. Somehow neither of spotted the massive stone statues until we were almost there. For a freebie this was well... More

this is very good and when we were there the wind whistled through it really eerie:)

I appreciate that these were a venue for tourists dating back to the ancient Greeks, but the weathering had unfortunately left very little of their ancient splendour.

I know it may seem terrible but they tag this venue onto all the organized trips and it isn't worth it. You can see them plainly from the road and the features on the statues are nearly all gone. A bazzarr has parked itself alongside trying to sell tourists a load of tat.Organize your own trip and miss this one... More

This was the first site we visited in Luxor and it blew us away! Just watch out for all the people trying to sell you stuff!

There are just two statues which are well known but originally formed the entrance to a grand funerary temple.Its a free roadside stop and worth seeing.

As a 'gateway' to the tombs the Colossi of Memnon set the scene and lead us in to the reality of the sheer size and scale of everything that related to the Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt. It was an opportunity to buy a straw fly switch before we travelled on to see the tombs.

There was not really anything to see here apart from two large statues that had badly worn features. A seven minute stop was enough to see what there is to see. However, two or three of those minutes were spent trying to shake off the kids who were trying to sell me things. There are better things to see in... More