With a good guide you can learn lots about the late dynasties of the new Kingdom. The temple itself is quite awesome. It's just on the other side of the valley of the kings and there is a connect to discover. Ask your guide about the Cannes you see nearby, particularly one that's right next to the temple.

My wife and visited the Temple of Hatshepsut during a tour of Egypt this past December. We toured it immediately following our visit to the Valley of the Kings. Although the Valley of the Kings would be our first choice to tour between the two, the Temple was impressive. The history is fascinating because Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh and her son, Thutmoses III, tried to obliterate her name and legacy by destroying reliefs and statues at her temple. It is well worth a visit.

Not bad, certainly a site worth visiting in between valley of the kings and queens. The site does look more impressive from afar than up close, especially when bombarded by tourists. Similar to valley of the kings, you pay for a separate shuttle cart to take you up/back.

This temple is directly on the line of sight across the river from Karnak Temple in Luxor, which is an interesting placement. Was that coincidence or intentional, we'll never know. The temple was pretty wide, but not really that deep, at least the publicly-accessible area. We bought shuttle tickets from the entrance to the temple area since the heat was just unbearable, but the view coming back from the temple was so beautiful especially if you're facing back and see the temple move slowly away.

Queen Hatshepsut has got an interesting history, so going with guide will be helpful. Temple looks grand from outside, especially with the location. There are only few relics preserved and most of it was destroyed by her own son. There is not much to see inside but its still worth visiting.

As others have said, it is an anticlimax after the spectacular paintings of the valley of the Kings, but it is still impressive, and it has a stunning setting. Great view over Luxor, as well. It's probably not a destination in itself, but if you are at the Valley of the Kings anyway, it's a good nearby addition to a tour. There is still ongoing archeological work, so the details may become more impressive in the future. Having a guide did help in understanding the history and significance of what we were seeing.

This is yet another amazing place that should be on your list when you visit Egypt. The scale of the place is amazing and the restorations that have been done are very good. The fact that this was for a woman pharaoh is also very interesting. We enjoyed our visit here.

If you are near in the Valley of the Kings, this is worth seeing. Not much to see inside, but looks very modern and beautiful from the outside. But it gets very hot here, no shade at all. Check out the remnants of the tree of Moses near it.

This is my second time seeing the Hatshepsut Temple. I'm not tired of seeing it. Is a huge temple carved in the mountain with good access to the people, with amazing columns and stairs. It is amazing and well preserved too, it is an amazing experience, i truly recommend it, and it is an experience to repeat again.

This surprisingly modern looking temple appears part of the cliffs rising above it. It is on two levels with a long ramp leading onto the upper terrace. Each terrace has a double row of square cut columns. Nine large statues remain in front of the columns on the top level. There are coloured reliefs on the walls of the colonnades and on the columns though they can be difficult to make out in full sunlight. There are three interior shrines, one on the south to Hathor, one to the north to Anubis and the central one to Amun with its barrelled roof and a ceiling decorated with night stars with the two headless statue sentinels (you can only look at this room from the door). Some sections of the colonnades were closed. It is a really beautiful temple though it can get crowded as everyone visits here.