点评:Just a short drive away from Luxor, the Valley of the Kings consists of several rock-cut tombs which were excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles for over 500 years. The surroundings are awe-inspiring. The place has a certain aura that will mesmerize you with its regality. There are over sixty tombs with some of the most elaborate but not all of them are open to the public. The quality of the artisanship is simply fantastic. The Tutankhamun tomb costs extra to visit so we had to skip it. The Ramesses V and VI, Seti I and II tombs are striking in their opulence and lavishness.
The place is teeming with visitors and there will likely be quite a long line for the tickets. A shuttle takes you from the visitor center to the tombs entrance. Some of the more famous tombs also have long wait times depending on the season. Visiting in December, I found it was quite hot at the site. I cannot imagine how it might be in summer. There is a limit to the number of tombs you can access/visit with your ticket which is a pity. I wished we had known this before so I could have purchased tickets for additional tombs inside the precincts.
The Valley of the Kings is a place where one can easily spend a half day without accounting for the lines. I would strongly urge tourists to not rush their trip
翻译:帝王谷距离卢克索仅一小段车程,由数座岩石陵墓组成,这些陵墓在过去500多年里为法老和权贵们开凿。周围的环境令人叹为观止。这里弥漫着一种令人着迷的庄严氛围。这里有超过60座陵墓,其中一些最为精致,但并非所有陵墓都向公众开放。这些陵墓的工艺水平堪称一流。图坦卡蒙陵墓需要额外付费参观,所以我们不得不放弃参观。拉美西斯五世和六世陵墓,以及塞提一世和二世陵墓,其富丽堂皇和奢华程度令人叹为观止。
这里游客众多,购票排队时间可能会很长。您可以乘坐班车从游客中心前往陵墓入口。一些著名的陵墓根据季节不同,排队时间也会更长。我是在12月到访的,感觉现场相当炎热。我无法想象夏天会是什么样子。一张票可以进入/参观的陵墓数量有限,真可惜。真希望我们早点知道,这样我就可以买票去参观园区内的其他陵墓了。
帝王谷是一个可以轻松玩上半天而不用担心排队的地方。我强烈建议游客不要仓促出行。