Deir el-Medina

Using a taxi to Deir el Medina was good value

The village of Deir el Medina, home of the workers who built the royal tombs KV, and their tombs are well worth the visit. Being return visitors with reasonable knowledge we simply found a taxi driver...

Fewer visitors than most burial sites

These tombs are very small but filled with such artistry. Very well preserved, they are worth a stop. Also, only a handful of visitors were here when we visited so you can take your time.

So impressed by this lesser visited site!

We're so glad we added a visit to these tombs to the better known Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Some of the tombs were fantastic, not as large but with decorations/images just as impr...

Colorful and detailled paintings

The tombs of the artists who lived in this small village on the west bank and who worked in the tombs of the pharaos, are small but really beautiful. The paintings are very colorful and detailled, and...

Well worth adding this in

These tombs were created by the men who worked on the tombs of the kings during their free time.Why?Because they lived secluded in the village (the ruins are visible),unable to travel in case the loca...