Mut Temple- Travel Tips
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- 5 Reviews
Reviews of Mut Temple
travel mail - 5
One of the rarer places to visit as it needs an extra ticket and it's a bit out of the way and hard to find and also it's a bit wrecked unfortunately, but still should be visited if you like the places not many tourist venture to. I was the only tourist there around 4pm and it had a nice quiet vibe. Longish walk take a right turn after the pillars Hall , long walk to the end, then right towards Khonsu temple. At Khonsu temple left turn and then along an avenue that looks like its going nowhere then see the signpost indicating left to mut temple.
rania alaa - 5
Karnak temple is a must to visit site, a lot of details, and multiple historical eras in one place.
Devika Rajeev - 3
Most of the other reviews don't seem to be relevant/ updated, so leaving this here as of October 2023. We visited this place only because we bought an extra ticket for it while buying tickets at the Karnak Temple. It was extremely difficult not just to get to, but even find. We headed south from the Karnak Temple past the Temple of Khonsu through a large gate. Somehow kept managing to go south till we hit the Avenue of Sphinxes. (If in doubt, just ask any of the security guards, they are helpful). The Avenue turns left and then right at a point. Instead of turning right, keep heading straight (there is a signboard - see photo below) and you will see the gate to your right. The gate was locked when we got there, but the gate keeper came down and let us in after checking our tickets. This was clearly a magnificent temple, but is in a state of disrepair. There are a couple of beautiful statues of Sekhmet and Rameses (see photos below) which make you feel slightly better about the money spent on the tickets. There is also a gallery of Sekhmet statues to help you realise how grand this temple must have been in its heyday (see video below). The ticket checker came in with us and helpfully pointed out the highlights (of course we gave him the expected tip at the end). It was extremely peaceful as there was no other soul around. We would have enjoyed it except for the heat and the effort of getting there. (If you don't want to head back all the way to the Karnak Temple to reach civilization, just head further down the Avenue of Sphinxes till you see a set of steps leading up. There was a ticket counter there, not sure for what. We told them we just wanted to get to the road and climbed up.)
Kenneth Kajberg - 2
We reached the Muttemplet, where there is usually no access. A team from Johns Hopkins University had emptied the water from the horseshoe-shaped lake in Mut Temple. When not pumping, the water comes back quickly and the place grows over. This visit was in 2009. Hard to determine wether or not its worth the entrance fee.
Sander Buiter - 5
This is a very interesting Temple. The lake behind it is in the shape of a crescent Moon. This Temple is filled with statues of sekhmet. Amazing. There are actually 3 separate temples here. Temple is Mut, Ramses III, and Temple A. This place is very lightly visited. Bear in mind not much is left of this complex, most of it is ruins. Tickets are currently did say Karnak, to get into this complex. It is quite a walk to get from Karnak entrance to Mut Temple. I would recommend taking a taxi or horse drawn carriage.
