Hi Claudine, my recommendation is to go during the morning, the earliest the better. Mainly because of the temperature it might get very hot depending of the time of the year.

Depends on your level of interest? If you're on your own and not very interested I guess you can go through this temple in... 30-45 mins? If you're interested and wanna see things through you can easily spend hours. If you're there on a busy day you can spend an hour just queing. Valley of the king's depend on the same issues and on what tombs you choose to see - popular or less popular - but you'd be hard pressed to do valley of the king's in less than an hour, even if you run through. So, your answer: depends on you! I'd recommend 4-6 hours to see both places, but then, I love both!

Yes it is easy to go by taxi but recommend you join a tour group.

While Bill's answer is true for many of the historic temples in Egypt, Hatshepsut's Temple in the Valley of the Kings is slightly different. According to our guide, Hatshepsut's Temple suffered a lot of damage from an earthquake. Many of the columns fell and roof caved in. The restoration completed so far is fantastic.

hello...yes it did...I think about 50 egp...( approx. 8 AUD )...nearly all tourist sites have an entrance fee. If u go to see Hatshepsut's place do NOT get involved with the 'guides' at the top all too willing to take a picture for u. They will ALL demand a payment for their favour which is normal for Egypt. And run thru the market they channel u thru on way to temple...its full of crap stuff that u wouldn't want. Just smile and say '' no thank u " and keep walking at a good pace. my biggest tip for all of Egypt...lol, do not stop or they will swarm.