Understand
The Western Valley is nowhere near so commonly accessed by tourist parties as the Valley of the Kings, being located somewhat 'off the beaten track' see below, Get in. The Valley is nonetheless well worth a visit by the determined traveller: its relative quiet and isolation help to evoke the silent and haunting atmosphere at one time characteristic of the main King's Valley believed by ancient Egyptians to have been watched over by the protective goddess Meretseger, whose name translates as "she who loves silence".
