Western Valley tombs that are officially open to public view are theoretically open daily, 6am-6pm summer and 9am-5pm winter - but see the caveat under "Get in" above. Admission LE 10, by means of ticket from the main Ticket Office ensure you carry some baksheesh for the guard when visiting the Western Valley.
The tombs in the Western Valley have been catalogued under WV numbers WV = Western Valley, mirroring the KV system in the main Valley of the Kings.
the Tomb of Amenhotep III WV22 (http://www.thebanmappingp...) - currently closed to public view while a Japanese expedition undertakes cleaning and conservation work
the Tomb of Ay WV23 (http://www.thebanmappingp...) - currently open to public view - the tomb dates from the very end of the 18th Dynasty and is the burial place of the vizier chief minister Ay who gained the throne after the extinction of the line of succession within the ruling 18th Dynasty family of pharaohs. As such, WV23 was the last tomb to be established in the valley. Scenes from the tomb decoration, bearing close resemblance to the style seen in the tomb of Tutankhamun Ay's predecessor, include a depiction of Ay hunting in the marshes unique amongst royal depictions in the Theban necropolis and an assemblage of of twelve baboons. The sarcophagus was recently restored and re-installed by the Supreme Council of Antiquities from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, though its orientation is now reversed from the original.
