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Sited of the banks of the Nile roughly 650 kilometres (400 miles) south of Cairo, Luxor is one of Egypt's most popular tourist destinations and the base for several important archaelogical sites - the Valley of the Kings and the Temple of Luxor. Thebes, the ancient Egyptian capital, was located on the West bank of the river Nile.
From the Luxor Travel Guide
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The hotel is in a great location, down a side street off the main drag. We loved eating breakfast up on the terrace and watching all the many interesting people, donkies, horses, etc. that passed by on the street below. It was great to not be in a major tourist area, but more in the village, to get a feel for life for the locals. ... more
In general a good hotel, clean and quite. What I did not like was the restaurant. The food was too expensive compared with restaurants of neighboring hotels particularly since it was not better than the meals at other restaurants in its vicinity. ... more
We stayed here over the christmas period on arrival we where a little disappointed with our room which seemed smaller then others and in serious need of decorating we also had a few problems with the bathroom and blocked drains on two occasions, however the views from our balcony where of the west bank and made up for it and the deal was half board ... more
Cairo Luxor Trains and Taxis
a day tourist train to Luxor on Sat. My question is, will I be able to buy a ticket on Thursday ...
Egypt Travel - Luxor to Dahab?
Hey guys, I leave for Egypt in 6 weeks- I'm sooo excited!! Question- What is the best way to get from Luxor to Dahab? Then, what is the best way to travel from Dahab to Cairo? Thanks you to allwho have responded to my previous postings!! You've all been a tremendous help! Happy travelling! Wil ...
Taxi around Luxor
I ahven't received any information about the following. Please someone must have some experience with these two questions. What would be a reasonble price for a taxi for the day in Luxor? How would I go about obtaining small denominations LEs for tipping etc.? Thanks ...
Luxor
could use that would accurately describe what happens in Luxor. Though I will certainly try. The moment ...
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Luxor
Left the chaos of Cairo and on to Luxor! G was not doing well the last night in Cairo - fever, shivering, not good! We had a long drive ahead of us though to Luxor. Drove down towards Hurghada back ...
Posted in escape to africa by ctravelbug
Luxor
Salaam Aleikum! Tijd voor een nieuwe update. Na mijn laatste strapatsen in Cairo ben ik ondertussen wat opgeschoven richting Soedanese grens. De nachttrein naar Luxor was van het luxueuze type ...
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