Luxor
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Egypt in Backpack: Cairo, Luxor, Aswan & Abu Simbel in 6 days – Itinerary and Budget
I have just returned from an incredible stay in Egypt. This article is the result of my long hours of research and discussions with my travel agency and my Egyptian guide. The rates given are for November 2018. I hope this gives you an idea of the budget for your backpack / independent trip to Egypt. To know more about the tours organized in Egypt and their comparison here If this program isn’t luxurious enough for you, check out our hyper luxury program reco here (with cruise on a sailboat) Also check out my ultimate guide to Egypt: 50 Things to Know Before Going to Egypt Attention the itinerary below…
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Days 2 & 3 in Egypt: Karnak Temple and Nile Cruise
If you haven’t read them, read first our first travel notebook in Egypt and the second travel notebook. Today, I will take you to the Karnak Temple in Luxor and discover our boat on the Nile. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary End of Day 2 in Egypt Tonight, we booked a private car to take us to the Karnak temple, wait for us for an hour and then bring us back. We intend to attend the sound and light show there. The sound and light show at Karnak Temple isn’t the best in Egypt but we want to have a preview of the…
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Days 1 & 2 in Egypt: Exceptional visits in Luxor
In the previous episode, I told you about our arrival in Luxor. Today, I am taking you on some exceptional visits to Luxor. Are you ready? Log in from a computer to see more pictures. Here we go! Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary Day 1: Visit Luxor Temple by night It is 7:30 pm and we are starving. We walk from our hotel to Luxor Temple. Walking time: 6 minutes Number of pickers, requests for “calèche, calèche mon ami?” : 10 Tourists complain about it on all forums and blogs. Ohlala we are ATM on legs, ohlala scam ohlala too aggressive. In the…
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Day 1 in Egypt: Arrival in Luxor & Overnight at Winter Palace
After a month and a half in Turkey, we fly to Egypt where we spend 12 days of vacations. Pure vacations, no work, no call, no checking our emails. Nada! To have our complete itinerary day by day, I invite you to consult our itinerary here. Part 1: Travel Diary Part 2: Practical Tips Part 1: Travel Diary How to get there If the organization of Istanbul International Airport is a disaster (they have difficulties to manage the large number of tourists), everything went well afterwards. We have to do Istanbul – Cairo then Cairo – Luxor by plane. The arrival in Cairo was very smooth. For info, we go…
