Luxor City Overview
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City Overview
Luxor has been a tourist mecca ever since Nile steamers began calling in the nineteenth century to view the remains of Thebes, ancient Egypt's New Kingdom capital, and its associated sites – the concentration of relics in this area is overwhelming. The town itself boasts Luxor Temple, a graceful ornament to its waterfront and "downtown" quarter. A great thing to remember is that bargaining is a part of life in Egypt and virtually everything is open to negotiation.
Daily Budget
Currency: Egyptian pound. Meal - Low Budget $2 - $4, Lodging - Low Budget $2 - $8, Egypt is terrific value. It is possible to spend as little as $15 a day if you're prepared to stay in the cheapest hotels and hostels, eat local vendors' food, limit yourself to one historic site a day and travel on packed third-class trains. The major expense for the traveller in Egypt is transport and site entry. .
Transport
Luxor International Airport:Many flights with Egyptair to Cairo every day, once a week to Sjarm El Sheik, and Aswan. Many European Charters fly on this airport. If you don't have a transfer to your hotel, you need to take a taxi. This will cost LE35 to Luxor (about 15 minutes drive)
Luxor Central Train Station:In night time you have sleepingtrains to Cairo and Alexandria. Trains to Aswan 07.00 and 17:00.
SuperJet Bus station:Next the trainstation you have the Supperjet & Upper Egypt Coach compagnies. directions to Hurgada, Aswan, Cairo, Suez. These busses are perfect for long trips. You also have a local bus station near the airport, with small, overcrowded an dangerous minibusses.
Transport inside Luxor:You can take the public Minibusses, will cost you 0,50LE, but there is no schedule. You need to ask the bus if he will drive close to your destination.
There are plenty of taxi's and Caleshes in town. Normal rate 10LE will be sufficient, but close the deal before you go.
The best way to transport yourself is by renting a bicycle. Everything is closeby and you will not be harrased by taxi or caleshes. But make sure you rent at a legal bike rent shop.
Daily Budget
Currency: Egyptian pound. Meal - Low Budget $2 - $4, Lodging - Low Budget $2 - $8, Egypt is terrific value. It is possible to spend as little as $15 a day if you're prepared to stay in the cheapest hotels and hostels, eat local vendors' food, limit yourself to one historic site a day and travel on packed third-class trains. The major expense for the traveller in Egypt is transport and site entry. .
Transport
Luxor International Airport:Many flights with Egyptair to Cairo every day, once a week to Sjarm El Sheik, and Aswan. Many European Charters fly on this airport. If you don't have a transfer to your hotel, you need to take a taxi. This will cost LE35 to Luxor (about 15 minutes drive)
Luxor Central Train Station:In night time you have sleepingtrains to Cairo and Alexandria. Trains to Aswan 07.00 and 17:00.
SuperJet Bus station:Next the trainstation you have the Supperjet & Upper Egypt Coach compagnies. directions to Hurgada, Aswan, Cairo, Suez. These busses are perfect for long trips. You also have a local bus station near the airport, with small, overcrowded an dangerous minibusses.
Transport inside Luxor:You can take the public Minibusses, will cost you 0,50LE, but there is no schedule. You need to ask the bus if he will drive close to your destination.
There are plenty of taxi's and Caleshes in town. Normal rate 10LE will be sufficient, but close the deal before you go.
The best way to transport yourself is by renting a bicycle. Everything is closeby and you will not be harrased by taxi or caleshes. But make sure you rent at a legal bike rent shop.
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