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Should you visit Luxor?
Hello! I plan only one long-distance excursion when visiting Hurghada: either cairo (pyramids) or Luxor. Tell me, where is it really interesting to go?
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When are you planning your trip to Egypt? If in the near future, then we need to look at the situation in the country. In any case, it’s definitely not worth going to Cairo now. Luxor is an excellent excursion and is better to visit from Hurghada than from another resort in Egypt.
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answered 11 years ago
It is interesting to go to Luxor and the pyramids. You won't regret it. The tours are very interesting. See what time it is. At the moment, due to the situation in Egypt, Cairo cannot be advised. But if you decide to go to Luxor, then Hurghada is better.
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answered 11 years ago
Luxor is worth it. Cairo is standing, but now it is not calm in Cairo, Luxor is better. Great place, amazing stuff!
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answered 11 years ago
The country is on the verge of civil war. I would not go to Egypt now
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answered 11 years ago
Thanks for the advice! Yes, I am aware that there is unrest, but the tour has already been purchased and is non-refundable))) We are going on July 21.
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answered 11 years ago
Do not forget that it is much hotter in Luxor than on the coast.
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answered 11 years ago
Drive to Aswan, a little further, but not as traveled as Luxor. You can swim on the Nile
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answered 11 years ago
The tour is bought, but there is no tour yet? So think hard whether to go to them or not. Oleksii64 is right, it is very hard in Luxor in the summer - the heat is unbearable. I know cases when people went there, but could not even get off the bus, they escaped the heat in it.
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answered 11 years ago
Luxor is more interesting! But it's still hot. We were at the end of April and did not go to the Valley of the Kings (some of the tourists were sitting on the bus). Strange, but without a headdress it turned out to be lighter - the feeling of heat stroke was gone. Be sure to take water with you - in the bus it is only paid, no matter what the guide at the hotel says - this is the drivers' income.
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answered 11 years ago
I'm also worried about the heat ... Excursion. Bureau says it's hot, but tolerable, a lot of greenery in Luxor ... What to do? and orhideya21 writes, they didn’t even get off the bus ... I’ll think (((
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answered 11 years ago
so believe the organizers of the excursions. I almost agreed to go to the greenery! That's what they say: there is the Nile, there is sooo much greenery, there is rice, mango and finally all cultures grow, this is a desert in Hurghada. It takes 4 hours from 30- and minute stop
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answered 11 years ago
Yes, drive along the Nile for a while. All this greenery with palm trees can even be seen from the bus window.
BUT! exactly where you need to go - stones and heat. The Karnak temple is stone, there is a shadow, there is no greenery. Hatshepsut's palace and the Valley of the Kings - no greenery, no shade. If you go down to the tombs, then there is no air there, even though the temperature is a little lower.
In short, I would not go for any price in the summer.
BUT! exactly where you need to go - stones and heat. The Karnak temple is stone, there is a shadow, there is no greenery. Hatshepsut's palace and the Valley of the Kings - no greenery, no shade. If you go down to the tombs, then there is no air there, even though the temperature is a little lower.
In short, I would not go for any price in the summer.
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answered 11 years ago
And, yes, one more thing - you will be dragged around the "factories" of papyrus, onyx and local perfumery. If the first two are nothing, then only a very brave person can smell these fetid, suffocating essential oils in 50-degree heat. And then the whole bus stinks, because the ladies will definitely put something on themselves.
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answered 11 years ago
My husband and I traveled last year to Luxor and Dendera. The heat is decent, BUT it was not tiring. No one stayed on the bus, people of all ages followed the guide, who rushed from one part of the shadow to another, and only in the shadow began to tell. Put on light, closed clothes in white and calmly set off. The devil is not as scary as he is painted!
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answered 11 years ago
Gitara, please specify what month you were in. Because in our group in early October, one man did get a heat stroke.
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answered 11 years ago
Yes, the heat is incredible, especially in the Valley of the Dead, we have not yet visited the Karnati temple in the sun, closer to the morning, it is cooler. In Karnat, there is at least a shadow from these majestic ruins. on an additional excursion on the island where there was a fruit farm. And it was January!
In general, I would give a medal for visiting Egypt in the summer.
In general, I would give a medal for visiting Egypt in the summer.
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answered 11 years ago
My friend and I flew to Luxor at the end of August from Sharm. It was very hot, of course, very much. But I can’t say that we were very tired. It took 40 minutes on the plane, after all, not to shake on the bus. There was a comfortable minibus with air conditioning. On the street it was hot, of course. We were dressed in all white (a thin tunic with long sleeves, light trousers, a scarf on our heads, sunglasses), we took thermal water with us, splashed it on our faces, it refreshed well. Well, and water, of course. they were imported, and air conditioners worked at oil and papyrus factories. In Karnak, they sell water, you can buy it cold, but it’s a little expensive. It was the hottest thing in the Valley of the Kings, one elderly German woman, from a neighboring excursion group, kept repeating the word "kaput". We endure the heat well, so we did not regret at all that we flew to Luxor, we returned very satisfied. so that you can listen. And you are watching everyone endures the heat differently. If in doubt, it is better to refrain.
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answered 11 years ago
I was in Hurghada in May last year. At sea +30 +32, in Luxor the sensor on the bus showed up to +47. Not everyone got out of it. think for yourself
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answered 11 years ago
It's really green in Luxor along the Nile because there are peasant fields. Attractions, such as the Valley of the Kings, are located in the desert. Think for yourself, what kind of greenery is there? Seek advice from real agencies, or at least people who have been there. And now virtual agencies have divorced. Excursions are sold, but they themselves know about the sights only from photos on the Internet.))) In general, of course, it’s better to go in the fall, but if you don’t plan to visit Egypt in the near future, then you can this time, as there really is something for look. Good luck!
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answered 11 years ago
The news reported that in Egypt all tours have been officially cancelled. Probably, this is how the stars tell you to wait for September :)
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answered 11 years ago
What do you think, everything will settle down in September?
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answered 11 years ago
Don't go to Cairo! Luxor - a very interesting tour (tombs, temples, valley of the kings)!
I recommend only one! Do not eat at restaurants in Luxor (included in the tour), the food is disgusting, ruin your rest! Better take something with you!
I recommend only one! Do not eat at restaurants in Luxor (included in the tour), the food is disgusting, ruin your rest! Better take something with you!
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answered 11 years ago
If it does not settle down, then at least a couple of degrees will be cooler :)
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answered 11 years ago