El Gezera Clean Up - From Ingrid Wecker Small Pyramid Luxor – Die Kleine Pyramide |

From Ingrid Wecker Small Pyramid Luxor – Die Kleine Pyramide | Luxor Committee

On Friday 24. January everybody who wants to help shall come to the Nile Cornishe in the Westbank at 10.00 AM and bring a broom, a dustpan and lots of big strong plastic bags. We will order a truck to take all the rubbish away.

Please help to get El Gezira clean

Ministry of State for Antiquities Affaires 2013 Achievements

Lots of good information about the work in 2013, including discoveries in Luxor.

Press Release

Poles seek funds to uncover Ancient Egyptian tomb - Thenews.pl :: News from Poland

Seeking Herihor!

Herihor, as High Priest of Amun at Thebes from 1080 BC to 1074 BC, effectively ruled Upper Egypt.
Professor Niwinski believes that the supposedly intact tomb will bear “at the very least” the mummy of Herihor, adorned with a gold mask and jewellery.

Poles seek funds to uncover Ancient Egyptian tomb - Thenews.pl :: News from Poland

Tomb of chief beer-maker discovered in Egypt's Luxor - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online

Tomb of chief beer-maker discovered in Egypt's Luxor - Ancient Egypt - Heritage - Ahram Online: A Japanese mission from Waseda University uncovered the tomb of Khonso-Im-Heb, who was the head of beer production for goddess Mut and the head of the galleries during the Ramesside era.

Getting from Manchester to Luxor

I am sure all travellers will be interested in the email below. Michael is regular winter visitor spending the entire winter in Luxor, he lives in Liverpool and has tried a variety of routes to get to Luxor. He is now convinced that a Manchester – Hurghada flight is the best and cheapest route. We picked him up from Hurghada and offer that service to all our guests, for £35 GBP for the transport no matter how many guests. So with a return airfare of £200, it makes a trip very affordable. SkyScanner is a great app for finding cheap airfares. The Monarch Manchester-Hurghada route is a scheduled flight NOT charter so can be used for short or long stays.

Hi Jane,
You will remember how frustrated I was trying to get back to Luxor in November, when I had two flights cancelled at the last minute. After Egyptair had cancelled all flights to Luxor, the only alternative if Cairo was to be avoided was to travel from Liverpool to Gatwick to Hurghada, and then by car across the desert.This was not the ordeal I anticipated, although it started badly.

The West Coast main line terminates in Euston, and to get to Victoria where the Gatwick Express runs from, it is necessary to use a combination of stairs and escalators. This was impossible with my three heavy suitcases, and perforce, I had to take a taxi, which cost £35. It was a long hike to the underground level where the taxis were, and on arrival in Victoria, a sea of commuters indicated that the Gatwick Express trains were not running. However, I finally got to Gatwick, and into my hotel, another £75. I was very pleased to see the back of London, a place which has long ago lost any interest for me.

The flight to Hurghada by EasyJet was uneventful, as was the drive through the western desert along the Wadi Hammamet, which has been much improved by the construction of a dual carriageway toll road.

The obvious route to Egypt for anyone living in the north of England would be to avoid the harassment and expense of travelling via London by flying from Manchester. But the Egyptair flights go to Cairo, and are relatively expensive.

The alternative is to travel from Manchester to Hurghada with Monarch. I have booked my return from Hurghada to Manchester in May at the princely sum of £52 (one way) which includes a meal, and a reserved seat, but no hold luggage. The downside to this is that it is a night flight, arriving in the early morning, but if you are being met, this isn't too much of a handicap. Another advantage is that Monarch no longer insist on return flights, which for a semi-resident like me is essential.

As for cost, a quick check on Skyscanner shows that the average basic Manchester/Hurghada price hovers around £200 return.  A private car and driver to meet at the airport and take the party to Luxor would be another £35. And you can have a few days on the Red Sea beaches and avoid the cost of hotels and train tickets to London.

This will be my preferred route in the future, even when the London/Luxor direct flights are reinstated. Manchester is a far nicer airport to fly from, with much less hassle from security. Perhaps in the course of time, someone will fly Manchester to Luxor.

Regards,
Michael.

Former minister Zahi Hawass compares Egypt's Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to pharaoh | World news | The Guardian

Former minister Zahi Hawass compares Egypt's Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to pharaoh | World news | The Guardian: n Hawass's view, the upheaval Egypt has experienced since 2011 mirrors the century of chaos that preceded Mentuhotep's accession to the Egyptian throne in 2046BC. Mentuhotep restored order to Egypt – much as Hawass argues Sisi is about to do today. "We need an elected officer – a strong man – to control the country. And in my opinion, Sisi is our only hope."

History for January 3 - On-This-Day.com

History for January 3 - On-This-Day.com: 1924 - English explorer Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt.

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Big Discounts in 2014 at Flats in Luxor

Arabesque House
Why not stay in our authentic Egyptian house, on the west bank of the Nile. Book 1 week get your second week at half price. H2014
Single Parent Holidays – pay by person not the size of flat so everyone gets a bedroom.  S2013

Nubian Eco Village
Enjoy our special introductory rate of  just $60 USD a night N2014


Summer Special on the East Bank, of Luxor E2014

We’re offering a summer discount 30% a night, throughout your entire stay. The summer period is from 1st July to 31st August 2014.

East meets West – Split Holidays at Flats in Luxor
Finding it difficult to make up your mind which side of the river Nile to stay? Why not do both? Flats in Luxor has flats both sides of the river and offer special deals on split holidays. Free transfers and only a 2 day minimum both sides means you can have your cake and eat it. Check our website and book your selected flats quoting SPLIT2014. Our East Bank flats are situated on the same side of the river as Karnak and Luxor temples and down a quiet street in the heart of tourist town. Enjoy the bustle and shopping on the East Bank and come back to your own space in our roomy flats. Then transfer over to the West Bank for the other 21 historical sites, camel and donkey rides and our restaurant. Your flat has views of Hatshepsut’s temple and the mountains which are floodlit at night. Finally chill out in our pool.

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Paris-Luxor direct flights resumed after three-year hiatus | Egypt Independent

Paris-Luxor direct flights resumed after three-year hiatus | Egypt Independent: The Ministries of Tourism and Aviation have agreed to renew direct flights between Paris and Luxor after a hiatus of three years

AWOL - The Ancient World Online: Brooklyn Museum Publications: Titles with full-text online

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AWOL - The Ancient World Online: Brooklyn Museum Publications: Titles with full-text online: ...You’ve probably noticed that a lot of the content on the Brooklyn Museum website is licensed under a Creative Commons non-commercial attribution license. HathiTrust now offers that option to rights holders. It was a natural for us to jump in and offer pre-1990 Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Institute publications under CC terms, too. More recent books will come online gradually, as they go out of print and the stock dwindles (yes, we still want to sell books). And books that we co-published are going to take some legwork to acquire permission from partners...

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Eid al-Adha - Happy Eid from Jane, Mahmoud and all at Flats in Luxor

Luxor is celebrating Eid, tough on vegetarians so I thought i would post an alternative :D  Eid al-Adha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia