IN 36 HOURS TO CAIRO...

ANGLO-AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN CAIRO

ANGLO-AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN CAIRO

3 Hadiqet El Zohreya St.
Zamalek, Cairo

Tel:

02-27356162, 02-27356165,
02-27356163

LUXOR TRAVELOGUE : FROM AN EGYPTIAN VIEWPOINT

CAIRO EGYPT NEWSPAPERS IN ENGLISH

VISITING MOUNT ATHOS...GUYS ONLY...

• 100 Greek nationals expatriate Greeks or Orthodox Christian foreigners and 10 heterodox foreigners are allowed to enter the Holy Mountain daily.
• For entry permits contact the Office of Pilgrims to Mount Athos, in Thessalonica: 172 Neas Egnatias St., tel. 861.611 (permits for foreigners), 833.733 (permits for Greeks), fax: 861.811.
• According to the abaton, which has always applied, the entry of women is prohibited.
• The visitor is admitted after showing the diamonitirion (residence permit), which he collects from the pilgrims' bureau of the Hiera Epistasia (Holy Superintendan-cy) in Ouranoupolis. This entitles him to hospitality for four days.

FERRY FROM CYPRUS TO TURKEY...

WHAT TO SEE IN EGYPT...

INFORMATION ON VALLEY OF THE KINGS IN LUXOR

Interesting map...and explanation of history of the Valley of the Kings...and some current advise from title link web site:

To visit the Valley of the Kings you should be aware of the following:

• Your entrance ticket to the valley costs 80 LE (The ticket office is located at the outer entrance to the valley, at the end of the car park) it should give you access to three tombs only of your choice.
• Photo Cameras and Video cameras are not allowed into the valley at all! You will have to check-in your camera at the entrance.
• Lecturing into the tombs is not allowed. Your Egyptologist tourist guide will give you a full description of the tomb from the outside and will also recommend which tombs to visit.
• If you wish to go inside the tomb of King Tutankhamen (KV62), you will need to buy separate ticket (100LE)
• Please don't touch the walls of the tombs while you are in.

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Our advice for the best tombs to visit now:

• Tomb of Ramses IX (KV 6); both have very fine relief’s and very elegant ceilings, with the scenes of the Goddess Nut, Goddess of the sky (Closed for refurbishment)

• Tomb of Mernpatah (KV 8); the largest in the valley (Open, at the present)

• Tomb of Ramses VI (KV 9); (Closed for refurbishment)

• Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35); where the best representation of the “Book of the Dead” can be seen (Closed for refurbishment)

• Tomb of Thutmose (KV 34); it has full details of the “Book of the Dead”, and represents the standard form for 18th Dynasty royal tombs (Open, at the present moment)

• Tomb of Ramses VII (KV1); (Open, at the present moment)

• Tomb of Ramses I (KV16); (Open, at the present moment)

TOURS IN EGYPT...

EGYPTIAN RAILROADS...

A HOTEL IN LUXOR...

SOME HOTELS IN LUXOR

VALLEY OF THE KINGS ...LUXOR...MAPPING PROJECT.

TRAVEL ADVISORIES FOR EGYPT FROM US EMBASSY...

Places to avoid...and assessment of the current situation.

For Department of State...General Travel info...CLICK HERE.

TOURS IN CAIRO...

Many of the interesting ancient sites in Egypt are far apart...not walking distance...so some kind of transportation to and from is needed... Taxis can be expensive...

So engaging the services of a tour guide or tour company may be the best way to go... See Title Link for some suggestions.

AMERICAN EMBASSY CAIRO : EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER FOR US CITIZENS.

If you are an American citizen with an after hours emergency, you may reach the Embassy duty officer at :

(20) 2-2797-3300.

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