Luxor Travel Guide - Activities

Festival: Luxor has an interesting selection of annual festivals such as August’s Flooding of the Nile and the Festival of Moulid of Abu el-Haggag. Visitors scheduling their holidays to coincide with these events can enjoy a unique aspect of local culture that they are unlikely to see at any other time of the year.

Felucca ride: down at the Nile, boatmen await to take visitors for a romantic trip along the river in traditional Egyptian vessels. Sunset is the best time to enjoy this experience as large numbers of boats set out at this time, making for quite an amazing sight. Trips can be arranged directly with boat owners or through hotels.

Souk: the city’s traditional markets are the place to get a real feel for the local culture and the best places for buying handmade goods, textiles, tacky souvenirs and food products. Get into the spirit of the haggling game and you’ll find your Egyptian market experience a whole lot more authentic and enjoyable.

Camel ride: pretend you’re an old Arabian knight as you climb astride a ‘ship of the desert’ for a ride that is as essential to the Egyptian holiday experience as visiting the pyramids or shopping at the souks.