Sofitel Karnak Luxor

... a little tired of the tourist trade, though he did a good enough job of explaining what we were looking at at each site. Karnak is as amazing as I remember it. Beautiful columns and all the hues of the desert. Hieroglyphics. Obelisks. Pharaohs. Incest ...

... ;(As a side note, when we went home, I checked online and found that the Karnak Hotel had indeed listed itself as the Sofitel Karnak and had gone so far as to actually steal their hotel description directly from the Sofitel's website -- there was no limit ...

... as haunting music mysteriously flows through this ancient city. Ancient and poetic voices tell the visitors about the birth of Karnak temple and the heroic achievements of pharaohs and god Amun. It is an enchanting and supernatural experience to listen ...

... bladders.  Kudos to Vince though.  We arrived in Luxor all in one piece with all our luggage.  We are staying at a Sofitel hotel on the Nile.  The only restaurant open is serving a buffet and we are not that hungry.   We went ...

... . But we decided to go ahead with the Luxor trip and expect to spend a lot of money. Considering that not many Arabs visit Luxor, maybe 5-7 families per year, the opposite came true. During the time of our visit, we were the only Saudi family there and ...

... KING OF THE NILE CRUISE BOAT TEMPLE OF KARNAK Wake up call at 3:45am. Ugg. Nice breakfast buffet at the Sofitel. 7am flight to Luxor. Upon landing the first thing I noticed was the wonderful clear air, it was a beautiful bright sunny day. We ...

... the one who took Moses from the River.   The evening experience was a light and sound show at the temple of Karnak, Luxor, where with the use of strategically placed lights and narration it attempted to give us some insight into how life in ancient ...

Awesome.  That's the word to describe our first glimpse of ancient Egypt.  While at Luxor we visited Luxor Temple, the Temples of Karnak - one of the most spectacular pieces of architecture yet- and the Valley of the Kings and Queens along with ...

... also had a family of 4 from Australia with us. These two temples come highly recommended. They are quiet, far enough away from Luxor that the bussed-in tourists from Hurghada don't have time for them, particularly the further site. We went first to the ...

Wow what an amazing trip, wel worth doing again but must see the pyramids this ...

... killed there. Anyway... I booked my trip. Gate One Travel advertised a $1995 package for 15 days. 3 days in Giza at the Sofitel Hotel and Resort. 7 days on the Ramses the King, Nile Cruise. 3 days at Al Nabila Grand Makadi Hotel and Resort on ...

... 12 (Day 2) - Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo. Monday, April 13 (Day 3) - Fly to Luxor, Visit the Temple of Karnak and Luxor Temple. Check in for Nile Cruise.  Nile Cruise: http://www.niledolphin.com/ Tuesday, April 14 (Day 4) - Luxor/Nile ...

... on  a felucca, a traditional Egyptian sailboat; dress pretty for dinner at the Tarboush Tent at the Sofitel Old Winter Palace Hotel April 20 - visit Karnak Temple; BBQ lunch on the Nile pontoon at the hotel; fly back to Cairo; farewell reception ...