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LUXOR
Description:
Luxor quite often named the greatest in the world open-air museum. There you will have a unique possibility to visit temples and the tombs which have remained in an excellent condition - monuments of ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes. Located in the center of a current of Nile, Luxor shares a river channel on two approximately equal parts. On the right coast of Nile are located inhabited quarters, hotels, railway station and the local airport. The basic sights of the right coast of Luxor are temples of Luxor and Karnaka, the Museum of mummification and the well-known hotel "Winter palace". Archeological excavations are spent in territory of Luxor to this day, showing the world new secrets of Ancient Egypt. Besides visiting ancient temples and tombs, such exotic entertainments as walks on sailing boats across Nile and driving by a balloon are offered visitors of Luxor, allowing to add a bright picture of the Egyptian impressions.
Climate
The hottest period lasts from May till September when air temperature reaches +35-40 °С. However the affinity of Luxor to desert leads to that night temperatures are low enough even in the summer - nearby +20 °С. During the period from November till March day temperatures seldom exceed +30 °С, and night temperature can reach to +10 °С and more low.Transport
The international airport of Luxor provides air communication of a city with world around. From Russia Luxor doesn%27t accept direct flights, and the airport is calculated mainly on internal flights. Convenient and accessible way of a trip to Luxor is the trip by rail. Railway communication of Luxor with Cairo is most developed. Luxor is connected with the largest cities of Egypt bus long-distance routes. The extremely unusual and fascinating is cruises over the river Nile by sailing boats-feljugah from the city of Azvan.
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