Cairo or Luxor?
Luxor is about an hour’s flight from Cairo, or a night on the train: most trips to Egypt include both.
Egypt
Luxor
The temples of Karnak and Luxor, the Valley of the Kings and Nile cruises.
See the Luxor pageOur advice
Both cities share the same atmosphere (cities and culture): choose by season and mood, or combine them.
Both feature in our ideas for February.
| Cairo | Luxor | |
|---|---|---|
| Best months (our ideas) | February | February, March, November |
| Atmosphere | Cities and culture | Cities and culture |
| First visit: where to stay | Downtown (Wust El Balad) | East Bank (town centre) |
| Neighbourhoods | Zamalek, Downtown (Wust El Balad), Nile banks (Garden City, corniche), Giza, near the pyramids | East Bank (town centre), West Bank |
| Languages | Arabic; English in tourist areas | Arabic; English in tourist areas |
| Currency | Egyptian Pound (EGP) | Egyptian Pound (EGP) |
| Power plugs | C, F | C, F |
| Driving | On the right | On the right |
| Time | UTC+2 (UTC+3 in summer) | UTC+2 (UTC+3 in summer) |
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