Luxor: Planning a Trip to the World of the Pharaohs
The Valley of the Kings has 63 catalogued tombs and your ticket opens three. How to choose them, split the two banks of the Nile, price the Luxor Pass and time the balloon before the heat arrives.
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The Valley of the Kings has 63 catalogued tombs and your ticket opens three. How to choose them, split the two banks of the Nile, price the Luxor Pass and time the balloon before the heat arrives.
Morocco's blue-washed mountain town has no airport, no train and no agreed story for its colour. Here is how to reach Chefchaouen by road, why an overnight beats a day trip, and when the blue is at its best.
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