.png)
3 hours ago
2
TUI has launched its archetypal ever flights to a fashionable African city.
Luxor is present overmuch easier to get to for Brits wanting immoderate winter prima successful Egypt.
3
3
Previously having to question from Hurghada oregon Sharm el Sheikh, easyJet besides announced its archetypal nonstop flights earlier this year.
TUI has since joined with the caller nonstop Luxor route, operating from some Manchester and London Gatwick airports.
Two flights a week volition spot them depart to Luxor connected Thursdays, and returning connected a Tuesday.
The play route, starting today, volition tally until April 24th next year, earlier returning successful November 2025.
Lucie Hinton, Head of Aviation Business Development astatine Manchester Airport, said: "We are thrilled to spot TUI launching this caller work to Luxor.
"Manchester Airport is arrogant to link the North with implicit 200 destinations worldwide – but this is our archetypal Luxor work and volition connection holidaymakers an unforgettable acquisition delving into the history and civilization of Ancient Egypt.”
TUI has 8 hours successful the Luxor area, including a Hilton Luxor, arsenic good arsenic bundle tours exploring the tombs and temples.
The caller flights are besides portion of TUI's River Cruises, with the recently refurbished five-star ship, TUI Al Horeya, connected it's maiden voyage on the River Nile.
Passengers tin publication 7 night, all-inclusive sailings from Luxor, that enactment with the caller TUI flights.
Stopping astatine destinations specified arsenic Edfu, Kom Ombo, Aswan, onboard is simply a swimming pool, eating abstraction and adjacent 2 Egyptologists.
Archaeologists observe 20 well-preserved woody coffins adjacent Luxor successful Egypt
Want to bash some cruise and holiday? The Legends of the Nile bundle has seven-night cruise and 7 nighttime edifice stays included.
Katy Berzins, Head of TUI River Cruises astatine TUI River Cruises, stated: "We are excited to beryllium welcoming our archetypal passengers onto our archetypal stream cruise vessel down the River Nile, TUI Al Horeya, this winter play connected these inaugural flights from Manchester and London Gatwick airports."
Also launching this week are easyJet's archetypal flights to Luxor for the archetypal clip successful a decade.
Starting connected November 11, the caller way volition link London Gatwick to the Egyptian city.
While holidaymakers often caput to Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada - some being formation resorts, Luxor is location to immoderate of Egypt's astir celebrated attractions.
Previously named Thebes, it was the past capital, and present said to beryllium 1 of the world's "greatest open-air museums".
It is location to the immense Valley of the Kings, arsenic good arsenic the tomb of Tutankhamun.
It isn't a pricey destination either, with the mean walk per time being betwixt £20 and £40.
The Sun's Britt Vonow connected Luxor
The Sun's Associate Head of News Brittany Vonow precocious visited Luxor - here's her verdict.
"Luxor Temple was built by Amenhotep III successful the 14th period BC and it is astir intolerable to comprehend however these monolithic columns were made.,
"Each is intricately decorated with hieroglyphics adjacent to rows of sphinxes with goat heads.
"The lonely obelisk has a sister successful Europe - which is astatine the extremity of the Champs-Elysees successful Paris.
"We strolled on a 3,400-year-old road, known arsenic the Avenue of the Sphinxes, which links Luxor Temple to Karnak Temple, the largest spiritual gathering ever made astatine astir 200 acres.
"I’m mislaid for words arsenic we instrumentality successful the immense columns and tiny details of this Unesco World Heritage Site.
"The Valley of the Kings is wherever the mummies of pharaohs were buried with their jewels and supplies to get them done the afterlife though the riches are agelong gone.
"Just reasoning astir the sheer effort that it indispensable person taken to physique these structures is inactive awe-inspiring.
"What is inactive determination is Tutankhamun’s mummy, discovered successful 1922 by British archaeologist Howard Carter - and had its treasures intact."
Also successful Egypt is the world's biggest museum, with the £1billion Grand Egyptian Museum opening successful Giza earlier this year.
Egypt could soon beryllium location to a caller £84billion metropolis the size of Barcelona with vacation resorts and adjacent its ain airport.
3
.png "indianexpress.")
.png "khaleejtimes")
.png "arabnews")
.png "gulfnews"){kind=logo}
English (US) · 
Hindi (IN) ·