Latest News from Hossam in Luxor -
May 2008 - Rumor is that the Valley of the Kings will
be open and lit at night during the hot months - Also Hatshepsut's
Temple.
August 2008 - The original entrance plaza to Karnak has been cleared. Compensation has been given to local shops and residents. The Plaza has been reconstructed and a local market area is being built near the parking lot.
March 2009 - The hillside villages and shops of Gurna on the West Bank at Luxor have totally cleared in order to catalog and document the tombs in that area. The inhabitants have been resettled.
May 2009
Read Hossam's Description of Safari in the Western Desert
June 2009
Zahi Hawas tells of Finding a new Queen's Pyramid at Saqqara
Our private tour guide in Luxor was Hossam Rashwan. Hossam is
a university educated, English speaking guide. He is extremely
knowledgeable, hard-working, prompt, humourous, reliable, speaks
excellent English, and provides very good value for his clients.
During our week-long stay in Luxor, Hossam's easy manner and professional
attitude made us feel very welcome, and confident that he was one
of the best. We were quite amazed at the doors he opened for us.
We were particularly impressed with his knowledge of the tombs
and sites on the West Bank.
Like many guides in Egypt, he is a private contractor and can be contacted directly to arrange and conduct individual or group tours anywhere in Egypt - Cairo, Aswan, Abu Simbel, Luxor, Alexandria, Western Deserts - anywhere at all.
Below is a list of most of the places we explored in depth with
Hossam. Click on 1, 5 or 13 for more information and pictures:
- Karnak Temple
- Open Air Museum
- Temple of Ptah
- Dier El Medina
- Valley of the Kings
- Valley of the Queens
- Tombs of the Nobles
- Deir El Bahri
- Temple of Seti II
- Temple of Merenptah
- Assif Tombs
- Tomb of Pabhosa
- Ramesseum
- Luxor Temple
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