Buffet lunch on the West Bank of Luxor








In between the two tours in Luxor, our group had a lunch buffet on the West Bank with nice views of the hippies/nicer side of Luxor, which made me happy yet sleepy. No crocodile meat, but delicious fish, meatballs, chicken, etc. I chose the convenient yet unpleasant East bank of Luxor over West Bank of Luxor with nice vila and Airbnb, so I can walk to the train station and bus station and access to much cheaper tours. I only paid 155 LE ($10) for both East and West Bank tours, and $6 per night single room with bath (basic and use my own bed liner). Some people bike via sites (45-60 LE per bicycle per day, 5 LE per ferry, which added together about the same as my tour fee yet with freedom of time and stops, but biking under hot sun and no tour guides). Since I cannot feel relaxed when bombarded by touts, I may as well tour via Egypt quickly to move to Jordan.

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