Luxor Horse Carriage Ride and Bazaar

About this trip

A relaxed ride in a traditional horse carriage through Luxor's streets, bazaars and local market, with an Egyptian meal and tea or coffee. Pickup and return from your hotel, ship or residence, plus water and soft drinks, are included.

The day

1. Start

   Pickup from your hotel, cruise or residence

   We collect you from your hotel, your Nile cruise boat or the address where you are staying in Luxor. You then meet your carriage and its driver, climb up into the seat and set off through the town at the easy pace of a horse, with the noise of the city around you.

2. On the ride

   Through the streets of Luxor

   The carriage rolls through the streets of town, past houses, shops, mosques and cafés, among the everyday traffic of a working Egyptian city. Modern Luxor is built over ancient Thebes, so old stones appear between new buildings, and the ride gives you a feel for how the two live side by side.

3. On the ride

   Traditional bazaars and the local market

   The route takes in Luxor's traditional bazaars and its local market. In the bazaar you find spices, cotton scarves, lanterns and carved souvenirs, while the local market is where residents buy fruit, vegetables and household goods. Shopping is entirely up to you, and nothing is compulsory.

4. Meal

   Egyptian food with tea or coffee

   A meal of Egyptian food is included, together with tea or coffee, mineral water and soft drinks. Egyptian cooking is built around fresh bread, beans, rice, vegetables and grilled meat, and the meal is a relaxed pause in the middle of the outing before you head back.

5. Finish

   Return to your hotel, cruise or residence

   At the end of the ride you are taken back to your hotel, boat or residence. Pickup, the meal, the drinks and all service charges are already covered, so you only need cash for tips and for anything you decide to buy in the bazaar.

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