However, after this great time in the desert I went to Dakhla.
Dakhla is also an oasis and is known for
the old city
center with old Islamic architecture. Here, I was as well the only
tourist! There is so much to see in Dakhla - the old town, the shady
palm gardens, the slow and peaceful country life.
From the oases there is a brand new tarred road towards Luxor. The problem with that road is that except of tourists no one needs it. The locals usually do not have any reason to travel to Luxor or Aswan. If they travel somewhere, then they go to Asyut or Cairo.
That's why there is no public transport between the oases and Luxor. However, the detour via Asyut is horrible and means about 8 hours more traveling.
It was not easy, but after some telephone calls another tourist was found in the next oasis 3 hours away, who also wanted to go to Luxor. So, we could share a taxi. Very good! So, the trip was only 5 hours instead of 13.
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| Al Qasr, Egypt |
From the oases there is a brand new tarred road towards Luxor. The problem with that road is that except of tourists no one needs it. The locals usually do not have any reason to travel to Luxor or Aswan. If they travel somewhere, then they go to Asyut or Cairo.
That's why there is no public transport between the oases and Luxor. However, the detour via Asyut is horrible and means about 8 hours more traveling.
It was not easy, but after some telephone calls another tourist was found in the next oasis 3 hours away, who also wanted to go to Luxor. So, we could share a taxi. Very good! So, the trip was only 5 hours instead of 13.
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| Sleeping on the roof, Al Qasr, Egypt |
