VALLEY OF THE KINGS, Luxor Egypt (Cab prices, ferry and not getting ripped off!)

Описание: In this video we go on a self guided tour of the Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings is famous for the tomb of Tutankhamen and the mystery and deaths that surrounded it's discovery EXACTLY 100 years ago #egypt #travelvlog #travelegypt

After filling ourselves up to the maximum at the buffet breakfast, and leaving many things to try the next day, we returned to our room to research the best way and prices to get to the Valley of the Kings. We decided to take a taxi to the ferry (10-40 EGP) and then take the ferry across to the West Bank of Luxor for about 4 EGP before then taking another taxi to the Valley for about 250 EGP…. but that didn’t happen. Jives negotiated with a driver to take us to the ferry, but he sort of refused. Eventually he agreed to 350 EGP to take us all the way to the Valley of the Kings, but as we walked to his car the price went up to 600 EGP. He did drop the price to 500, but at that point we didn't trust him to stick to his price, so we walked away. He followed us for quite a few blocks saying we had an agreement, it was really unpleasant.
A few blocks further, another driver pulled up beside us and asked where we were going. The driver agreed to drive us to the ferry for 30 EGP so we got in. We then asked how much to drive us all the way to the Valley of the Kings and back, and he said 300 EGP, so we agreed. We honestly found a really nice cab driver, and we stuck with him for the rest of our time in Luxor (even giving him a big tip at the end).
The drive to the bridge that would take us to the West Bank was really interesting. We drove by a lot of derelict buildings, fields and traditional irrigation systems and canals. The drive took about 30 minutes and with the windows down, the temperature was just perfect (it was not as hot as the day before where we had melted in the 50C heat). We drove by some really impressive Coloseusses and the tombs of the Nobles, tiny burial chambers carved into the cliff faces, like small huts.
The landscape was like another planet, so dry and mountainous, sandy and blindingly bright.
We arrived at the Valley of the Kings and our guide parked, saying he would wait one- three hours, whatever we liked. We ended up taking exactly two hours.

0:00- Intro
0:20- Fueling up for our journey to The Valley of The Kings Luxor Egypt
2:00- Driving to The Valley of the Kings DIY self guided tour for backpackers
3:31- Valley of the Kings Arriving and ticket information
4:37- Taking the Tram to the Valley of the Kings
5:11- Entering Ramesses the 5th and 6th Tomb best tomb in the Valley of the Kings

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