Saturday, April 26, 2008

Flats in Luxor - Goubli Swimming Pool

Yes good news we have started digging the swimming pool at Goubli, it will be a while before it is finished but the bulldozer is on site now. We had to wait until the crops on the land around us had been harvested so we could go across their land to get to the back of the property. The plan is to have a kidney shaped pool with jacuzzi.

These apartments are available for both holiday and long term rental as well as sale. We can also provide management services should you wish to buy as a holiday flat investment.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

2008/2009 Prices

We are pleased to announce we are going to hold our 2007/2008 prices for the flats at £165 GBP ($330 USD) per week low season and £220 GBP ($440 USD) high season. Low season is 1st May 2008 until 30th November 2008 and High season is 1st December 2008 until 30th April 2009.

Our minimum booking period remains 3 days however we will take a shorter booking period as long as you are prepared to pay for the full three days :)

Tours will also be held at £30 GBP ($60 USD per person until November. We have heard that ticket prices are going up then by 25% so will be reviewing tour prices as soon as we know.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Feedback about kids tours

Lovely comments about my tours

http://scotsabroad.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/the-original-king-tuts-place/

We also seemed to be very lucky being in the right place at the right time, as we were often alone at major sites, and we met a wonderful family, the Bishops, who were prepared to take the risk and come with us on a tour Shona had cleverly arranged with a rather eccentric (but brilliant) Englishwoman called Jane Akshar living in Luxor.

This is Jane Akshar who offers accommodation, tours and cruises in Luxor. Shona found her website while in Cairo and contacted her before leaving for Luxor. Jane said she would provide a tour that included a serial killer and some dressing up! We encouraged another family staying at our hotel to join us. John and Melanie have three lovely boys who were brilliant with Cairo and Lucas. Thank you Joe, Luke and Daniel Bishop. John seems to be quite famous back home. Click on his name in the Blogroll to find out for yourself (he is touring his comedy show in Scotland next month). Great fella, great family and great company. Cairo made us laugh the day before, having been told about the tour and the content, by asking us if we were finding out about the ‘breakfast killer’ that day. The serial killer turned out to be Ay, who bumped off a few on his way to the throne including, according to Jane, Tut, and we visited his tomb (#23) in a secluded part of the Western Valley. We were the only people inside - we even had to get the key holder to come up and open it for us. Incredible. We visited another couple of tombs (Roy and Shuroy) and the boys got to go into some catacombs carved in the rocks, disturbing bats and getting a glimpse of ancient mummified bodies lying side by side. Then it was on to the Temple of Seti the 1st and a bizarre enactment of something silly. Great fun. I think the school will be using Jane’s services in the future when we send groups down to Luxor. She certainly brought things to life and was full-on for the whole morning.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Stay connected at Flats in Luxor free WiFi

At both the original Flats in Luxor block Al Gezera and the new block Goubli we offer free access to the internet.