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Stay at the five-star Sonesta St George; eat at John & John's; use the services of Pharaohs Travel run by a local guy named Mohammed Qenawy (graduate Egyptologist).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/20291 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9712 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9712 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9503
The only thing to remember is that the cycle to the Valley of the Kings is tough as it will be uphill all the way, although the cycle back downhill was really really great fun. Be prepared for local kids having a good laugh at you as you cycle by.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9503 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6467
Typical costs are £39 per person for a visit to the Valley of the Kings, Hatshepshut's temple and the Valley of the Queens. Included in this price are the ticket prices (approximately £9.50 per person).

To hire an air-conditioned minibus and a guide, and to visit temples and tombs that you wish to see, will cost at most 200LE (£20) for up to six people (total price), so adding the cost of the tickets, the trip will probably cost an individual in this situation about £12.

The other plus of this is that you can actually spend as long as you wish at a site, and not have to rush back to take in the obligatory visit to an alabaster or papyrus shop, for which the tour leader on the coach can make up to 50% of your purchase price in commission.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/6467 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5098 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5098