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While Mandalay Bay is located pretty far south on the Strip, you can get from there to the Luxor without going outside, as the two properties are connected by an enclosed walkway. It's an easy five-minute walk from Mandalay's main casino to the Luxor's front entrance.
There are no travel advisories in place for popular tourist spots in Egypt such as Cairo, the cities along the Nile including Luxor and Aswan, and resorts by the Red Sea such as Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada.
In the touristy areas of Luxor and Aswan, you don't have to dress as modestly as you might in the more local parts of these cities. For example, while visiting Philae Temple in Aswan you might wear a sleeveless shirt and a pair of shorts.
It's where you'll discover an abundance of tombs, monuments, temples, and ruins. To avoid feeling rushed, you'll need at least two days to explore Luxor and its treasures.
Pants, t-shirts, and long-sleeve shirts are acceptable as clothes to wear in Egypt. Avoid wearing shorts or sleeveless shirts to fit in with local customs. Men do not need a head-covering scarf to enter mosques.
Egyptian men do not often wear shorts, but they are perfectly fine for a male tourist to wear. Aside from beachside resort cities, it is not recommended for female tourists to ever wear shorts in Egypt. Before traveling to Egypt for the first time, many travelers ask us what clothes to bring.
A few people have also asked if sandals are okay or if you must cover your feet. The good news is that any comfortable shoe will work! I brought a mix of sandals and tennis shoes and ended up only wearing the sandals because I was walking in a sandy climate and was hot.
Although it has long been a good value destination, a massive currency devaluation in recent months, coupled with prices becoming more competitive due to a reduction in Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian and American tourists, has turned Egypt into the bargain of the season — provided you avoid big international brands and ...