Bars & Restaurants

Restaurants:

Delicious, creative cuisine and impeccable table art. Our chefs pull out all the stops to ensure you have a fabulous and entertaining meal.

The Kheops

In the centre of the Resort, this elegant restaurant welcomes you in a typical decor, and offers a variety of international cuisine and local specialities. The terrace is a smoking area. List of equipment :

• Air-conditioning
• High chairs for babies
• Table(s) seat 2
• Table(s) seat 4
• Table(s) seat 8

Bars

Available all day and evening (during bar opening hours) in all the bars in the Resort (including the nightclub). Drinks included(served by the glass and in the bars only): Water, fruit juices, sodas, hot drinks, cocktails with and without alcohol, local and/or international spirits, wines. Sweet and savoury snacks

Drinks not included: Champagne, VSOP and XO spirits, bottled and canned drinks (available in certain Resorts from vending machines and/or the Club Med boutique

La Felouque

With its view over the Nile, this bar is the ideal place from which to plan your local visits over a cocktail. Snacks served during the day.

List of equipment :

• Ventilation

The Dendera

With its warm, intimate setting and typical decor, this bar welcomes you at the end of the day in a lounge atmosphere for a traditional mint tea. Snacks served.

List of equipment :

• Air-conditioning

Sports & Activities

The relaxation and sports-based activities offered in this Club Med Village will open you up to the cultural riches of the host country.

Language Classes (Included in your package)

Learn the basics of Arabic in a fun way with a G.O® or lecturer. 1 hour of lessons per day, over 3 days (2 sessions per week):

• Day 1: alphabet and numbers
• Day 2: greetings and polit forms of address
• Day 3: simple dialogue

Swimming Pool (Included in your package)

This fresh water overflow pool is ideally located facing the Nile, and equipped with teak deckchairs, parasols and showers.

And also ...

LEISURE / RELAXATION

Included in your package: Cookery classes, Dance floor, Language classes, Live music, Low-key entertainment evenings, Pétanque (Bowls), Swimming Pool, Table tennis, Talks on local culture

Optional Extra*: Wellness Centre

SPORTS Included in your package:

• Initiation group lessons: Aquafitness, Club Med fitness
• Free practice: Volleyball

* at extra cost

Wellness Centre

Soothed by the warm and welcoming atmosphere of a comfortable treatment room, you will feel in another world and wont ever want to leave. In these quiet havens, you can finally make time for yourself without cutting off completely from the rest of the world and the many other activities on offer in the Club Med Village. Introduction to the benefits of treatments such as ethnic, traditional or more innovative massages**, and to the most state-of-the-art skincare treatment for the face and body. Renewed moments of harmony to help you make peace with your body and let your mind gently drift away.

OUR PACKAGES

• Energy Express
• Ligne Exquise
• Luminous Harmony
• Sensations Massages
• Serenity and Delights
• Short break for Him

Energy Express

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 2 days
• Morning - 2 days

This short stay will provide relaxing massage and oligo-elements to help you wind down...

6 treatments

• 2 Revitalising Tonin gBody Treatments with Seaweed and Essential Oils (20)
• 1 Revitalising Face Modelling Treatment (30)
• 1 Revitalising Facial Treatment(50)
• 2 Relaxing Massages (35)

Duration 2 days

Ligne Exquise

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 6 days
• Morning - 6 days

Visible results (firming, reduction in volume around the thighs and buttocks) thanks to daily anti-cellulite rituals combined with drainage to eliminate the fatty deposits.

On the programme:

• 9 treatments > 6 Anti-cellulite Sea Rituals (50 mins)
• 3 Lymphatic Drainages of the Legs (35 mins)

Duration 6 days

Luminous Harmony

OPTIONAL EXTRA*

• Afternoon - 3 days
• Morning - 3 days

Combination of aesthetic treatments for face and body to cleanse, moisturise, tone, relax and make you feel beautiful.

On the programme: 2 rituals and 2 treatments

• 1 Dry Skin Ritual (70)
• 1 Arctic Plant Ritual (110)
• 1 Prestigious Face Treatment (90)
• 1 Three-Spice Moisturising Hand or Foot Treatment (40)

Discovery

A stay at the Club Med is always the perfect opportunity to leave daily realities behind and experience something completely new. The excursions programme is given as an indication. The Club Med has drawn up a Responsible Tourismcharter for all the destinations it serves, to guarantee responsible practice towards the environment, both natural and cultural, and ethical participation towards local economic development.

We kindly invite you to download the "Responsible Tourism in Egypt" charter. Please click here: Responsible Tourism in Egypt

Cairo (1 day)

A fabulous univsere in which past and present mingle with ease, the "mother of the world" offers ancient monuments, bustling city life and the majestic Pyramids. The Museum of Cairo houses Tutankhamons treasure, mummies, statues, sarcophagi and countless other wonders of the world. The fascinating and majestic Pyramids of Giza dominate the city and continue to astonish and amaze visitors of all ages and horizons. After lunch, admire the last of the 7 wonders of the world, and the stone Sphinx, guardian of the temple of the sun. The Mohammed Ali mosque is a fascinating sanctuary with narrow stain-glassed windows that cast multicoloured light all around. The prince who is buried here wanted it to resemble the sanctuaries of his home city, Istanbul. Round off your day by exploring the citadel of Salah al-Din, also known as the Mountain Castle.

For information

• Cultural excursion
• Transport by plane and bus

Combined excursions - Luxor

For those who wish to be sure not to miss anything, we propose a combination of 2 excursions:

• The temples of Karnak and Luxor (1/2 day)
• The Royal Necropolis and the Temple of Hatshepsut (1/2 day)

You will be informed of the days of these excursions (not interchangeable) when you arrive in the Resort.

Felucca sunset (evening)

The River Nile is the lifeblood of Egypt. The felucca will take you on a gentle and fascinating voyage down the Nile through a panorama of timeless beauty.

Hot air balloon flight (1/2 day)

Departure from the Resort between 4.30 and 5.30 am. The mini-bus drops you near the Luxor Museum, where youll take a ferry boat. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served during the crossing. On landing, a mini-bus will take you to where the hot air balloon awaits you for a magical 45-minute flight (depending on weather conditions).

Luxor museum (1/2 day)

The "accidental" discovery of a first statue led to the unearthing of a wealth of fabulous monuments, remarkably preserved over thousands of years. The Museum of Luxor houses a magnificent collection of sculptures and objects, including the monumental head of Amenophis the 3rd and the famous Talatat Wall, a reminder of the era when Thebes was one of the greatest capital cities of the world. Luxor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

For information

• Cultural excursion
• Transport by bus
• Travel time: 10 minutes

Royal Necropolis and Temple of Hatshepsut (1/2 day)

The divine beauty of this painted face is proof that the Egyptian tombs are not an invitation to meditate upon death but in fact a tribute to life. From the 18th dynasty, pharaohs were no longer buried in luxurious monuments but in tombs in the ground. On the west bank of the Nile in the land of the Afterworld lies the famous valley, overlooked by a sharp mountain peak, housing 63 tombs of great Egyptian rulers. On the other side of the mountain, the Valley of the Queens, known as the place of the kings sons, is home to the princes and princesses of the royal family. In the amphitheatre of Deir El Bahri, the two impassive giants who represent Pharaoh Amenophis the 3rd guard the funerary temple of Hatshepsut. Named the most sublime, its architecture, among the most remarkable in Egypt, merges perfectly with the cliff. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

For your information

• Cultural excursion
• Means of transport: bus
• Travel time: 20 minutes

Son et Lumière at Karnak (evening)

Magical and eerie lighting effects reveal the perfect beauty of these ancient stones. Under the starry sky, make your way through the great courtyard, the 134 hypostyle columns and the courtyard of the buried treasure to the Sacred Lake. This astonishing spectacle will take you back into ancient times.

For information

The temples of Abydos and Denderah (1 day)

The history of the city of Abydos goes back into the mists of time. Its priests claimed to possess a relic of the utmost importance: the head of the god Osiris. About ten temples were built on this site. Abydos, an ancient holy city of Egypt dedicated to the cult of the god Osiris, became the principal religious centre of the country during the Middle Kingdom period. The Mysteries of Osiris attracted pilgrims from all over Egypt. The monumental complex of Denderah was the capital of the 6th nome of Upper Egypt. Its crypts built inside the very thick walls and decorated with intricate low reliefs make it an extraordinary place to visit.

For information:

• Cultural excursion
• Transport by bus
• Travel time: 2 hours 30 minutes

The temples of Karnak and Louxor (1/2 day)

The children playing in the dusty streets are worlds away from the Thebes that was the capital of the 18th dynasty. An avenue lined with giant rams, bigger than buffaloes, stretches before you, leading to the sacred lake where Amon-Rê, king of the gods, came every year in his golden boat. The most staggering wonder of these ruins is the Hypostyle Hall and the hypnotic charm of its 134 columns. An avenue lined with human-headed sphynxes leads you to the Temple of Luxor, known as the "harem of the south". This 260-metre long temple was built by two Pharaohs, whose statues radiate an impression of eternal peace. UNESCO World Heritage Site.

For information:

• Cultural excursion
• Transport by bus
• Travel time: 15 minutes

Valleys of the nobles and craftsmen and Medinet Habou (1/2 day)

The village of Gurna has over 400 burial places. Each individual had to prepare his tomb, to gain entry to the house of death built for eternal life. The valley of the nobles has more than 400 tombs, all with the same layout. A vestibule has painted scenes of daily life, larger than life, and leads to a niche set into the wall holding the statue of the deceased. Scenes of country life illustrate episodes in the life of top state functionaries, viziers and artisans or sculptors. Nearby, the only inhabited place on the left bank was the village of tradesmen. Cut off from the rest of the population, they worked on the construction of the royal tombs of Thebes. Not far off was the site where Ramses the 3rd hoped to build his "castle of a million years". The guards quarters, formed of two low crenellated towers, frame the imposing gate of the fortress of Medinet Habou.

For information:

• Cultural excursion
• Transport by bus
• Travel time: 20 minutes

Excursions should be booked on the premises at the Discovery desk

Practical Information

CLUB MED HOTEL BELLA DONNA

RUE KHALED IBN WALID LOUXOR-QUENA

Telephone: (20) 95 2 38 40 00

Fax: (20) 95 2 38 08 79

GMT time difference : + 3 hours in summer GMT time difference : + 2 hours in winter

Transport package

Your package includes: return flights and transfers to and from the Resort.

Getting to the Resort

For clients who have not bought the transport package Airport / Resort, transfer by taxi Luxor Airport is 10 kms (6 miles) from the Resort, transfer takes 30 minutes.* Price : Summer 2007 (prices given as an indication, subject to exchange rate) One way: 10 EUR

Louxor International Airport

Airport located at Luxor, 10 km from the Village. Flight length (indicative): Paris: 4 hrs 30 mins Brussels: 5 hrs Cairo: 1 hr

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Payment options at the Resort

• Currency: the Egyptian pound
• Payment card: Club Med Pass

Country information

• Official country name: Arab Republic of Egypt
• Capital: Cairo
• Land area: 1,001,450 km²
• Population: 74 million inhabitants
• Peoples and ethnic groups: Berbers, Beduins, Nubians.
• Languages: Arabic
• Religions: Islam (90%), Christianity (7%)
• Political institutions: presidential régime
• President: Mohammed Hosni Moubarak
• Prime minister: Ahmed Mohamed Nazif
• GDP: 282.3 billion $US
• GDP per capita: 4,072 $US
• Annual growth rate: 2,7%
• Inflation: 3,1%
• Principal activities : oil, gas, tourism, agriculture (cotton)
• Principal partners: Germany, United States, Italy, France

Around the Resort

Historic towns nearby: Luxor is 3 kms (2 miles) from the Club Med Luxor Resort Takes around 10 minutes by taxi El Gouna is 350 kms (215 miles) from the Club Med Luxor Resort Takes around 4 hours by taxi Cairo is 750 kms (465 miles) from the Club Med Luxor Resort Takes around 10 hours by taxi

Climate

The very hot Saharan and arid at the south of the country and in the deserts-type climate goes milder for the north thanks to the influence of the Mediterranean. Rains are very rare ( Alexandria 240 mm Port Saïd 80mm Assiout 2mm). Temperatures are rarely falling under 10°C (50°F) in winter but can exceed 40°C (104°F) in summer. …A wind of dry sand -the Khamsin- is frequent in spring, usually in April. It can reach 150km/h (93 miles/h) and the temperatures can quickly rise. …

Time difference

GMT time difference : + 3 hours in summer GMT time difference : + 2 hours in winter

WEATHER

Météonews provides live weather news for this Resort and forecasts for the next 5 days.

Village Information

"Discover new cultures" Resort

Luxor, in Upper Egypt, the god Amon-Râ’s chosen land, plunges you into the heart of its history and mysteries. On the eastern bank of the Nile, opposite the Necropolis of Thebes, the Club Med Resort is a kilometre away from the town centre. Opposite stands the Temple of Karnak, and in the distance the pink mountains and the royal tombs.

Back from a day’s sight-seeing, the swimming pool bar proposes a delightfully romantic setting from which to sit and admire the majestic waters of the Nile.

Highlights of the Louxor

AUTUMN - WINTER For holidays from 30/10/2009 to 30/04/2010
SPRING - SUMMER For holidays from 01/05/2009 to 29/10/2009

• Privileged site facing the Nile and the necropolis of Thebes
• A vast programme of excursions* to discover the country
• Discover local culture, with Arab or cookery classes
• Relaxation, massage and beauty treatments at Club Med Spa*