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      • Abydos and Dendera tour
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      • Luxor & Aswan
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        • Medinet Habu: The Pharaoh’s Bargain with Chaos
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      • PRIVATE ACCESS to the GREAT PYRAMID of GIZA
      • Abdeen Palace
      • Antiquities Museum at Tahrir Sq.
      • Cairo Basic Tour – 3 Nights
      • Coptic Cairo, Cave Church & Garbage City
      • Gayer Anderson Houses
      • Giza Plateau
      • Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)
      • Ibn Tulun Medieval Mosque
      • Islamic Museum
      • Medieval Cairo
      • Saladin Citadel, Sultan Hassan and Rifaii Mosques
      • Saqqara 7-Step Pyramid & Serapeum
    • SMALL GROUP TOURS WITH MARAExpand
      • Family Tour of Egypt – A Child’s Eye View of Ancient Egypt
      • Egypt Tour with Mara – A Journey Beyond the Ordinary
    • First-Time in Egypt? Here’s the Perfect 7-Day Itinerary for You
    • Egypt – 9 nights incl Nile Cruise
    • 2027 Eclipse: The Hero’s Journey — and Yours
    • Insider Advice – Hidden Pitfalls in Tour Websites
  • TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVELExpand
    • PRIVATE ACCESS to the GREAT PYRAMID of GIZA – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience
    • Sacred Journey of Remembering Along Egypt’s Chakras
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Is Egypt safe

a lone firute of a young man on the deserted Giza Plateau with the three pyramids shrouded in mist at his back in the distance.
Mara House Updates & News

Is It Safe to Travel to Egypt Now? A Call for the Intrepid Explorer

ByMara 03/10/202503/10/2025

When the world pauses, a deeper Egypt appears. This is a call to intrepid explorers ready to trade headlines for history, and fear for a truly transformative journey. If not now, when?

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Travel to Egypt 2025 – Is It SAFE?
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Travel to Egypt 2025 – Is It SAFE?

ByMara 13/07/202528/07/2025

Imagine reaching the age of 90, never having left your hometown, only to look back and realise that the places you dreamed of — Egypt among them — had been perfectly safe every time you let the media, fear, or noise hold you back. 

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Egypt Travel Planning

Your trip to Egypt, if NOW is not the perfect time, then when will it be?

ByMara 06/02/202401/08/2025

Explore the real experiences beyond headlines

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Egypt Travel Planning

Is it safe to go to Egypt 2022?

ByMara 08/06/202226/07/2025

Egypt is one of the safest places in the world – but there are things you should do and things you should NOT do as a tourist to stay safe.

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EGYPT 2011 – 2016 Is it safe?
Living in Egypt: Personal Insights

EGYPT 2011 – 2016 Is it safe?

ByMara 13/04/201626/07/2025

Safety of visiting Egypt through the lens of recent history, impact of media on tourism, explore a compelling perspective on Egypt’s safety for travelers.

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Fear or Freedom?
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Fear or Freedom?

ByMara 31/03/201612/09/2025

Experience freedom in Luxor, Egypt—my philosophy on life, happiness, and living without fear

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Living in Egypt: Personal Insights

The Puzzle that is Egypt

ByMara 21/04/201427/09/2025

Not only is Ancient Egypt still presenting the world with an unending supply of hitherto unsolved mysteries – modern Egypt is also presenting it’s mysteries and puzzles.  If what happened in Egypt in 2011 and the ongoing effects of the ‘revolution’ had happened anywhere else in the world it would have been – and been…

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Nice To Be Appreciated!

ByMara 07/10/201312/09/2025

My blog is like a diary (for my book that is taking so long to write!) and sometimes I use it to let off steam…. The following is an email I received two days ago and it is lovely to hear my blog helped some people come to Egypt and have a good time 🙂…

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Living in Egypt: Personal Insights

Luxor is a Happier Place Today

ByMara 21/08/201327/09/2025

Yesterday I went into Luxor – more accurately, I went on a bit of a joyride around town to catch up with some friends and see how the land lay.  the first noticeable thing was that there was nothing to notice – as in no street riots, no burning building, no bloody or mutilated bodies…

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Living in Egypt: Personal Insights

We have been sharing in a delusion!

ByMara 06/08/201327/09/2025

In Jan 2011 a revolution happened in Egypt – where I live.  Overnight my life was turned upside down, and my business disappeared.  My rosy future disappeared.  The same could be said for millions of Egyptians, especially those in the tourism industry.  Looking back on it now, the last two and a half years have…

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Living in Egypt: Personal Insights

Come to Egypt!

ByMara 13/02/201124/07/2025

Be careful what you ask for – you just might get it!  Or to put it another way….be as specific as you can about what you want – for you will surely get it then!  A few weeks ago I put it out to the Universe (God if you prefer that term) that I was…

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Living in Egypt: Personal Insights

Are we primed and led by News, TV, etc?

ByMara 04/02/201127/09/2025

In my previous blogs I have tried to give a balanced view of Egypt.  Now as the time and days pass, I find that my focus has been fixed more and more on the media and it’s method of conveying the “news”.  Read the following, do your own research, and decide for yourself….this problem does…

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Mara House Update re solar eclipse tour Mara House — 2027 eclipse

Apologies if you’re waiting for an email from Mara — we’re currently very busy with bookings for the new 2027 solar eclipse tour.

I’m personally working through messages and will reply as soon as I can. Thank you so much for your patience.

— Mara, Mara House

Paula A********* message

Paula – you contacted me 24 Oct via email re private visit in Jan 2026 – please contact me again – my responding email bounced back to me.  –  Mara

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  • EGYPT TRAVEL ADVICE from Mara
  • MARA HOUSE LUXOR
    • Luxor Holidays – 3 night package deal
    • The Salahadeen Feast
    • Compare Mara House to 3 Top Tour Companies
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      • Abydos and Dendera tour
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        • Medinet Habu: The Pharaoh’s Bargain with Chaos
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      • Gayer Anderson Houses
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      • Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)
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      • Family Tour of Egypt – A Child’s Eye View of Ancient Egypt
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    • 2027 Eclipse: The Hero’s Journey — and Yours
    • Insider Advice – Hidden Pitfalls in Tour Websites
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Hi, I’m Mara — the heart behind Mara House Luxor.

Over twenty years ago, I came to Egypt on an ordinary tour. It could have been so much better. And so, over time I created the kind of memorable experiences that I should have had. If you want to know more about the face behind the website, stories and business, click on Who is Mara.

You can book everything directly with me via email. I respond to all emails personally: maraegypt@gmail.com

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  • EGYPT TRAVEL ADVICE from Mara
  • MARA HOUSE LUXOR
    • Luxor Holidays – 3 night package deal
    • The Salahadeen Feast
    • Compare Mara House to 3 Top Tour Companies
    • Guests’ Photo Gallery – Mara House Luxor
    • Mara House Luxor – Hotel Gallery
    • Guest Book
  • TOURS in EGYPT
    • TOURS IN LUXOR
      • Abydos and Dendera tour
      • Karnak Temple Tour
      • Luxor Temple Tour
      • Luxor Holidays – 3 night package deal
      • Luxor & Aswan
      • West Bank Tour – Valley of Kings etc.
        • Medinet Habu: The Pharaoh’s Bargain with Chaos
    • TOURS IN CAIRO
      • PRIVATE ACCESS to the GREAT PYRAMID of GIZA
      • Abdeen Palace
      • Antiquities Museum at Tahrir Sq.
      • Cairo Basic Tour – 3 Nights
      • Coptic Cairo, Cave Church & Garbage City
      • Gayer Anderson Houses
      • Giza Plateau
      • Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)
      • Ibn Tulun Medieval Mosque
      • Islamic Museum
      • Medieval Cairo
      • Saladin Citadel, Sultan Hassan and Rifaii Mosques
      • Saqqara 7-Step Pyramid & Serapeum
    • SMALL GROUP TOURS WITH MARA
      • Family Tour of Egypt – A Child’s Eye View of Ancient Egypt
      • Egypt Tour with Mara – A Journey Beyond the Ordinary
    • First-Time in Egypt? Here’s the Perfect 7-Day Itinerary for You
    • Egypt – 9 nights incl Nile Cruise
    • 2027 Eclipse: The Hero’s Journey — and Yours
    • Insider Advice – Hidden Pitfalls in Tour Websites
  • TRANSFORMATIVE TRAVEL
    • PRIVATE ACCESS to the GREAT PYRAMID of GIZA – A Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience
    • Sacred Journey of Remembering Along Egypt’s Chakras
  • NOMADS! – Mara House: Your Home in Egypt
  • EGYPT HISTORY & CULTURE
    • Egyptian Rulers & Legends
    • Cairo History & Heritage
    • Luxor History & Heritage
    • Gods of Egypt
    • Muhammad Ali Dynasty
  • Who is Mara?
  • Mara’s Blog
  • Contact Mara