Should you visit Cairo or Luxor when visiting Egypt? TikTok Egyptology enthusiast shares his verdict (and it's a question of pyramids versus temples, and your tolerance for traffic jams)

Should you visit Cairo or Luxor when visiting Egypt? TikTok Egyptology enthusiast shares his verdict (and it's a question of pyramids versus temples, and your tolerance for traffic jams) The differences are highlighted in a TikTok video by traveller Sam Mayfair The Egyptology fan also revealed further thoughts to MailOnline Travel READ MORE: The holiday hotspots that don't live up to the social media hype By Jessica Hamilton Published: 12:12 BST, 25 July 2024 | Updated: 12:12 BST, 25 July 2024 e-mail View comments Should I visit Cairo or Luxor? This is the question that Egyptology enthusiast and TikToker Sam Mayfair says he's asked 'ten times a day'. To answer, the traveller produced a video in which he explains that it's a battle of pyramids versus temples, hectic versus laid-back, old versus new (er), north versus south..

. Read on for his verdict on both locations. Which one would YOU most like to visit? Vote in our poll.

CAIRO Egyptology enthusiast and TikToker Sam Mayfair produced a video that answers the question: Should I visit Cairo or Luxor in Egypt? He's pictured above at the Giza Pyramid complex near Cairo Sam told MailOnline Travel that Cairo (above) is 'one of the most densely populated cities in the world', adding that it's also extremely 'fast-paced' and 'never sleeps' Sam explains how Cairo is busier than Luxor and that there are scammers to watch out for. But the historical attractions are older. And it's pyramid central.

Sam remarks that the 'majority of the .