EGYPT TOUR WITH NILE CRUISE

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= EGYPT= TOUR WITH NILE CRUISE

= = Septe= mber 9 – 20, 2008

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Day 1: Overnight flight from Atlanta to New York to Cairo.

Day 2: Arrival in Cairo in early aft= ernoon, free time, welcome dinner

Day 3: Visit Egyptian Museum= with King Tut’s treasures, tour the old city,= visit to mosqu= e,

= And ending with time in the ancient bazaar of Khan el-Khalili Bazaar. This bazaar is

= marvelous!!

Day 4: Visit village of Kerdassa for carpet school, travel o= n to Memphis for tour = and visit to

= The ancient burial site for over 3000 years, visit to oldest survivi= ng stone building in

= the world – Step Pyramid of Kin Zoser, then on the magnificent Pyramids and the

= mysterious Sphinx.

Day 5: Flight to Luxor, transfer to cruise ship, tour the gigantic te= mples of Luxor and Karnak

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Day 6: Take a boat t= o the west bank of the Nile and pass through the ancient town of Thebes to the

= Valley of the Kings. Here is where King Tut’s tomb lies. Visit t= he tombs of Ramses III,

= Ramses VI and Thuthmose III. Conti= nue on to visit Queen Hatshepsut’s impressive temple.

= Following this visit we will stop at the giant Colossi of Memnon and return to ship. Begin

= our cruise down the Nile where yo= u will see that little has changed from 4000 years ago.

Day 7: (Nile Cruise) Arrive in Edfu and take a horse carriage to the= Temple of Horus, Egypt’s best

= preserved temple. Continue the cruise to the Temple of Kom Ombo, set dramatically on a

= hill overlooking the Nile.=

Day 8: Arrive in Aswan. This afternoon, explore the Nile in an a= ncient Felucca sailboat and from

= here admire Elphantine Island, the Botanical Garden and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Then

= visit the Philae Temple, one of the = last places where ancient Egyptian religions flourished.

Day 9: Visit Aswan H= igh Dam, visit the local granite quarries to learn how the giant stones were

= carved for obelisk and temples. OR - take an optional early morning excursio= n to Abu

= Simbel. This giant monument was built by Ramses II as a tribut= e to his favorite wife

= Nefertari Late afternoon, fly to <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cairo and travel by road to <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Alexandria for a late evening

= arrival.=

Day 10: Tour of Alexandria where = we will see Pompey’s Pillar, the remains of the Serapeum=

= Temple and the Nilometer - measuring the annual Nile Floods. Visit the Roman

= Amphithester and the ancient great libra= ry of Alexandria.

Day 11: Morning free= in Alexandria. Afternoon flight back to Cairo= . Enjoy a farewell dinner on a

= floating restaurant on the Nile w= ith belly dancing and international cuisine.

Day 12: Fly home - <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cairo to New York= to Atlanta

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