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- Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's Temple and Karnak TempleDay six was another early morning as I decided to do the hot air balloon flight. It turned out to be a little underwhelming, though we did see a few temples and the valley of the kings from above and Posted by KatetheCatLady in Karen's Around the World Catcation | Dec 12, 2017
- Another Day of TemplesOn day five the first stop was to Edfu Temple, the temple dedicated to Horas the Falcon god. The layout was the same as the temples of the time, open court for anyone to visit, pylon, columns,courtyard, hall, and sanctuary. Posted by KatetheCatLady in Karen's Around the World Catcation | Dec 11, 2017
- Abu Simbel and Felucca Ride Those of us that choose the pricey but totally worth it add on option of visiting Abu Simbel had an early start. All the tourist buses are required to leave together in a caravan of sorts for the three hour Posted by KatetheCatLady in Karen's Around the World Catcation | Dec 9, 2017
- AswanIn Aswan we headed to the High Dam. The dam was built in the 1960’s with the help of Russian engineers. It’s the only dam in Egypt and the majority of the water supply in Egypt is supplied by the Posted by KatetheCatLady in Karen's Around the World Catcation | Dec 9, 2017
- The Great Pyramids and Egypt Museum I had gotten a little sneak peak of the Great Pyramids from the al fresco dinning and pool area of my hotel the night before, but it was time to see them close up. We started out at the biggest Posted by KatetheCatLady in Karen's Around the World Catcation | Dec 8, 2017
- The Earliest Pyramids of Egypt The second day the hotel ATM was still telling me my withdrawal limit had been reached for the day. I realized later that ATM was just having issues. I reluctantly accepted the offer to borrow more money from my tour Posted by KatetheCatLady in Karen's Around the World Catcation | Dec 6, 2017
- Coming to Egypt I had a hard time finding tickets from the Philippines to Egypt that weren’t crazy expensive. The cheapest one that kept coming up was on Saudi Arabian Airlines with a stopover in Saudi Arabia. After doing some research though it Posted by KatetheCatLady in Karen's Around the World Catcation | Dec 6, 2017
- Memphis, Saqqara, Giza, and The CallMy sister awoke to the call to prayer and was concerned that we had overslept. I checked my clock and confirmed that we were good on time. We got up and ready and headed to the hotel's breakfast. Posted by spsadventures in Adventures by spsadventures | Mar 5, 2010
- Cairo Museum, Citadel, Market, and change of plansWe were in the lobby early to get our refund from the first tour company (which they brought, as promised) and to check out of the hotel. We asked if they had a room for another night, just in Posted by spsadventures in Adventures by spsadventures | Mar 6, 2010
- AlexandriaWe headed off to Alexandria with a new tour guide. He started the day by telling us that there were issues in ancient Egypt, and the people welcomed the Romans as a solution and as better rulers. We were Posted by spsadventures in Adventures by spsadventures | Mar 7, 2010
- Back to the cousinsWe woke up in the morning to a room and entire hallway that smelled of shisha. It didn't matter though, we were leaving. We took a cab back to the airport, and got our last views of Cairo, including Posted by spsadventures in Adventures by spsadventures | Mar 8, 2010
- Welcome to CairoWe got home very late from the Henna party, much later than I expected. It made our early flight seem so much earlier. We got to the airport, but then discovered that our flight wasn't so early after Posted by spsadventures in Adventures by spsadventures | Mar 4, 2010
- Sighseeing in EgyptAfter Cairo I headed to Aswan in Southern Egypt by night-train. A very comfortable 16 hours in a sleeper train (2 person cabins) later I arrived in Aswan. As the train mainly follows the path of the Nile delta this Posted by reinder.prins in Athens to Australia, the scenic route | Mar 25, 2011
- First stop in EgyptA few months ago I was sure that I would not go to Egypt when I saw the riots on TV. Thankfully though the situation in most cities in Egypt calmed down about a month ago. Since I was coming Posted by reinder.prins in Athens to Australia, the scenic route | Mar 20, 2011
- Meeting the giantsCairo is quite a hectic city and not a nice place to just hang out, so I managed to limit my time there to 2 days: a day for the pyramids and a day for the national museum together with Posted by reinder.prins in Athens to Australia, the scenic route | Mar 22, 2011
- The relaxed part of EgyptMy last 5 days in Egypt (all in Dahab) were spent between hiking up Mt. Sinai (easy but very scenic hike), diving (even a very nice night dive!), eating delicious seafood (for massive discounts as Dahab was very empty) and Posted by reinder.prins in Athens to Australia, the scenic route | Mar 30, 2011
- Suez CanalWe were scheduled to enter the Suez Canal early in the morning, either 4 am or later. Royal Caribbean had scheduled this time and paid the fee a year ahead for this ship and this cruise, but last night everything Posted by 2seniortraveler in Adventures by 2seniortraveler | May 24, 2015
- Disembark in LuxorDay 12 Ramses Hilton Hotel Cairo 1115 Comiche El Nils Street 12344, Cairo, Egypt Disembark in Luxor - Fly to Cairo. Transfer to Hotel By the time we arrived at the hotel, we decided to Posted by 2seniortraveler in Adventures by 2seniortraveler | Mar 18, 2015
- Fly to Cairo From LuxorDay 13 Cairo Sightseeing plans for today: Visit Historic Cairo that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site - the must see - Alabaster and Sultan Hassan Mosques, the Hanging Church of St. Mary and the Egyptian Museum. We had time for Posted by 2seniortraveler in Adventures by 2seniortraveler | Mar 19, 2015
- Cairo International AirportDay 14 We tried to get a couple hours of sleep before it was time for our driver and guide to pick us up at 12:15pm to get us to the airport for our 3am flight. We put in Posted by 2seniortraveler in Adventures by 2seniortraveler | Mar 20, 2015
- Valley of the KingsDay 7 -In the morning visit the Valley of the Kings, where tombs were built for the powerful nobles of the New Kingdom. See Queen Hatshepsut's Temple and the Colossi of Memnon, before cruising through the Esna Lock to Edfu. LuxorPrepare Posted by 2seniortraveler in Adventures by 2seniortraveler | Mar 13, 2015
- Nile Cruise: EdfuDay 8 - Visit the Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon god Horus. Tonight dress up in galabeas and enjoy some Egyptian culture and cuisine. Posted by 2seniortraveler in Adventures by 2seniortraveler | Mar 14, 2015
- Nile Cruise: AswanDay 9 - View the Unfinished Obelisk and visit the impressive High Dam in Aswan. Visit the temple of Isis on the island of Philae. sail in a felucca on the Nile to view the Botanical Gardens on Kithener's Island. Posted by 2seniortraveler in Adventures by 2seniortraveler | Mar 15, 2015
- Fly to Abu Simbel from AswanDay 10 To get to Abu Simbel we will have to fly and we will only have 45 minutes to see the temples but the only other option is to take a caravan that leaves hotel at 4am to Posted by 2seniortraveler in Adventures by 2seniortraveler | Mar 16, 2015
- Nile Cruise: AswanDay 10 Visit the roofless Temple of Kom-Ombo, dedicated to the falcon and crocodile gods. [img=https://ph Posted by 2seniortraveler in Adventures by 2seniortraveler | Mar 16, 2015
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