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12-Day Program
C Itinerary
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Abu Simbel |
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Day 4
Thu, March 30
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Cario |
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After an early breakfast, we will drive back to Cairo, where you’ll have
the afternoon free to spend exploring the Pyramid complex on your own.
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Overnight: Le
Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Giza (3 nights) |
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Day
5
Fri, March
31
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Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx,
and Sakkara’s Step Pyramid |
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Our entire morning will be devoted to the Great Pyramids of Giza
and the Sphinx. The Great Pyramid of Khufu, built around 2575 BC, stands a
monumental 449 feet high. Travelers participating in our private group
tour of the Great Pyramid of Khufu ($65 per person) will enter between the
hours of 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
The Sphinx was carved from an
outcrop of limestone as a recumbent lion with the face of the pharaoh
Khafre. Despite erosion and abuse, the Sphinx is still an inspirational
sight to behold. We’ll also pay a visit to the recently discovered and
reassembled Solar Boat, which the ancients believed would carry them to
the afterlife.
After a lunch stop back at
our hotel, we’ll journey to the ancient city of Memphis, the capital of
Egypt in 3100 BC. We’ll then travel atop the desert plateau of Sakkara and
marvel at the earliest stone monument in Egypt, a step pyramid built for
King Djoser in 2650 BC. After visiting the Djoser funerary complex, we’ll
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Day 6
Sat, April 1
B/L/D
Old Cairo / Egyptian
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Join us for breakfast before our drive to
the heart of Old Cairo and the ancient Roman fortress of
Babylon. Here we will explore the Coptic Museum and the
beautiful "Hanging Church" that is still in use today.
We’ll also see Cairo’s oldest synagogue, Ben Ezra, which
dates back to at least the 9th century AD, and the crypt
of Abu Serga, where legend
has it, the Holy Family stopped on their journey through Egypt.
Next, we’ll drive up to
the Citadel, a medieval fortress built by Saladin in AD 1176 using
blocks from the Queens’ Pyramids at Giza. Its main court contains the
Alabaster Mosque, built for the 19th-century ruler Mohammed Ali and
modeled after the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. From there we’ll enjoy
spectacular views of Cairo.
After lunch, our last
stop of the day will be the incredible Egyptian Antiquities Museum.
We’ll spend the afternoon viewing treasures spanning 5,000 years
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from Egypt’s prehistory to the Greco-Roman period. You’ll have extra
time at the museum’s prized collection from King Tutankhamen’s tomb. |
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Day
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Sun,
April 2
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Optional Abu Simbel / Aswan |
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Join our sunrise flight for an optional visit to famous Abu Simbel
(currently $225 per person). Here we’ll explore the rock-hewn temples of
Rameses II and his wife Nefertari, which were moved 200 feet above their
former site, now submerged by Lake Nasser. The temples are currently
housed in an artificial mountain to recreate their original setting.
Advance reservations are required; contact TravelQuest for details. For
those not going to Abu Simbel, after breakfast we’ll transfer to Cairo
Airport for our flight to Aswan.
This afternoon in Aswan the
entire group will join together for a cruise among the granite islands of
the Nile on feluccas, the traditional sailboat of the great river. Later,
we’ll arrive at the Aswan Movenpick Hotel to take tea overlooking the
Nile. |
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Overnight:
Aswan Movenpick Hotel. |
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Revised: October 25, 2005.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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