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13-Day Program
D Itinerary
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Call: +1-928-445-7754 /
1-800-830-1998
or
EMAIL for availability |
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Day 1
Sun, March 19, 2006
No Meals
Arrive
Cairo, Egypt |
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Arrive at Cairo
International Airport (CAI) according to your own air schedule, or use
TravelQuest’s special group air program, flying nonstop from New York on
EgyptAir. You might wish to arrive a day or two early to recover from
the long flight and explore Cairo on your own.
Upon arrival, you’ll be met by our
representative, who will assist you through baggage claim, immigration, customs,
and then transfer you to our hotel in Cairo, which is just a 4-minute
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from the famous the Museum of Egyptian
Antiquities. The rest of the day is yours to relax at the hotel, explore
Cairo on foot, or to visit the museum! |
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Overnight: Nile Hilton, Cairo |
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Day 2
Mon, March 20
B/L/D
Cairo / 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.
Upon arrival, we’ll visit
an ancient granite quarry to see an unfinished obelisk that would have
been Egypt’s tallest at 138 feet had it not cracked during the
extraction process. At the quarry it will become clear just how stone
was extracted in ancient times. Next, we’ll visit the Temple of Philae,
dedicated to the goddess Isis. Between
1972 and 1980, this massive complex was disassembled and
moved to
higher ground to save it from being submerged. The positioning of the
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landscaping has been carefully recreated to accurately
depict the original ancient site. |
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This afternoon, we’ll
embark on the elegant MS Salacia for lunch. This is one of the few
vessels cruising the Nile that meets US Bureau of Shipping safety
standards. Later, we’ll cruise among the granite islands of the Nile on
’feluccas’, the traditional sailboat of the great river. Join us for a
welcome dinner aboard ship. |
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Overnight: MS Salacia (3 nights) |
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Day
3
Tue, March
21
B/L/D
Aswan / Kom Ombo / Edfu |
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This morning we begin our Nile cruise to the Temple of Kom Ombo,
dedicated to the crocodile-headed god, Sobek, and the falcon-headed god,
Haroeris. This picturesque temple on a hill overlooking the Nile is
divided symmetrically, with the northern side honoring Sobek and the
southern side honoring Haroeris. Of special interest here are the
surgical instruments depicted in the reliefs on the temple walls.
Continuing our cruise,
after lunch we’ll arrive in Edfu, where we’ll travel by horse-drawn
buggies through the town to visit the almost perfectly preserved Temple
of Horus. The ever-dark rooms are unchanged since ancient times, and
some of the cartouches for the royal name are empty, indicating how
swiftly the throne could change hands. |
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Day 4
Wed, March
22
B/L/D
Luxor Temple |
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We’ll continue our
cruise this morning to Luxor to visit the magnificent Temple of
Luxor. Much smaller than Karnak Temple, Luxor is nevertheless well
preserved, built by Amenophis lll for Amun, his wife Mut and their
son Khonsu. There’s a magical atmosphere here that provides a
perfect introduction to the temples of Upper Egypt.
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Copyright 2005 TravelQuest
International. All rights
reserved. 800-830-1998
Revised: December 30, 2005.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
Other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of
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