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New Year Egyptian Odyssey

Group tour arranged by Keith Grenville

28 December 2009 – 10 January 2010

Gala Dinner & Show in Cairo
4 night luxury Nile cruise

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  7 day LAND OF THE PHARAOHS - departures every Tuesday

10 day GLORY OF EGYPT - departures every Thursday

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LAND OF THE PHARAOHS
SPECIAL BUDGET TOUR  - COST AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

DAY 1
Arrive Cairo International Airport early morning, where you will be met by our Cairo agent and transferred to a 4-star  hotel on a bed & breakfast basis.  After time to relax and refresh you have a half day tour visiting the Pyramids, Sphinx and Valley Temple at Giza .  Overnight Cairo .  
DAY 2
Today you have a half day tour of the world-renowned Egyptian Museum with the astonishing gold treasures of the boy-king Tutankhamun and an antiquities collection spanning 5,000 years.  Later you will be transferred to Cairo railway station for the overnight sleeper train to Aswan, dinner will be served on the train.  
DAY 3
After breakfast on the train you arrive in Aswan where you will be met and transferred to your 5-star Nile cruiser. During the cruise you will enjoy full board starting with lunch today.  In the afternoon, sailing on a traditional felucca on the Nile, you view Kitchener’s and Elephantine Islands and the Aga Khan Mausoleum from the river.  
DAY 4
Today there will be a visit to the famous Aswan High Dam which forms the 500 km. long Lake Nasser and there will be a visit to the ancient granite quarry with its 1,000 ton Unfinished Obelisk.  You cross the water by motor-boat to visit the elegant island Temple of Philae dedicated to the supreme maternal goddess Isis.  You return to your cruiser for lunch. Later the cruiser sails to Kom Ombo where you visit the temple with its dual dedication to the crocodile god Sobek and a falcon-headed god Re-Haroeris.  After the visit the cruise continues to Edfu where it will moor for overnight.  
DAY 5
After breakfast you will be transported by horse carriage through the dusty town of Edfu where you will visit the huge Temple of Horus - this is the most complete temple of the ancient world.  After the visit the cruise continues to Esna where you pass through the lock and continue to Luxor with its massive concentration of ancient sites.  
DAY 6
This morning you cross the Nile to the West Bank by road transport to visit the tombs of the pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings (there will be an opportunity for an optional visit to the tomb of Tutankhamun).  Also you visit the great temple of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri and the Colossi of Memnon.  In the afternoon you visit the incredible Karnak temple complex, the largest religious complex in the world, with its forest of pillars, sacred lake and carved reliefs.  Later you will go to the impressive Luxor Temple.  There will be an evening transfer to Luxor Airport for the flight to Cairo which connects with the return flight to South Africa .  
DAY 7
Arrive Johannesburg .

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FROM THE FOLLOWING ...
3, 4, 6 or 7 night Nile cruise
Sail on the eternal Nile relaxing on a 5-star luxury cruiser between Aswan and Luxor visiting all the main sites including the marvels of the Valley of the Kings, Luxor and Karnak temples, Edfu, Kom Ombo, and many more places. Full board.
4 night Lake Nasser cruise
Superb 5-star luxury cruises from Aswan’s High Dam, crossing the Tropic of Cancer, sailing south to the great sun temple at Abu Simbel. Visiting many ancient sites during the cruise. Full board.
Cairo                                                                                                                 
The Pyramids at Giza, the fabulous gold treasures of Tutankhamun in the Egyptian Museum, Islamic and Coptic Cairo, the Citadel, colourful bazaars, Memphis, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara and top hotels make this one of the most fascinating, friendliest and safest city experiences in the world.
Alexandria
The second largest city in Egypt - the "Pearl of the Mediterranean" holds it status as a cultural centre with the revived Great Library, the Graeco-Roman & Jewellery Museums, Catacombs, Roman remains, and Fort Qait Bey on the site of the Pharos lighthouse, one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. Day tour from Cairo.
Abydos & Dendera
The virtually complete Abydos temple, with its seven sanctuaries and mysterious Osireion, has the finest limestone relief work in Egypt. The famous king list is in this ancient temple built by Seti I and completed by his son Ramesses the Great.
The magnificent temple of Dendera is a prime example of Ptolemaic temples with hieroglyphic scientific inscriptions and mystifying crypts. See village life on a day tour by coach from Luxor.
El Alamein
On the Mediterranean coast, west of Alexandria, is the site of the famous World War II desert battle, with military cemeteries and an impressive military museum.
4 night Western Desert Safari by 4x4
Experience the desert and Bedouin lifestyle while visiting the oases of Kharga, Dakhla, Farafra, Fayoum and Bahariya with its recently discovered Valley of the Golden Mummies.
Sinai Desert & St. Catherine’s Monastery
A meeting point for three great religions - the crossroads of Africa and Asia where Moses witnessed the Burning Bush. The grandeur of rock leads to the 6th century monastery with priceless works of art, in its spectacular mountain setting where you can climb Mount Sinai. A short distance from Sharm el-Sheik.
Sharm el-Sheik & Red Sea Diving
On the southern tip of Sinai, a world-renowned paradise for those who love exploring underwater wonders. Well-equipped diving centres, beaches and a range of accommodation from backpack centres, resort hotels to 5-star international hotels with superb facilities.
Hurghada & Red Sea Diving
Easily reached from Luxor and situated on the Red Sea, with many beach resorts, hotels and nightlife - another diver’s paradise with all facilities.
Beni Hassan & Tel el-Amarna
Middle Egypt’s most important sites with fine examples of rock tombs of the Middle Kingdom- and the city of heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.

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