Second Stop Egypt - Aug 29 to Sept 8

For Egypt I found a wonderful tour that seems to include all the famous monuments and cities that I can't wait to see. I arrive in Cairo at 2:30 am on Monday morning and have 3 days to explore the city and surrounding areas. The hotel is within walking distance of the pyramids. On the first night of the tour we are scheduled for a sound and light show that is projected off the pyramids. On Friday we fly to Aswan and tour the Temple of Isis. Then off to a ship that will take us down the Nile to Edfu where a horse drawn carriage takes us to the Temple of Horus and then back to the ship to sail to Luxor(the new name of ancient capital of Thebes). On Sunday we see the Neocropolis of Thebes, the Colossi of Menon, the Valley of Kings, the Valley of Queens, and a sound and light show at the Temple of Karnak. Sadly so many of the burial chambers of the Kings and Queens have been looted and the mummies have been moved and hidden to keep them from being desecrated. On Monday we travel to the Temples of Karnak and Luxor, visit the Avenue of the Sphinxes, and then cruise back to Luxor, where we take a plane back to Cairo and the end of the tour. I then have 3 days on my own and hope to further explore Cairo and the ancient seaside city of Alexandria. At 3:30 am on Thursday morning I say farewell to Egypt and head to my next stop, Nairobi Africa for more adventures.****A last note - while I am flying from Peru to Egypt, the best exhibit ever to come out of Egypt is flying to the US. The King Tut exhibit is spectacular. Please don't miss it if you have the chance!! Happy Trails. Marion

The Temple of Hather in Egypt with statues of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari