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Departures on Saturdays From Italy
1st Day: ITALY/CAIRO Departure from
2nd Day: CAIRO After breakfast at the hotel, we leave for full day visit at the Pyramids, the Sphinx, the ancient capital city of Memphis and the Necropolis of Sakkara, including the terraced Pyramid of Zoser. Lunch in a typical restaurant. At the end of the tour, return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.
3rd Day: CAIRO / Aswan : Lake Nasser Cruise Breakfast and transfer to the airport for a scheduled flight to Aswan. Upon arrival, embark on your Lake Nasser cruise. Lunch. Afternoon at leisure Dinner and overnight on board.
4th Day: Aswan / WADI EL SEBOU Breakfast, We start sailing and visit the Temples of Kalabsha. Then we make a tour of the Temple of Beit El Wa li. Lunch. In the afternoon we navigate toward Wadi El Sebou. Dinner and overnight on board.
5th Day: WADI EL SEBOU/ KASR IBRIM Breakfast. Full morning is dedicated to the tour of the Temple of Wadi El Sebou and the Temple of El Dakka. Lunch. Afterward, we continue our trip to Amada to visit the Temple. We then go to Kasr Ibrim. Dinner and overnight on board.
6th Day: KASR IBRIM/ABU SIMBEL Breakfast. In the morning we visit Kasr Ibrim.
After lunch, we continue to Abu Simbel and we visit the Temples. There
we'll marvel at the temples dedicated to Ramses the Great and Queen
Neferatri, saved from rising waters of the Nile when the High
Dam was built,in the larger temple, colossal figures of Ramses
are seated with the gods and attended by his queen and daughters.
7th Day: ABU SIMBEL Breakfast and disembarkation. Transfer to the airport for a scheduled flight to Cairo. Upon arrival, we accommodate at the hotel. This day is dedicated to the tour of the Egyptian Museum, of the Cittadella with the Mosques of Mohamed Ali and of Ibn el Qalawn, with a stop at the Bazaar of Kan El Khalili. Lunch at a typical restaurant. At the end, we return to the hotel for a dinner and overnight stay.
8th Day: CAIRO/ITALY After breakfast, transfer to the International Airport of Cairo for
your scheduled flight to
RATES (IN EUROS) PER PERSON WITH EGYPTAIR FROM ROME AND MILAN
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Reduction of 20 euros per person applies for triple occupancy
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES :
Honeymoon / Anniversary Special : Free Zaffa in Cairo and /or in Aswan : Zaffa:
Or
Repeat your vows in one of Cairo historical churches: Complimentary
transfers in an air-conditioned sedan , are included between the hotel
& the church , if you prefer a stretch limo supplement will apply.
DRESS CODE : All of our Nile cruise vessels are fully air conditioned. Onboard dress is casual except at dinner, when smart casual is the rule. Lightweight cotton and other natural fiber clothing is best, with swimsuits and sun hats for the sundeck and pool. Bring a light sweater or light jacket for cool mornings and evenings, but most days are warm to hot, with very little rain. Comfortable walking shoes are essential for shore excursions.
Not
included:
Kennedy & the Abu Simbel Temples on the Nile
Jacquie
Kennedy & Abu Simbel:
It’s worth remembering that it was Jacquie Kennedy who provided crucial support for the mammoth rescue project. Without her help, Abu Simbel might have been lost. No one questioned that the temple must be saved. UNESCO developed a marvelous plan to cut the huge monument into 1,423 stone blocks and move it 200 meters (219 yards) north and 63 meters (207 feet) higher, just above the estimated level of Lake Nasser, the vast inland sea that would be created by the new dam. But
who would pay? As a developing country, Egypt could not shoulder
the burden alone. Other countries could contribute, but only one
country--the United States of America--truly had the resources
for this No matter how much wealth there is, it is never enough. Many legitimate, worthwhile projects compete for funds. What Abu Simbel needed was an advocate, someone who recognized the temple for the irreplaceable world art treasure that it was. First
Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, already famous for her grace, refinement,
and sensitivity to the arts, saw the need to work for the salvation
of Abu Simbel. It was she who urged Congress to allocate $10 million
for the rescue effort (a sum roughly equivalent to $100 million
today). It was an enormous amount of money, but she saw that America
The rescue funds were approved by Congress and the temple was saved. In
appreciation for her efforts, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser
presented the First Lady and the president with a 4000-year-old
Egyptian statue (which is now preserved in the John F Kennedy
Library & President
Nasser wanted also to give a gift of thanks to the people of the
United States for their valuable support. He asked Mrs Kennedy
to choose an appropriate monument. She suggested the small Temple
of Times change, leaders come and go, but some acts of support and generosity are remembered through the decades. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy loved Egypt, and Egypt still loves her.
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a Spa Package to your stay in Italy (Ischia )
Nefertiti Turns Egypt Upside Down!! The
first bloodless religious revolution against the established church
in Ancient Egypt
Nefertiti Turns Egypt Upside Down!! 1350 BC - Queen Nefertiti is reported to have led her Egyptian subjects on a wild spree of idol-smashing, temple-destruction, and forced migration, all part of a campaign of religious reformation. "From now on, there will be only one Deity, and that Deity is Aten, the Sun Disc," she has commanded. Reliable sources in the Nile Valley report that all temples to gods other than Aten have been closed, and that a hefty fine will be imposed on anyone caught with an outlawed statuette. Idols are to be smashed immediately, and the shards turned over to the priests of Aten. "The capital of Egypt will now be at Tel El Amarna," reads a decree widely circulated in cuneiform on clay tablets. "All priests are to settle within one hour's journey of the new Temple to Aten. All bidders on public works contracts will likewise have their head offices within the same specified distance." Egyptian leaders in exile have disputed the motives behind the upheaval. "It's just a ploy to concentrate power and wealth in her hands and those of her husband, Ikhnaton," stated one defrocked priest. "Everybody knows that Nefertiti has risen to her position on qualities that have nothing to do with religion. She isn't called Incarnation of Beauty for nothing," he added, referring to the literal meaning of her name. The source asked not to be identified, fearing reprisals. Tel El Amarna, Nile Valley, 2004 - from Paul Glassman, special correspondent "Wow," commented Joe Shiner, an agro-businesman from Des Moines, as he toured the main temple at Tel El Amarna. "It's one thing to hear that Nefertiti was a real beauty. But it's quite another to visit in person and learn the real story." "Until I came here, I didn't know that she was behind the idea of having only one god-even before the Hebrews and Christians and followers of Mohammed.
"And now that I see her picture, I can understand why people followed her. This is not what I expected . . . not at all!" Mr. Shiner gestured as he spoke to a temple painting of a well-endowed Nefertiti in a chariot, wearing only a see-through cloak and thong-style panties. "If
she was my queen, I'd follow her to the end of the . . . " Disclaimer: The facts presented are as accurate as can be ascertained from the archeological record. Mr. Joe Shiner is a composite of the satisfied clients of Travel in Style.
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All Americans alive during the 1960s remember President John F
Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. Most Americans
from that time also remember Abu Simbel, the dramatic, ancient
pharaonic temple threatened by the rising waters blocked by the
new Aswan High Dam.
