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Weekly Departures from Italy on Fridays
1st Day: ITALY/CAIRO Departure from
2nd Day: CAIRO/LUXOR Breakfast at the hotel and leaving for Luxor with an Egyptian Airlines scheduled flight. Upon arrival, we embark on your Nile cruise, drop your luggage, and on to the charming Luxor Museum , the to the West bank to Deir El Medinah & Medinet Habu are on Luxor's west bank you get a totally different perspective on ancient Egyptian life, at the ancient workers' settlement of Deir el-Medinah. While most of the imposing stone monuments and sites of Egypt honor the lives and after-lives of royalty, Deir el-Medinah gives us unique and surprising insights into the ordinary citizens who constructed and decorated the tombs. Here we'll see the excavated homes shared by laborers with their domestic animals. These quarters were surprisingly large, with three good-sized rooms, courtyard, kitchen, and even storage cellars. While ancient Egypt might not have been a workers' paradise, we'll see that artisans and builders were highly regarded in their community. Lunch and dinner on board.
3rd Day: LUXOR/ESNA Full board. We spend all morning on tour of
Thebes Necropolis: the Valley of the Kings and the Queens, the Colossi
of Memnon, and the Funerary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Deir El Bahari.
Then we sail toward Esna. Overnight on board.
4th Day: EDFU/ KOM OMBO/ Aswan Full board. In the morning we leave for Edfu for a tour of the Horus Temple. Afterward, we continue toward Kom Ombo. We re-embark and continue sailing toward Aswan. Overnight on board.
5th Day: Aswan Full board. In the morning we have the option to make an excursion by plane to Abu Simbel. In the afternoon we make a tour by felucca of elephantine Island, its botanic garden s and the Agha Khan Mausoleum. Overnight on board.
6th Day: Aswan/KOM OMBO/ EDFU Full board. In the morning we visit with our guide the Great Dam, an ancient granite quarry complete with an unfinished obelisk and the Philae Temple, a Ptolemaic building dedicated to Isis. In the afternoon we cruise toward Kom Ombo for a visit to the Sobek Temple. Our cruise continues toward Edfu. Overnight on board.
7th Day: ESNA/LUXOR Full board. We navigate toward Esna, going through the locks and continue sailing to Luxor. Overnight on board.
8th Day: LUXOR Full board. In the morning leaving for a tour of the temples of Luxor and Karnak. Afternoon by your own for individual tours or relax. Overnight on board.
9th Day: LUXOR/CAIRO Breakfast and transfer to the airport for a scheduled Egyptian Airlines flight to Cairo. Upon arrival, we transfer to the hotel for the accommodation in the reserved rooms. Afterward, 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.
10th Day: CAIRO Breakfast at the hotel. Full day is dedicated to the tour of the Egyptian Museum, of the Citadel 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.
11th Day: CAIRO/ITALY After breakfast, transfer to the International Airport of Cairo for
your scheduled Egyptian Airlines 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 while cruising the Nile : 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.
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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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