DAY 12: CAIRO Sadly, this is our last day in Egypt. We loved it! Most people think of Egypt as a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience, but we are already thinking about when we can come back. Photo above is taken from the Four Seasons at Nile Plaza. On the far left you can see Cairo Tower and [...]
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Egypt Trip: Day 12: Cairo
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt luxury travel on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Egypt Trip: Day 10: Karnak Temple Luxor
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A photo of our English speaking guide, Tarek Ibrahim. He was provided by the Oberoi Philae and stayed with us througout our Nile cruise. He was a wealth of information and made our trip so much more educational and enjoyable.
Egypt trip: Day 10: Al Moudira Hotel, Luxor
Posted in Egypt, Luxury Hotels, tagged Egypt luxury hotels, Luxor luxury hotels on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After touring Hatshepsut temple, we stopped in to Al Moudira Hotel for lunch poolside. Luxor’s most magical accommodations, Al-Moudira is an extraordinary boutique hotel in a lush garden setting on the West Bank, 4.5 km from the Valley of the Kings and Queens. This romantic hotel is built using traditional mud-brick in an oriental palace [...]
Egypt Trip: Day 10: Hatshepsut Temple, Luxor
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DAY 11: LUXOR Today we visited the Temple of Hatshepsut (ancient Egypt’s only woman pharoah). The temple is in a stunning setting rising in a series of terraces that join with the limestone cliffs. The site is also referred to as Deir al-Bahri, after a Coptic monastery (deir) that once stood here. The original ancient [...]
Egypt Trip: Day 10: Luxor
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DAY 10: LUXOR Later in the morning we toured Karnak and Luxor temples on the East Bank. Karnak is the largest temple complex ever built anywhere and the most impressive and overwhelming site in Egypt, second only to the Pyramids. In ancient Egypt it was known as “The Most Perfect of Places.” It once had [...]
Egypt Trip: Day 9: Luxor
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Luxury Travel Magazine editors visit Valley of the Kings in Luxor Egypt.
Egypt Trip: Day 8: Edfu
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DAY 8: EDFU We leave our boat and take a small shuttle van to Edfu Temple, the most splendid in a series of Nile-side temples between Aswan and Luxor. Edfu’s Temple of Horus (the falcon god) is the most complete of its kind. Visit Edfu to see what virtually every other temple in Egypt would [...]
Egypt Trip: Day 7: Aswan – Kom Ombo – Edfu
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions on January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Luxury Travel Magazine editors visit Aswan, Kom Ombo and Edfu on Day 7 of their Egypt Trip.
Egypt Trip: Oberoi Philae Nile Cruiser in Aswan
Posted in Cruises & Expeditions, Egypt, tagged Egypt luxury travel on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Luxury on the Nile – Luxury Travel Magazine editors embark on Oberoi Philae Nile Cruiser in Aswan.
Egypt Trip: Day 5: Abu Simbel Nubian guard
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We flew from Luxor to Aswan to see Abu Simbel. This area is near the Sudan border and most of the people are Nubian. Modern Nubia is roughly thought of as the region along the Nile, south of Aswan up to the Fourth Cataract of the Nile in Sudan. All the men wear galabia and turban.
