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.
Posts Tagged ‘Egypt attractions’
Egypt Trip: Day 10: Karnak Temple Luxor
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions on January 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Egypt Trip: Day 10: Hatshepsut Temple, Luxor
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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 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: Day 5: Abu Simbel Nubian guard
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions on January 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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.
Egypt Trip: Day 5: Abu Simbel
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DAY 5: ABU SIMBELWe transferred to Aswan airport for the 25-minute flight to Abu Simbel. The view from the plane is of pure sandy desert as far as the eye can see and of Lake Nasser, the largest man-made lake in the world. We land at Abu Simbel and take a quick 5-minute shuttle by [...]
Egypt Trip: Day 4: Movenpick Resort on Elephantine Island Aswan
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions, Egypt luxury hotels, Egypt luxury travel on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DAY 4: ASWAN We took the one hour flight on Egyptair from Cairo to Aswan and checked into the Movenpick Resort on Elephantine Island is Aswan. This is the view from one of the balconies of our corner Room #231 looking at the Nile, the Botanical Gardens and the sunset. We would have stayed at [...]
Egypt Trip: Day 3: The Pyramids at Giza
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DAY 3, CAIRO/GIZA: This is the incredible view from our verandah of Room 808, a Palace Deluxe room. Today we took a day off from sightseeing and soaked up the atmosphere at the magical Mena House Oberoi. We had delicious lunch at the luxurious Four Seasons at the First Residence and were given a tour [...]
Egypt Trip: Day 2: The Pyramids at Giza
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt attractions on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
DAY 2: GIZA It wasn’t so easy getting up this morning. We planned for a car and guide at 9:00am, but didn’t leave the hotel until 10:30am. We were able to see the Pyramids have lunch and tour the Egyptian Museum comfortably all in one day. More details to come…
