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: Luxor
Posted in Egypt, tagged Egypt luxury travel on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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: 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 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 1: Mena House Oberoi in Giza, Cairo
Posted in Egypt, Luxury Hotels, tagged Egypt luxury hotels, Egypt luxury travel on January 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Day 1: Cairo We arrived in Cairo from the USA at 3:00pm on Lufthansa via Frankfurt. We booked the Mena House Oberoi and emailed a few days ahead of time for a pick up at the airport. This turned out to be a great idea! Mohamed was waiting for us as we exited the plane [...]
