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Manchester is looking up. Gone are the Dickensian days of grinding poverty. Gone too the gloom'n'doom of the 1980s …
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Wayne & Danielle's Egyptian Encounter...
Summer 2009 - The last 'all-inclusive' holiday … More
Summer 2009 - The last 'all-inclusive' holiday before the big backpacking world tour commences... We see a vision of a great rucksack revolution as family & friends make a pilgrimage to our newly purchased bar in the remotest island spot - glasses and hammocks at the ready, ch ching!
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26/07/2009 to 10/08/2009
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Planned Activities
Sun 26/07/09 (day 1) - Manchester
Mon 27/07/09 (day 2)
Transportation
Viking III Cruise Boat - 7 night all inclusive cruise down the River Nile from Luxor.
Tue 28/07/09 (day 3)
Thing to Do
The Valley of the Kings is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century …
Wed 29/07/09 (day 4)
Thing to Do
The Temple of Edfu is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Edfu which …
Thu 30/07/09 (day 5) - Aswan
Thing to Do
Philae Temple was dismantled and reassembled (on Agilika Island about 550 meters from its original home on Philae …
Fri 31/07/09 (day 6)
Thing to Do
Abu Simbel is an archaeological site comprising two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank …
Thing to Do
The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic dynasty in the Egyptian town of …
Sun 02/08/09 (day 8)
Thing to Do
One of the largest and most impressive of all the temple sites in Egypt, Karnak is the culmination of three main …
Thing to Do
The temple of Luxor is close to the Nile and parallel with the riverbank. King Amenhotep III who reigned 1390-53 …
Mon 03/08/09 (day 9) - Cairo
Hotel
The Mövenpick Resort Cairo Pyramids stands at the foot of the Pyramids, only a short distance from Giza. Feel at hom …
In 13 trips
Thing to Do
Of all Egypt's monuments, none is as majestic and haunting as the Great Sphinx. It was named as such by the Greeks …
In 8 trips
Thing to Do
The commentary might not impress you, but the dazzling light show and awe-inspiring backdrop of the Sphinx and …
Tue 04/08/09 (day 10) - Cairo
In 11 trips
Thing to Do
Founded in 1858 by French archaeologist Auguste Mariette (whose tomb is in the museum's garden), the giant salmon-colored …
Wed 05/08/09 (day 11) - Hurghada, El Gouna
Hotel
The Three Corners Ocean View Hotel**** Prestige acclaims a special location in El Gouna. Stretched along the Abu …