EGYPT -
For Christian Scientists and Their Friends
With Bible Teachers Olene Carroll and Nancy Fischer
Your Journey Includes: Roundtrip Airfare · First Class Hotels · Deluxe Motorcoaches · Four Course Dinner and Breakfast Buffet Daily · Bible Talks by Olene & Nancy · Guided Sightseeing with Tarak Swelim
Place yourself in the atmosphere of three of the Bible's great names --- Abraham, Joseph and Moses. See for yourself the magnificence as well as the challenges of that culture. Travel where they traveled. Imagine how the Israelites must have yearned for the Promised Land.
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DAY 1: You will leave the USA on your international flight.
DAY 2: You will arrive in Cairo and be met by our agent and taken
to the Le-Meridien Hotel Pyramids for dinner and overnight.
DAY 3: Your morning in Cairo will begin with an Orientation Meeting. You will then visit the site of the Great Pyramids of Giza, the Cheops' (Solar) Boat and the Sphinx. After Papyrus Paper Shopping there will be lunch at the famous Mena House Oberoi Hotel. You will drive to Alexandria via the Desert Highway (3 hours) where you will drive along the Corniche. You will check-in at the Palestine Hotel at Montaza Gardens, followed by dinner and overnight.
DAY 4: Today in Alexandria you will visit the Graeco-Roman Museum, Pompey's Pillar, Amphitheater, and Catacombs. You will also view the Fort of Sultan Qaitbay located on the same spot where the Lighthouse of Alexandria once stood. You will lunch at the Fish Market Restaurant near the Fort. You will drive back to Cairo & check in to the Le-Meridien Pyramids Hotel for overnight.
DAY 5: After breakfast, you will transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Luxor. Upon arrival you will be met and taken to the ship for lunch on board. Following lunch you will visit the magnificent Temples of Karnak and Luxor, which were once decorated with gold, silver, alabaster and marble. Many of the ruins you will find here are in nearly perfect condition. You will go jewelry shopping. From here you will return to the ship for dinner and overnight.
DAY 6: After breakfast you will leave the ship to visit the West Bank of Luxor "Thebes" to include the Valley of Kings and Queens, the Tomb of Tutankhamen and view the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, Nobles Tombs and Habu Temple. You will start the Cruise to and through the Esna Locks.
DAY 7: Today you will cruise and visit Edfu Temple by horse carriages. Continuing the cruise you will visit Komobo Temple which is dedicated to the hawk-headed god, Harwar, and the crocodile god, Sobek. Later you will arrive at Aswan.
DAY 8: Today you will visit the Granite Quarries. You will visit the Temple of Philae which represents a fusion of the Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations. You will also sail on the Nile in a faluka and visit the Agha Khan Mausoleum .
DAY 9: Today you will fly from Aswan to Abu Simbel, visit the two temples of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari. You will fly back to Cairo via Aswan where you will transfer to the Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel.
DAY 10: Today you will visit Sakkara, Memphis and Dahshur with a lunch at Sakkara Palm. There will be Carpet shopping in the afternoon and a Reception at the home of Tarek, our Guide.
DAY 11: Today you will visit the mosques of Sultan Hasan and Citadel. There will be lunch at Nagib Mahfouz at Khan El-Khalili bazaar with its maze of paths.
DAY 12: Today you will visit the site of Old Cairo including the Coptic Church. You will
also visit
the Egyptian Museum and see the treasures of ancient Egypt from over 3000 years of earliest history. Your afternoon
will be free for individual activities. Tonight you will enjoy a Farewell Dinner at the hotel.
DAY 13: You will depart on your
flight home.
For further information and a free brochure, email us today or call us at (800) 347-2842...and watch Fridays' Christian Science Monitor for Carroll/Fischer Tours!