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Date March 2008 |
Start |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
Overnight |
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Mon to Tue 3 to 4 |
San Francisco |
British Airways 286 from SFO to London |
British Airways 155 at 4:24 PM from London arriving in Cairo at 11:05 PM
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Dinner in Cairo |
Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Cairo |
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Wed 5 |
Breakfast at the hotel |
Egyptair flight to Aswan (425 miles) Trip to Aswan High Dam, Introduction to Moon Goddess river cruise ship |
Dinner aboard ship. Nubian folklore show aboard ship |
Ship in Aswan
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Thu 6 |
Fly to Abu Simbel (160 miles). Short coach ride to Temple of Ramses II.
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Fly back to Aswan (160 miles). If time permits, Phileae Temple by day |
Dinner and disco aboard ship |
Ship in Edfu |
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Fri 7 |
Edfu |
Breakfast on board, visit Temple of Horus in Edfu. Sail to Luxor. |
Lunch on board. Afternoon tea |
Dinner and galibiya party aboard ship |
Ship in Luxor |
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Sat 8 |
Luxor |
Breakfast on board, bring a small flashlight and visit the West Bank's Valley of Kings and Queens, Temple of Queen Hatepsut at Dier El-Bahari, two colossi of Memmon. |
Lunch on board, visit the East Bank's Karnak and Luxor Temples. Afternoon tea |
Dinner and belly dance show aboard ship |
Ship in Luxor |
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Sun 9 |
Luxor |
Breakfast on board, sail 39 miles to Qena (near Dendera) |
Lunch and afternoon tea on board |
Dinner and disco aboard ship |
Ship in Qena |
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Mon 10 |
Qena |
Breakfast on board, bus tour to Temple of Dendera (Temple of Hathor) |
Lunch on board, sail back to Luxor, afternoon tea |
Dinner and disco aboard ship |
Ship in Luxor |
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Tue 11 |
Luxor |
Breakfast on board ship. Fly to Cairo |
Optional visit to step pyramid of King Djoser in Saqqara |
Dinner in Cairo |
Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Cairo |
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Wed
12 |
Cairo Map of Egypt |
Old Cairo |
Dinner in Cairo |
Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Cairo |
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Thu 13 |
Cairo |
Archaelological museum |
Cairo bazaar |
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Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Cairo |
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Fri 14 |
Cairo |
Excursion to Alexandria (150 miles) |
Return from Alexandria (150 miles) |
Dinner in Cairo |
Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel, Cairo |
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Sat 15 |
Cairo Map of Jordan |
Fly to Amman's Queen Alia Airport |
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Dinner in Amman |
Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman |
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Sun 16 |
Amman |
3 - 4 hours by bus to Petra |
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Movenpick Hotel in Petra |
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Mon 17 |
Petra |
3 - 4 hours by bus to Amman |
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Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman |
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Tue 18 |
Amman (non-Israel travelers) |
7:00 AMM to LHR on BA 7514 / BMI BD914 9:35 AMM to FRA via RJ 10:30 AMM to JFK via RJ |
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Date March 2008 |
Start |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
Overnight |
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Tue 18 |
Amman |
Bus to the King Hussein Allenby bridge |
GOLAN HEIGHTS, HAZOR, MOUNT HERMON, CAPERNAUM, MOUNT OF THE BEATITUDES |
Kibbutz haon for dinner and overnight |
Kibbutz haon for dinner and overnight |
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Wed 19 |
Kibbutz haon |
BOAT RIDE across the SEA OF GALILEE to KIBBUTZ NOF GINOSAR, ACRE, |
HAIFA atop Mt. Carmel. CAESAREA |
Jerusalem dinner and overnight Crowne Plaza hotel |
Jerusalem dinner and overnight Crowne Plaza hotel |
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Maundy Thu 20 |
Jerusalem |
OLD CITY |
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dinner and overnight Crowne Plaza hotel |
dinner and overnight Crowne Plaza hotel |
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Good Fri 21 |
Jerusalem |
ISRAEL MUSEUM, MOUNT OF OLIVES, GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE |
BETHLEHEM |
dinner and overnight Crowne Plaza hotel |
dinner and overnight Crowne Plaza hotel |
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Sat 22 |
Jerusalem |
DEAD SEA, MASADA |
QUMRAN CAVES |
dinner and overnight Crowne Plaza hotel |
dinner and overnight Crowne Plaza hotel |
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Easter Sun 23 |
Jerusalem |
Easter Sunday morning |
Bus to Tel Aviv Departure of flight out of Tel Aviv at 4.40pm |
London |
San Francisco |
09/25/07 Initial page
10/30/07 Added Israel extension and some pictures of travel buddies
11/02/07 Added links to Wikitravel, airlines
11/09/07 Added link to Sonesta Moon Goddess, felucca
01/12/08 Changed timing of flights to Aswan and Abu Simbel. Added light show, step pyramid. Removed Kom Ombo Temple and felucca trip
