g'day,
how do i sum up the past week? it's been breakneck hell-for-leather speed.....on-speed (not literally, but you get what i mean). Just to give you some idea, i'll give a brief rundown by timescale how nuts this week has been.
Monday 17th, CAIRO - ASWAN Guided visit to the Pyramids & Sphinx at Giza, which I have already written about. 10pm Overnight train to Aswan.
Tuesday 18th, ASWAN 10am Arrive Aswan , visit Unfinished Oblelisk - an ancient monument, then free afternoon. 7pm Visit Philae Temple for an evening sound and light show. 10pm bed.
Wednesday 19th, ASWAN - FELUCCA CRUISE A so-called 'free morning'. Instead, it was a 3am wake up, and a 3 hour, 300 km drive south to Abu Simbel. 2 hours checking out some ancient temples, 3 hour return drive to Aswan. 11am, jump on a felucca boat for lunch and a Nile cruise til sunset, sailing around the islands of Aswan. 6pm Visit Nubian village for cultural show and dinner. 9pm bed, Overnighting on board the felucca.
Thursday 20th, ASWAN - LUXOR 7am wake up. Drive from Aswan to Luxor visiting the riverside temple at Kom Ombo, 30minutes viewing time, and then the Temple of Horus at Edfu, 45minutes viewing time, en route. Arrive in Luxor, have a take-away lunch, then in the afternoon horse drawn carriages to Karnak temple ,3 hours viewing time, then dinner. 8pm bed.
Friday 21st, LUXOR 4.45am wake up. Donkey ride for 7Km to the Valley of the Kings for some more Pharoah tombs (including Tutankhamen's). Free afternoon, dinner, souvenir shopping in the markets, then 11pm overnight train back to Cairo.
Saturday 22nd, CAIRO. Arrive 8am. Tour finishes tonight, so this is essentially a free day. Late afternoon we ride camels by the Pyramids and watch the sunset. At Midnight i get a 9hour overnight bus to Dahab.
While this was a completely nutso itinerary, a lot of cool stuff happened.....i'll elaborate on those in the next email - give you guys a breather as well!!
Cheers, Tony
peace love and happy faces
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