Abdeen Palace, Medieval Cairo, (Egypt Group Tour – Day 11)
Abdeen Palace Our last day 🙁 Abdeen Palace was late opening (but at least it was open!) which threw out our schedule a little and our restaurant insisted we eat at 12 noon because they had a big group arriving so that threw us also but we managed. Abdeen is amazing – here are some…
Cave Church, Garbage City & Islamic Museum of Art (Egypt Group Tour – Day 10)
First stop this morning was Garbage City and the Cave Church at Moquattam Hills. Next stop was supposed to be Abdeen Palace but it was closed…what to do? Well, we are good at dealing with changes here in Egypt so we went to Bab Zuwayla where the Street of the Tent Makers is. Mickey got…
Citadel, Islamic Cairo, Coptic Cairo, Gayer Anderson House (Egypt Group Tour – Day 9)
Busy, busy day today – I had to make a last minute change of plan and everyone ended up without lunch and starving. My poor guests had to do with crisps, molto roll and juice for a very, very late lunch…so sorry! Citadel Islamic Cairo Gayer Anderson House Lots of info on my favourite…
Saqqara Temple & Sufi Dance (Egypt Group Tour – Day 8)
We had planned to fly Aswan to Cairo this morning, check into the Steigenberger El Tahrir again and have a relaxing day until time for the Sufi dance this evening. But we are always ready to change plans and go with the flow to try and give our visitors everything they want. We had arranged…
Abu Simbel, Nubian Village, Philae (Egypt Group Tour – Day 7)
Up bright and early this morning some of the group went to Abu Simbel by plane, while some (me included) went further south on the Nile to visit a Nubian Village. Both groups then reunited after lunch to go to Philae Island together. The village has come a long way since I first visited…
Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples (Egypt Group Tour – Day 6)
From the Nile Cruise Boat we visit Temples at Edfu and Kom Ombo – the Temples along the Nile are great and to hear the stories of the temples from the guides adds another dimension to them.
Luxor’s West Bank (Egypt Group Tour – Day 5)
Our group tour to the West Bank of Luxor includes the 5 main sites. Time to visit the special tombs of Seti I,Nefertari and King Tut, which are now open (perhaps for limited time)
Abydos and Dendera Temples (Egypt Group Tour – Day 4)
Abydos and Dendera are the most exciting, mysterious and best preserved Temples in Egypt – Day 4 of our Mara House Luxor Group Tour – Diary of a Tour