Diary of a Tour, Mara
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Abdeen Palace, Medieval Cairo, (Egypt Group Tour – Day 11)
/ Diary of a Tour, Mara, Things to Do in Cairo
Abdeen Palace Our last day 🙁 Abdeen 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 […]
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Cave Church, Garbage City & Islamic Museum of Art (Egypt Group Tour – Day 10)
/ Diary of a Tour, Mara, Things to Do in Cairo
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 […]
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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 […]
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Saqqara Temple & Sufi Dance (Egypt Group Tour – Day 8)
/ Diary of a Tour, Mara, Things to Do in Cairo
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 […]
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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 […]
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Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples (Egypt Group Tour – Day 6)
/ Diary of a Tour, Mara, Things to Do in Luxor
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.
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Luxor’s West Bank (Egypt Group Tour – Day 5)
/ Diary of a Tour, Mara, Things to Do in Luxor
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)
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Abydos and Dendera Temples (Egypt Group Tour – Day 4)
/ Diary of a Tour, Mara, Things to Do in Luxor
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
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