On this very special episode of TJP, Jim gives Ted some space to talk Egypt.

A very special thanks to Anne (my wife) who painstakingly pieced this trip together with Jess from Jess Insight tours & travels in only a few weeks (in my thank you post I said it was 2 months, but it was much less than that). All the guides and handlers were so great. Here are the 2 refrains I will miss:

Yallah bena!

and

One for Jess!

Day 1 

• Arrival our representative from Jess Insight Tours will assist you from airport to check in to hotel

• Room(s) will have a balcony facing Pyramids of Giza

• Rest 

Day 2 

8.30am after breakfast will start first day tour

• The Great Pyramids of Giza

• Saqqara (Step Pyramid of Djoser)

• Lunch

• After lunch visit the following:

  • Open Air Museum at Memphis

  • Ramses II gigantic statue

  • Papyrus Institute

• Transfer you back to hotel 

Day 3 

• 9:00am will have another awesome day trip to

  • Visit National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC)

• City tour to Coptic Cairo 

  • Cave Church Saint Simon Monastery

  • Saint Sergius and Bacchus Church (also known as Holy Family hidden place with infant Jesus)

• Lunch

• After lunch visit Islamic Cairo:

  • Mohamed Ali Mosque - Alabaster Mosque

  • Khan el-Khalili Bazzar

  • Kasr El Nil Bridge

  • Walk around surrounding area

• Transfer you back to hotel 

Day 4 

• Morning flight to Aswan 

• Upon arrival in Aswan our representative will assist you from airport to visit:

  • Philae Temple

  • Aswan High Dam

  • Unfinished obelisk

• Transfer to cruise from Aswan to Luxor (3 nights/ 4 days cruise)

• After check-in to cruise have lunch and rest

• After short rest visit the following:

  • Nubian village

  • Nabatat Island Botanical Gardens

  • Souk 

• Transfer you back to cruise 

Day 5

• Morning departure 4:30am for an awesome trip to Abu Simbel and a tour of the Great Temple of Ramses II

• Travel back to Aswan

• Transfer back to Cruise ship by lunch hour 1:30 pm 

• Cruise ship will sail to Kom Ombo 

• Arrive at Kom Ombo our guide will come meet you and take you to visit Kom Ombo Temple

• Transfer you back to Cruise ship 

• 5:00pm cruise ship will sail to Edfu 

Day 6 

• 8:00am tour Horus Temple in a horse drawn carriage 

• Return to cruise and relax 

• 4:00pm cruise will sail to Luxor

• Arrive at Luxor 

 Day 7

• 8:30am check out from Cruise ship 

• Visit West bank of the Nile visit the following:

  • Valley of the King's & tombs

  • Hatshepsut Temple

• Lunch

• After lunch visit the following:

  • Colossi of Memnon & Medinat

  • Habu Temple

• Check in to hotel

• Rest 

Day 8

• 5:00am will go on awesome hot air balloon ride

• Return to hotel 

• Our guide will come meet you and take you out to visit 

• East bank to visit the following:

  • Luxor Temple

  • Karnak Temple

 Day 9 

• Check out and travel to Hurghada, Red Sea 12pm/Noon 

• Arrive at Hurghada, Red Sea will check in to beachfront hotel

• Room(s) sea side view with balcony

Day 10 

• 8:30am will start another amazing day filled with watersports

•  Giftún Island in Orange Bay:

  • Diving two spot, snorkeling, parasailing, sofa boat done by 5 pm 

• Transfer you back to hotel 

 Day 11

• 11:30am will start another unforgettable day today is Super Safari Day activities:

  • Quad bike safari, spider car, camel safari & Bedouin village tour

• Dinner and show

• Transfer you back to hotel by 7:00pm 

 Day 12 

• Free morning at hotel & beach before transfer you to Hurghada Airport 

• Fly back to Cairo

• Arrive at Cairo we will assist you from airport to check in hotel 

Room(s) with balcony facing the Nile River

• Rest 

 Day 13 

• 7:00am we will travel to amazing Bahariya Oasis Western Desert for one night of camping also known as mars

  • with so much fun activities: sand boarding, white desert rock formations from limestones, black desert & crystal mountain (you can pick up some crystal too)

• We will have bbq dinner under the sky while watching sunset from desert 

Day 14

• After breakfast we will drive back to Cairo

• Arrive at Cairo hotel (Ramses Hilton)

 Day 15 

• 8 am will travel to Alexandria visit ancient sites

  • Catacombs

  • Qaitbay Citadel

  • Stanley Bridge

• Lunch

• After lunch visit the following:

  • Pompey Pillar,

  • Roman Theater Odeum

  • Library of Alexandria

• Back to cairo 

Day 16

Free day - we ended up going to The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities

Day 17

Transfer you to airport to catch your flight back home

All tolled — 3,800 km approximately traveled (2361 miles)

THE END