Within the next few months I will be embarking on my dream trip of a lifetime – EGYPT! I’ve been wanting to do this trip forever and actually had the money saved up to go in 2011, but the revolution put a kink in my plans. I was skittish, not wanting to go during that trouble period. But I realize now, things will never be stable…at least not for another decade or so. And so I must take a leap of faith, stop waiting, and just go! So for the last few months I’ve been planning this trip.
Below is my projected Itinerary for my trip to Egypt:
Day 1
I will travel from Denver to Frankfurt starting in the afternoon.
Day 2
I will arrive in Frankfurt mid morning and will have a 11 hour layover. I’m deciding between spending the day at museums in Frankfurt or if I’ll go to the picturesque college town of Heidelberg. Then in the evening I’ll return for my flight from Frankfurt to Cairo.
Day 3
Arrive in Cairo in the early hours, sleep in. Mid afternoon visit Coptic Cairo and the Citadel if there’s time. In the evening maybe head over to the Pyramids light show.
Day 4
Hire a taxi and see the pyramids and museums of Saqqara, Memphis, Dahshur, and see if its possible to visit any of the digs at Abu Sir. In the evening the official tour with GAdventures starts with a welcome meeting and dinner.
Day 5
Begin day at the Great Pyramids of Giza. Visit Sphinx. Maybe see the other smaller pyramids at Giza, visit the Solar Boat museum or ride a camel. In the afternoon head to Alexandria.
Day 6
In Alexandria see Fort Quaitbay, Pompey’s Pillar, Catacomb of Komel- Shokafa, and Alexandria Library. Then have a seafood dinner.
Day 7
On the return trip to Cairo stop at the monasteries of Wadi Natrun. After lunch enjoy a guided tour of the Egyptian Museum and see the infamous Mummy Room. In the evening get onto sleeper train to Aswan.
Day 8
In Aswan, visit the Philae Temple, Unfinished Obelisk, and High Dam. In the late afternoon board a felucca to see Agha Khan Mausoleum and Kitchner Island with a stop at Elephantine Island. Then have dinner at a Nubian Village.
Day 9
Early morning start to fly to Abu Simbel. Then in the afternoon board Nile Cruise ship.
Day 10
While on cruise stop and visit the Kom Ombo.
Day 11
While on cruise, stop and travel to Edfu in horse drawn buggy and see Temple of Horus. In evening arrive in Luxor.
Day 12
Head to the Luxor West Bank to see the Colossi of Memnon, Valley of the Kings, and Temple of Queen Hatshepsut. Later visit Karnak temple and then dinner with a local family.
Day 13
Free day in Luxor. Option to go to do day trip to Abydos and Dendera, or see the East Bank sites of Luxor Temple and Mummy Museum.
Day 14
Early flight from Luxor to Cairo. Then visit to Islamic Cairo and farewell dinner with group.
Day 15
Free day on my own. Either hop a flight to Sharm el Sheikh to snorkel the red sea with Memphis Tours, or spend the day in Cairo seeing sites that needed more time.
Day 16
Early hour flight from Cairo to Munich. Short layover and then flight from Munich to Frankfurt. Another short layover and then fly from Frankfurt to Denver. Arrive in the afternoon.
Egypt Trip
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