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Day-by-Day
Itinerary
Friday,
Dec 2:
After enjoying the buffet breakfast at your hotel your American Express
English-speaking guide will accompany you to Alexandria by A/C car or
minivan. With the feel of a European city, Alexandria is quite
different than the rest of Egypt. Visits to the Catacombs of
Kom el Shugafa, "Pompey's Pillar," the Roman
Amphitheater and the Greco-Roman Museum.
You
and your tour guide return to Cairo by evening.
Hotel: Novotel
Cairo Airport Hotel Meal: Breakfast.
Saturday,
Dec 3:
Enjoy a visit to Old Cairo, or "Coptic
Cairo." You will see the Church of St. Mary, called El
Moallaqah (the "Hanging Church"), which was built
in the 4th C. AD on two towers of the Roman fortress of Babylon, and
also the Church of St. Stergius. You can also visit the Church
of St. Barbara and the Coptic Museum if you would like.
There are also a number of beautiful mosques which open to the
public. You and your tour guide can decide which of these you
would like to visit.
There is also the Khan El Khalili bazaar, if you would like to do
some more shopping.
Hotel:
Novotel Cairo Airport Hotel. Meal: Breakfast Dinner.
Sunday, Dec 4:
Departure flights home or continue your stay in Egypt. Camping in
the Sinai desert, a side-trip to Petra or a few days at the Red Sea?
Meal:
Breakfast.
There
may be changes to this itinerary due to circumstances beyond our
control. |