Egyptian Experience. 13th Sept - 5th Oct 2002

Index of pages

Itinerary (Acrobat document supplied by Explore Worldwide)
Animated map (fairly big .jpg file, slow modems be warned)
A Chronology of the Pharaohs

The Trip

Day 1. The Flight Out
Day 2. Cairo. The Pyramids at Giza
Day 3. The road to Sinai
Day 4. Mount Sinai. Dahab.
Day 5. The Sinai Desert.
Day 6. Ras Mohammed National Park.
Day 7. Snorkelling at Hurghada.
Day 8. The Road to Luxor
Day 9. The Valley of the Kings
Day 10. Ballon ride. The Valley of the Queens
Day 11. Luxor Village
Day 12. The M. S. Doma sets sail
Day 13. Edfu and Kom Ombo
Day 14. Abu Simbel and the Nubian Village
Day 15. St Simeon's Monastery. Aswan Dam. Philae.
Day 16. Return to Luxor
Day 17. Into the desert
Day 18. El Kharga Oasis. Dakhla Oasis
Day 19. Dakhla Oasis
Day 20. Farafra Oasis
Day 21. Bahariyya Oasis. Cairo
Days 22 & 23. Cairo revisited. Homeward bound
 
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Index of Photographs

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Souvenirs at Giza
Me and the Giza Pyramids
Khafre Pyramid
Me and a camel
Man on Camel
An Egyptian Mounted Policeman
Mencaure Pyramid
Entering the Mencaure pyramid
Anne poses in front of the Sphinx
Making Papyrus
Judy shows us how it's done
The name is inscribed on the papyrus
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Statue of Rameses II with Horus. Cairo Museum
Tutankhamun's golden death mask. Cairo Museum
The Nile, Cairo
Boats on the Nile, Cairo
Moon Beach. View from the restaurant
Moon Beach restaurant
Bob and Laura on Moon Beach
The mountains of Sinai
Local girl. Sinai
Waiting for sunrise on Mt Sinai
View west from Mt Sinai
Sunrise over Sinai
The descent from  Mt Sinai
A Camel. Mt Sinai
Racing jeeps across the beach to Dahab
Sand Bottles. Dahab
Shishas in the restaurant at Dahab. Dave, Jo, Oisin, Hugo, Laura, Bob, Bev, Ian, Me, Chris, Jenny
The Daniella Hotel. Dahab
Driving through the Sinai Desert
The White Canyon
In the White Canyon
Rest break at the oasis
Judy buying trinkets at the oasis
Relaxing in the pool at the oasis
Walking to the Narrow Canyon
Nigel, Oisin, Hugo and Martin In the Narrow Canyon
Rock sculptures in the Narrow Canyon
The camp at Ras Mohammed
Covered in Mud
The entrance to Ras Mohammed National Park
All aboard the dive boat at Hurghada.
Sophie finds fins that fit
Lisa, Martin, Jo, Anne, Laura, Bob, Nigel and Anne on the dive boat
Fish at Hurghada
More fish at Hurghada
Me underwater at Hurghada
The Old Arkhashom Carpet Shop
In our headcloths. Bob, Oisin, Anne, Myself, Nigel, Martin, Lisa
Calesh 62. With Sophie and Isobel
The entrance to the Karnak Temple
The Hypostyle Hall. Karnak temple
The obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmosis I. Karnak
The Avenue of the Sphinxes. Karnak
TheTemple of Karnak from the outside
Emilio. Drinks on the Roof. Oisin, Lisa, Judy, Bev, Hugo, Isobel, Ian, Martin
The Necropolis of Thebes
Balloons ascending
Descent into Valley of the Kings
Nile Valley from Valley of the Kings
The Temple of Hatshepsut
Donkeys home again
Ferry 'cross the Nile
Ian and Isobel on the Nile Ferry
Ballooning over the Carter House
Little bloke doing landing dance with Judy
Medinat Habu
The Luxor markets
Oisin and Judy at the spice stall
Chicken seller in Luxor market
The chicken gets it! (Photo by Oisin) market
Selling rabbits in Luxor market
Luxor Village
The MS Doma
Rameses II and I at the Luxor Temple
Luxor temple
Statues at Luxor temple
Lisa, Jo, Judy, Martin, Oisin and I have tea and eclairs at the Sheraton Cafe.
On the M. S. Doma (Amanda in the foreground)
Sunset over the Nile
Edfu Temple
Horus at the entrance to Edfu temple
The Felucca Sailtrek group on their return journey north
The temple of Kom Ombo
Market traders at Kom Ombo
Aaron and Amy buy headgear at Kom Ombo market
Snake charmer at Kom Ombo
A nap on the coach to Abu Simbel
The temples of Abu Simbel
Feluccas on the Nile. Aswan
View of the Nile from Kitchener's Island
The Old Cataract Hotel
Supper in the Nubian village
Sarah gets a henna tattoo. Nubian Village
Kids in the Nubian village
Mounting a camel. Judy shows us how
St. Simeon's Monastery
The guide at St. Simeon's Monastery
The Aswan High Dam
View downstream from the Aswan High Dam
Philae Temple of Isis
Philae Temple of Hathor
Ape playing a lute. Philae Temple of Hathor
Oisin in our cabin, decorated by the crew
Dinner on the MS Doma
Party on the MS Doma
Playing the Potato Game
Andrew and Louise play the Bottle Game
Afternoon tea at the Metropolitan. Terry, Oisin, Martin, Jo, Judy, Lisa.
The expensive silk rug
The Hibis Temple. El Kharga Oasis.
The Necropolis of Al Bagawat. El Kharga Oasis
El Kharga carpet factory. Spinning the wool.
El Kharga carpet factory. Weaving the cloth.
El Kharga carpet factory. Combing the cloth.
El Kharga Pottery. Throwing the pots.
El Kharga Pottery. Decorating the pots.
El Kharga Pottery. Painting the pots.
El Kharga Date Factory
El Kharga Date Factory. Washing the dates.
Girls at the El Kharga Date Factory
A walk in the desert. Dakhla Oasis
The Bedouin camp at Mut
Anne, Laura and Bob on Camels
Desert Camp
The Hot Spring at Mut
The mosque in El Kasr Old Town
Flour Mill at El Kasr Old Town
Ebrahim at the Ethnographic Museum Museum
Figurines at the Ethnographic Museum in Mut
On the road to Farafra . . .
. . . we photograph each other in the middle of the desert . . .
. . . climbing the dunes . . .
. . . our shadows in the sunset . . .
. . . and returning to the coach.
Market Day in Farafra
Abdul fails to catch dates in his hat
Prisoner and Dove. Sculpture at Badr's Museum
Wall decorations. Badr's Museum
The sculpture garden at Badr's Museum
The White Desert
A Dung Beetle
A cryptic message in the desert from a previous Explore tourist
While our guides cook dinner . . .
. . . we climb a nearby hill . . .
. . . and watch the sunset over the camp.
Striking camp. The White Desert.
Oisin takes photos on Crystal Mountain
The road to Cairo
The Zoser Pyramid at Saqqara
The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur
The Entrance to the Red Pyramid at Dahshur
Descent into the Red Pyramid
The Citadel of Saladin
Inside the Citadel of Saladin
The Mosque of Mohammed Ali
The Old Bazaar in Cairo
Anne and Nigel in the Shisha shop
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