I think the Egyptians are lucky. They don't have to build anything great to entice millions of tourists to come to their shore every year. Their ancestors had done it for them thousands of years ago and brilliantly too! Their ancient architects and engineers were true geniuses if you ask me!
The picture above was given to me by one of the tour members. Awesome right? It was the picture of Abu Simbel complex. Click on the picture for a bigger size photo.
What was unique about this trip was the multiple mode of transportation that we took during the trip. Besides the normal aeroplane and bus rides, we sailed in cruise ship and falluca. We took a ride in horse carriage and also a short travel on camel. Finally, the sleeper train from Luxor to Cairo. Seven altogether ;p
Local food during this trip was unfortunately not to my taste. For one thing, they always serve them cold and it was pretty bland. Which was a surprise cause I would think that since their prior civilization was so grand, it will somehow got translated to their food as well..
Their Giza Pyramids were majestic. The Spinx was smaller than I expected though. Cairo bazaar was a disappointment. The sellers were just too aggressive so it made the window shopping experience not as enjoyable as it should be.
This tour was organised by Parlo Tours. 10 days 7 nights. 23 April to 2 May 2007. It covered a few major cities: Luxor, Aswan, Cairo and Alexandria. Airline: Qatar Airways. Transit at Doha but this time round no more free city tours offered by the airline cause there were more flights to Kuala Lumpur now compared to few years back. Tour price was RM4.5k per person.
If you're interested, I've uploaded 217 photos of this trip. You can find them at my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/mkhasha.n.travels/. Go to the photo albums.
Njoy!!
